# Detailed Installation Instructions.

The intention is that this installation be as simple and robust as possible. Accordingly the installation consists of downloading a ZIP file and unzipping it. This suffices since all VEEOS library code is self-contained with no usage of the system directories or registry.

- Download
- Install
- Uninstalling

### Downloading

There are multiple ways that you can download the library, so you can almost certainly be successful. Feel free to use any method that you like, but it is suggested that you try the below methods more-or-less in order.

1. Download direct in browser
   For most browsers this is done by right-clicking on the link to the zip file and choosing "save link as" or equivalent. This will typically bring up a dialog that will allow you to choose where to save the download. Note that some browsers may be set up so that the download takes place invisibly to a preset location. If you don't know where the download is stored, see your browser's settings. Typical case is pictured below.

   1. Find the download link and choose "Save Link As" or equivalent.

   2. Choose most anywhere- ideally a temp directory- to save the file. You will likely not be able to save it directly into your VEE install directory if your security is set correctly, so save it elsewhere.

2. Download from command line
   Depending upon your environment, you can also download from a command line, For instance:

3. Download using VEE after library is installed
   It is also quite possible to grab the download from within VEE since there's a utility (downloadLatestLibrary) in VEEOS that automates the download. This requires VEEOS so would of course not work for initial installs but would be fine for upgrades.

### Installing

Since the download is a simple ZIP file, feel free to use any zip utility that you have, including the one built into Windows, but note that you may run into security issues. Various options are detailed below.

1. Once you have the download, open it with any zip utility, either built-in or addon, and choose to unpack it to your VEE install directory. NOTE that due to built-in security in Windows 10 and beyond you will probably need to upack the zip file first and then move the contents to the VEE install.

2. That's it! You are now set to go.

### Uninstalling

The VEEOS library is fairly self-contained, so to remove VEEOS from your system, bring up any file utility that you like and remove a few items from your VEE installation. Items to be removed are:

    <VEE install directory>/bitmaps/veeos
    <VEE install directory>/veeos
    <VEE install directory>/veeos.mnu

That's it- VEEOS Library is now gone.

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