Installing the Please Review 7.0 License and Service
Who is this article for?IT Personnel performing the installation of Please Review.
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Important: This article is part of a series of articles covering the Please Review installation process. Please visit Performing a Please Review 7.0 Installation to view the entire process.
The Please Review license file unlocks the functionality you have purchased. It must be installed and the service must be configured in order for Please Review to run.
This article outlines:
- How to Install the License File
- How to Install the Please Review Service
- How to Run the Service as the Service Account
- Next Steps
1. How to Install the License File
The license file will normally be supplied as a separate zip file. Extract the one file contained in the zip file (license.xml) and copy the license.xml file into the C:\Program Files\PleaseReview\Runtime\config folder.
It is best to avoid extracting the files onto your desktop as this can sometimes affect permissions. For existing installations, please remove the existing license.xml file and replace with the attached.
2. How to Install the Please Review Service
Please Review includes a Windows service, which needs to be installed.
- Using Windows Explorer, find the .NET service installation utility InstallUtil.exe. This will usually be:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe. - Launch a Windows command prompt as an administrator.
- Type:
CD "C:\Program Files\PleaseReview\Runtime\bin"
<full path to installutil.exe from step 1> TaraService.exe
3. How to Run the Service as the Service Account
The service must be configured to run as the Please Review service account “Please ReviewService”,
created at the beginning of the installation process.
To do this:
- Run “services.msc”.
- Right-click on the newly installed TaraService and select Properties.
- Select the “Log On” tab, then, enter the logon details for the Please Review service account.
- Click OK.
- If the service is not started, Start the service.
Next Steps
If you have everything in place you are ready to proceed. Please see How to Start & Test Please Review for the next steps or Performing a Please Review 7.0 Installation to review the entire process.