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--- install_and_setup [2020/12/03 18:10] – gordonj
+++ install_and_setup [2023/11/29 05:57] (current) – johnsanc
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 How to download and setup your first RomVault system.
-(RomVault requires .NET Framework 4.7.2)
+<WRAP important>RomVault is a standalone executable without an installer. You can run RomVault from any location you like, but it must have write access to that location. **Do not put RomVault in the Windows "Program Files" directory.**</WRAP>
-===== Installing RomVault ====
+===== Installing RomVault =====
 RomVault runs from a single .exe file and so does not have a full install, you can simply download the latest RomVault version from [[https://www.romvault.com|www.romvault.com]] and then extract this zip file to the location where you would like to start collecting/sorting your ROMs:
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-You can double click on ROMVault3.exe and it should run, if it does not startup you will need to check that .net framework 4.7.2 is installed. (You only need chdman.exe if you are going to be scanning and fixing .chd files.)
+You can double click on ROMVault3.exe and it should run, if it does not startup you will need to **check that .net framework 4.7.2 is installed**.
 ===== Setting Up Directories =====
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 Now to see this working again, you can move more of your old MAME set into the ToSort Directory, and click down the above 3 buttons again, and now you can see RomVault maintaining multiple DAT sets, and now the slippery slope of ROM collecting has truly begun for you. (Good Luck!)
 Next page goes into more details about each of the main [[Side Buttons|Side Buttons]]