Metadata Assistant 4.

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Installation Guide
Your guide to installing Metadata Assistant

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Table of Contents
System Requirements and Supported Platforms ................................................................................................ 1
Minimum System Requirements........................................................................................................................... 1
Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit) .............................................................................................................. 1
Microsoft Applications.............................................................................................................................................. 1
Email Clients ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Document Management Systems ........................................................................................................................ 1
Installation Rights ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Additional System Notes.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Before You Get Started ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Upgrading Microsoft Office or a Document Management System ........................................................ 2
Uninstalling the Metadata Assistant ................................................................................................................... 2
Upgrading Metadata Assistant Version ............................................................................................................. 2
Note About Metadata Assistant Version 3 ............................................................................................................ 2
Requirements.................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Microsoft Office .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Microsoft Components*........................................................................................................................................... 3
Installing Metadata Assistant ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Using Installation Switches .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Install ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Uninstall ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Important Notes ...................................................................................................................................................... 10

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System Requirements and Supported Platforms

Minimum System Requirements

3.00 GHz Processor

2GB RAM
3GB free disk space

Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Vista
Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft Applications

Microsoft Office 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Microsoft Office 2007

Email Clients

Microsoft Outlook 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Lotus Notes 8 and 8.5
Novell GroupWise 8, 12

Document Management Systems

iManage DeskSite and FileSite 9

iManage DeskSite and FileSite 8.5
OpenText DM 5.2, 5.3, and eDocs DM 10
Worldox GX, GX2 and GX3
NetDocuments

Installation Rights

Local Admin rights (local computer), specifically:

o Run an .exe installation file
o Write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
o Write to %programdata% and %appdata%

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Additional System Notes

Not supported: Office 365 (Cloud) and trial versions

Click-To-Run supported, but only if the Office installation is on the local computer (not
cloud)
64-bit versions of Office require a 64-bit supported installation package (by request, only)

Before You Get Started

Upgrading Microsoft Office or a Document Management System
If you are installing, reinstalling or upgrading your Microsoft Office suite or Document
Management System (DMS), you must first uninstall the Metadata Assistant prior to this step.
Once the Office or DMS installation is complete, your computer/server is ready for the Metadata
Assistant installation package.
NOTE: Applying Office service packs, hot fixes and/or updates will not require reinstallation or
repairing of the Metadata Assistant.

Uninstalling the Metadata Assistant

To uninstall the Metadata Assistant, go to the Control Panel.

Uninstall Locations by OS
OS

Steps

Windows 8.x
Windows 7
Windows Server
Windows XP

Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features

Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features
Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features
Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs

NOTE
Before you start the
uninstallation process,
ensure ALL of Office
applications and
Document Management
System are closed.

Upgrading Metadata Assistant Version

At this time, only builds of the Metadata Assistant v. 4.1 that were released between January 1,
2014 and April 1, 2014 are candidates for in-place upgrades for versions released during that
same time period. If you are running a newer version or are upgrading to a build released after
April 2, 2014, you will need to first uninstall the version currently on your workstation before
installing the latest available build.

Note About Metadata Assistant Version 3

Metadata Assistant version 3 is supported to the extent of the last code base which was released
in May 2013. As of June 2013, a hard code freeze is in effect for Metadata Assistant version 3.
Releases are finalized, and all end-of-cycle changes are documented in the Release Notes for
build 3.1.1305.1612. No new modules, new features or bug fix requests will be accepted for
version 3.
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If you are currently using version 3.0 or 3.1, contact [email protected] to

receive a new 4.1 build.

Requirements
Microsoft Office and two Microsoft components must be installed before running the Metadata
Assistant installation file.

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office 2013 (32-bit)

Microsoft Office 2013 (64 bit) +
Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit)
Microsoft Office 2010 (64-bit) +
Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Components*

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (standard with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012) and
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime (VSTOR 2010) Redistributable

*These components are packaged in the Metadata Assistant installation file (.exe). If they are
missing from your computer, you will receive a prompt to install them.
+Contact us for a separate installation package for Office 2010 or 2013 (64-bit).

