Cattle Software - HERD MANAGEMENT 2000

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Herd Management 2000 - horse, cattle, and bison herd management software


EVALUATION DOWNLOAD - Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition ( Version 3.4.4 )

Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition evaluation includes full functionality for the 30-day evaluation period. Two downloading options are included (single large file or floppy disk images). If you are having difficulty downloading the large single file then you may need to download multiple disk images. Please request for a set of diskettes if you are experiencing downloading difficulties. Print and fill out the request form and send it to First Step Software.

***The "User id" and password for Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition evaluation version should be "demo" and "demo". After entering the user id and password at the Logon window, click the Login button to start evaluating the program.

***Although the Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition program is quite self-explanatory, please study the tutorials within the help's introduction section for a better understanding. You can access the help section from any window while running the Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition program by pressing the F1 key.

Single Large File:

Please download the following HM2KHO.EXE file into a temporary directory (EX: c:\hm2000temp). After the file is downloaded, run the file HM2KCA.EXE. Follow the detail instruction below to install this program properly; especially Windows VISTA.

HM2KCA.EXE (9.1M)

Detail Instruction:

Windows Vista

1. Download the file "HM2KCA.EXE" above and DO NOT RUN but save it on the "File Download" prompt. To download, just click on the listed file name. The default file saving location is the "Download" folder.

2. Right-click the "Start" button on the screen bottom left area. Select "Explore" and locate the the downloaded application file "hm2kca". The file should be located in the "Downloads" folder.

3. Right-click on the downloaded application file "hm2kca" and select "Run as administrator".

4. Follow the installation instruction. You will get the prompt "Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition created successfully" upon completion.

5. Locate the new "Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition" icon on your desktop and right-click on it and select "Run as administrator".

6. NOTE: You need to "Run as administrator" ONLY on the first run. Just double-click the "Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition" icon on the succeeding run.

7. The "logon id" and password should be "demo" and "demo".

Windows XP and ealier

1. Start "Window Explorer" (right-click on the desktop "Start" button, and select "Explore" from the pop-up menu)

2. Highlight drive C or any other desire drive (click on drive letter within "Folders" list on the left side)

3. Select "New" -> "Folder" from the "File" menu.
4. A new folder is created with the name "New Folder". You can change its name by typing in the new name. In this case name it "hm2000temp".

5. Go back to this WEB page.

6. Download the file "HM2KCA.EXE" above and save it in the new directory "hm2000temp". To download, just click on the listed file name.

7. After the file is downloaded, start "Window Explorer".

8. Locate directory "c:\hm2000temp" and double-click on "HM2KCA.EXE" file. This should unzip and setup Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition.

9. Following setup, run the program with a newly created icon "Herd Management 2000 - Cattle Edition".

10. The "logon id" and password should be "demo" and "demo".