NPRI Reporting Software

IMPORTANT! Please read prior to installation!

The 2002 version of the NPRI software distributes several Microsoft components that may impact other applications on your system. The components being distributed are the Microsoft Windows Installer, the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.6, and the Microsoft Jet engine version 3.51. Environment Canada has tested these components extensively on several operating systems. Users of Microsoft Access and certain multi-user configurations of Windows may encounter two minor problems that are described in the Installation FAQ. It is important to note that these problems are not with the NPRI software, but with the underlying Microsoft components being used by the software.

If you fall into one of these groups or have any other concerns about installing the NPRI software, please have your Information Technology staff contact the NPRI Help Desk (at 1-877-877-8375 or by e-mail at nprihelpdesk@ec.gc.ca) for a technical description of the compatibility issues and solutions prior to installation. The Web site will be updated as necessary should any new issues be discovered.

Disclaimer: Environment Canada (or those companies whose products were used to create this product) assumes no liability for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss arising from the use of this software. The user, through use of this software, also agrees to save harmless the Queen from such damages or losses as described.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Before you install the NPRI software, please note that the following is considered the minimum requirements for using the NPRI Reporting Software:

• Windows 9x, Windows NT version 4 Service pack 5 or above, Windows 2000, or Windows XP 
• Pentium II
• 32 megabytes or more of RAM
• A video card capable of supporting 64,000 colours with an 800x600-screen resolution
• A CD-ROM drive
• A hard disk with 50 or more megabytes (Mb) of free space prior to installation.  
• Required Microsoft components:
  >    Microsoft Windows Installer 2.x,
  >   Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.6,
  >   Microsoft Jet engine version 3.51 and
  >   Internet Explorer 5.x (recommended installation order... Windows Installer, IE 5, MDAC, and then MSJet.)

Installing the NPRI Reporting Software

CD-ROM:

• NOTE: Instructions are also included on the CD package.
• Insert the NPRI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The installation should begin automatically. If it fails to do so, open Windows Explorer, select the CD-ROM drive and double-click on the file NPRI2002_Setup.exe.

Download from the Web site (the 2002 NPRI Reporting Software is located at the bottom of this Web page for download):

• Download the setup file for the NPRI Reporting Software to a directory on your hard disk (e.g., c:\windows\temp).
• Run the setup file, it is a self-extracting archive.

NOTE: Windows 9x and NT users

If you are running any version of Windows (9x or NT) other than Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you may be asked to restart your system up to two times during the installation process. Once will be for the installation of the Windows Installer package and once for the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). These restarts are required for the installation and for the software to properly function.

NOTE: Windows NT, 2000, XP users

You may not be able to install the NPRI Reporting Software if you do not have sufficient privileges to do so, or if your company has security policies in place that prevent it. Normally, if your system has Windows 2000 service pack 1 or Windows XP installed, ‘Power User' privilege should be sufficient to install this software. If service package 1 has not been installed on your system, you may be required to have ‘Administrators' privilege and be asked to restart your system once for the NPRI Reporting Software to be successfully installed.

Starting the NPRI Reporting Software

• Click on ‘Start'
• Click on ‘Program Files'
• Click on ‘NPRI-INRP'
• Click on ‘EDR2002'
• Click on ‘NPRI 2002 Reporting Software'

Uninstalling the NPRI Reporting Software

• Click on ‘Start'
• Click on ‘Program Files'
• Click on ‘NPRI-INRP'
• Click on ‘EDR2002'
• Click on ‘Uninstall NPRI 2002 Reporting Software'

Minor Problems That May be Encountered

Should you encounter errors during the installation, please refer to the Installation FAQ

Download the 2002 NPRI Reporting Software for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP (NPRI2002_Setup.exe, 23.6MB)