How do I update InterPremium from the internet?

InterAgri is continually working on the development of its programs. The version of the program that you installed originally will be superceded as new developments and fixes become available. Rather than having to re-install the entire program each time, these advances can be delivered to existing users as update files which implement the necessary changes on your computer. 

The latest updates of all InterAgri programs are always available on the InterAgri website (www.interagri.co.uk). You need only download the update files from the web to your computer and then run them to implement the changes. 

Before you update:

Are you eligible for an update?: You should not download an update unless you have a current support license with your distributor. Normally when you purchase the program you are entitled to a 12 month support license. Details of the support license are recorded in the dongle. To extend or re-establish a support agreement please contact your distributor. Click here for details of how to recover from an unlicensed update.

Check your current version: Take note of  the version you already have so you can check that the download is for a later version.

Both of the above can be determined from the About InterPremium form.

Download the update file(s):

Access the InterAgri website and select the relevant InterAgri program:

Select the download option:

Click the Latest update button:

This displays the Latest Update Screen. Check that the release date is later than the version date you already have (as seen in  About InterPremium).

Then scroll down the screen (use the scroll bars on the right hand side) to reveal the two options for downloading updates:

There are two download options due to the size of the download file:

If you have a fast and reliable internet connection that is unlikely to fail halfway through the download then it is possible to download the update as a single file.

If you are not 100% sure regarding the quality of your connection to the internet it is safer to use the second download option which has the update as a number of files (the number of files may vary over time). If the connection fails at any time you just reconnect and continue downloading the files until you have downloaded them all.

To download the chosen file(s), click the appropriate button. This will display the File Download form:

You will normally save the program to disk so just click the button. This will display the Save As form where you can specify where the file should be saved. In the example below the file will be saved to the Desktop. You can save update files anywhere (save the multiple files update to the same folder though).

Click to save the file from the web site to your computer. For the multi-file download, repeat the process until all the files on the web site are saved in the same folder of your computer. The subsequent multiple files have the names GeneralUpdate.r00, GeneralUpdate.r01, GeneralUpdate.r02 etc. Save these without changing their names in any way.

Once all the required files are saved to your computer you can close the website and internet connection.

Running the update:

Now that you have the update file(s) on your computer you must run them to implement the changes. If you have saved the files to the Desktop then your computer screen will look similar to the example below. Otherwise use Windows Explorer to locate the file called GeneralUpdaet.exe:

Double click the GeneralUpdate.exe file to implement the update. This will display the Self-extracting update form:

Make sure that the Extract to box contains the folder where InterPremium is installed. Note that unless you have purposely changed this it should be as above: . Once this is correct, click the button. If warned that you are overwriting existing files, click the "Yes to all" button.

The files required will then be extracted and inserted in to the InterAgri program folder. Once the operation is complete start InterPremium as before and confirm that the update has been successful. You can then delete the downloaded update files (GeneralUpdate.exe etc).

Note that the first time you start an updated program there will be a delay as various internal adjustments are made. Subsequent start-ups should be as normal.