Installation instructions for Mercedes-Benz Electronic Parts Catalog - Flexible Publishing (EPC-FP) April 2005, Worldwide Regions, Full Vehicle Coverage Version 11.4.3 Instructions last updated February, 2009 Before you install! =================== * You MUST un-install all other EPC's first. Otherwise when starting the install program, you will get a 'Severe' error stating 'Incompatible Program Found'. Run the uninstall program from your old EPC. If it is not listed in 'Add/Remove Programs', you may need to search for a program named 'BHUNINST.EXE' on your old EPC install disc. * Acrobat Reader is required on the system. The DVD will install an older version, so it's recommended to get the latest version from Adobe.com before installing the EPC. The current version as of February 2009 is Acrobat Reader 9.0. A full version of Acrobat Pro will also work fine. * If you plan to install both the EPC and WIS on the same computer, install the WIS first - then install the EPC. Install WIS Standalone if you don't need the client/server functionality. The MB Program Manager is required for both the WIS and EPC to function, so make sure you install that as well. Step 1 - Program Manager (PM) Installation ========================================== * Put the EPC DVD in the drive. If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate to your DVD drive letter and manually run 'Setup.exe'. * Choose your installation langauge. * The 'System Requirement Audit' screen shows what is required and what your system has. If you meet the requirement it will say 'PASS', if not it will say 'FAIL'. If you have anything that has failed, exit the installer and correct it. Anything labeled 'UPGRADE' may be installed automatically before the EPC installs; this applies to Acrobat Reader and MB Program Manager. * Let the installation install ('upgrade') the required software applications (Progam Manager, and also Acrobat if you didn't pay attention to the earlier instructions). Make sure you change the language when prompted (default is German). If you already have Acrobat Reader installed, only the Program Manager setup will launch. * Choose drive letter for "Mercedes-Benz PM" (c:/ is the default), click Next. * After PM install completes, the computer will restart automatically. * On Windows XP you will now get a prompt to choose which user account to log in to. (If your XP system previously only had a single account, this screen will be new to you - don't panic.) DO NOT log in to "HP Update Access Account", use a regular Account (your own Account). This should not affect Windows 2000 installations, since W2K doesn't support multiple users like XP does. * Then the EPC installer restarts automatically, beginning the EPC setup program. Step 2 - Using the License Key Generator (KeyGen) ================================================= * After completing the Program Manager installation, restart the EPC installation program now ((DVD-DRIVE letter):\SETUP.EXE) if it did not automatically restart. * Click 'Next' a few times and you will see the 'Software License Key' dialog box. Write down the 12-digit LAN ID number (you can't copy/paste the LAN ID). * Cancel the installation. You will be asked if you really want to exit, because the setup is not complete - select 'Yes' and exit the installer. You'll see a message that installation failed, click 'Finish'. * Locate the "EPC Key Generator" folder on the DVD and launch "epc_kg22.exe". This is located in the 'MB Goodies' directory. When you launch the keygen, you should see a window titled 'Daimler Chrysler EPC KeyGen v2.2'. * Enter your 12-digit "LAN ID" you wrote down earlier. Enter '1' for number of users. Do not click 'Expire' checkbox. For the complete worldwide setup, select 'Allmarket' from the pulldown list. Otherwise click the 'Custom' button and select the regions, vehicles, and datacards you want. For example, for USA only, select 'North America' and the 'Datacards' checkbox to the right of North America. Click 'OK'. * Now click on the little 'magnifying glass' icon at the top right of the keygen window - this will create the license key. Copy the generated key, INCLUDING the asterisk. Step 3 - EPC Installation ========================== * Now that you have the license key generated and copied, re-start the EPC installer ((DVD-DRIVE letter):\SETUP.EXE). Click Next several times, and then paste the license key (including asterisk!) when prompted. Click 'Next' and you will see a dialog box that says 'Restarting License Service - Please Wait.' This may take a minute or so. * In the "Drive Mapping" window, things work backwards from what you'd expect. Check the drives that you do NOT want to install the database, for example, if you check all drives, besides drive C:\, it forces the installation to copy the database to "C:\bhdata". If there is not enough space to install you cannot proceed. Either go back and create a license key with fewer regions/vehicles, or make room on your hard drive. The full worldwide setup needs about 6GB. North America only is 750MB, North America and Europe cars only (with datacards) is about 2GB. * Choose default language (US English), and "Default Hersteller" to "WDB". * Click 'Next' several times. If you get a warning message 'Cannot open file LOGFILES\UPDATE.LOG', click OK, the installation should proceed anyway. * Let the installation finish copying files (this can take a long time - 30-60 minutes, depending on the speed of your hardware), then restart your PC, and click on the "EPC Flexible Publishing" icon on the desktop to start the application. *Now you can look for replacement parts for: Cars, G-wagons, Transporters, Trucks, Buses, Unimogs, MB-Tractors, and so on - depending on what options you chose for a Custom license key, if you did not choose the full/worldwide '13 CD' install. *You can delete the "HP Update Access Account" since you do not need it for normal use of the application. TO remove it, go to Control Panels, User Accounts, select that account and delete it. Troubleshooting ================ * If the system locks up or hangs while copying files, you may need to do a 'hard reset' of the computer, possibly pulling the power cord, if it will not respond to keyboard or mouse input. Don't do this until you have waited at least 30 minutes though - the installation may still be working. After rebooting, launch the EPC installer again. The license key you previously entered should still be there and you should NOT have to use the KeyGen again.