Installing Metadata Assistant

Instructions
Install Metadata Prerequisites
1. After downloading and saving the installation file, ensure that all
applications are closed (e.g., email, DMS, Office suite).
2. Double click the .exe file to begin the installation.
3. If the computer does not have the required Microsoft components,
you will see this dialog box listing the missing components.

NOTE
If you prefer to download and
install these components
separately, visit the
www.microsoft.com website to
obtain these directly from the
Microsoft downloads page.

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4. The installation will resume after the components are loaded.

5. Click Next.

6. Select I accept the terms in the licensing agreement and click Next.

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7. Choose the desired components. For default settings, click Next:

Custom Setup
Feature

Description

Core
Microsoft Office Cleaners
OpenDocument Cleaners
Audio/Visual Cleaners
Email Integration

PDF and XML file cleaners

Word, Excel and PowerPoint
odt, .ods, .odp, .odg file formats
.jpg, .png, .mp3, .mp4, .wmv,.avi, .wav, and more
Outlook, GroupWise and Lotus Notes integrations

Add-ins for Microsoft

Installs a Metadata Assistant button on the Office Ribbon (Office

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Custom Setup
Office
Document Management
System Integrations

2007) or on the Info tab in Backstage view (Office 2013 and 2010)
iManage/Autonomy, OpenText eDocs DM, Worldox and
NetDocuments

8. The default and recommended converter is already pre-selected and is called Payne PDF
Converter. You can select a different PDF Converter.
NOTE
The installation wizard will
automatically detect your
email application and DMS.

PDF Converter
Type

Description

Amyuni PDF Converter

Installs the PayneGroup-licensed PDF driver (not full converter) from

Amyuni Technologies.

pdfDocs or Adobe Distiller

These converters must already be licensed and installed on your

computer. The PDF features available for the Metadata Assistant will
utilize the chosen converter to print your files to PDF once the
metadata has been removed.

Do not install PDF converter

support

If this option is chosen, the ability to clean then convert a file to PDF
will not be available to you from the Metadata Assistant options.

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9. Select any shortcut options, and then click Install to begin the installation.

10. Installation begins.

11. Click Finish to complete the installation.

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Using Installation Switches

If you prefer to install or uninstall the Metadata Assistant using the unattended method, the
following are valid switches for a script.
Please note that spaces are required between the /s and /v (as well as /s and /x and /v) syntax:

Install
Example 1:
MA4Retail.exe /s /v" /qn"
Example 2:
MA4Enterprise.exe /s /v" /qb"

Uninstall
Uninstalling the Metadata Assistant, silently use the /x switch.
Example 1:
MA4Retail.exe /s /x /v" /qn"

Glossary
Switch

Description

/s

Silent, or unattended, no input required

/v

Runs from source and re-caches the local package

/n

No user interface

/q

Show installation dialog, and hide Cancel button

/b

Show installation dialog, and show Cancel button

/x

Uninstalls a product

For additional installation switches, or information on the switches mentioned in this guide,
please contact your systems administrator.

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Instructions
Alternate Installation Package Format
The Metadata Assistant default format is an .exe file which bundles in the required Microsoft
components. However, if you prefer to use an .msi file format, this can be extracted from the
setup .exe file.
1. Open the user's system Temp directory (%temp%). Keep this window open and visible.
2. Start the Metadata Assistant .exe installation file by using one of the following methods:
Double-click the file
Use a command line
3. In the Temp folder you will now see three temporary folders that follow a Product ID (GUID)
naming convention.

4. Open each of these folders. One will contain the .msi installation file. The name of the file will
be either MA4Enterprise.msi or MA4Retail.msi.
5. Copy and save the .msi to a separate location for use at a later time.
6. Cancel the installation once the .msi is extracted.

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7. Click Yes to confirm the cancellation of the install.

Important Notes

If the User Access Control (UAC) is enabled, we advise that you install the .msi files in
elevated mode. The .msi files are supported per-machine and require administrator
privileges to deploy them.
You must ensure that the programs prerequisites are installed prior to running the .msi. It is
recommended you download these directly from the Microsoft website and install them
before executing the.msi.

Refer to page 3 of this document for information about the required Microsoft components.

You can use the standard Microsoft Windows Installer switches to execute the .msi. For a list
of these, type msiexec.exe in the Command line or the Run line.

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