MassHunter Workstation

GC/MS Software

Installation Guide

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Contents
1 General Information
Supported Software for GC/MS Systems 6
Requirements for Hardware and Windows OS Settings 7
Workflow for Installing Software 9

2 Installation and Configuration

Step 1. Prepare for Installation 12
Step 2. Install MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition 13
ECM Compatibility Matrix 13
New or Upgrade Installation of MassHunter GC/MS Data
Acquisition 14
Service Pack Installation of MassHunter GC/MS Data
Acquisition 19
Step 3. Install GC Firmware Update Tool 20
Step 4. Install MassHunter Qualitative Analysis 21
New Installation of MassHunter Qualitative Analysis 21
Service Pack Installation of MassHunter Qualitative
Analysis 22
Step 5. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis including
Compliance and Quantitative Reporting 23
New or Upgrade Installation of MassHunter Quantitative
Analysis including Compliance and Quantitative Analysis
Reporting 23
Service Pack Installation of MassHunter Quantitative
Analysis 26
Step 6. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis Supplemental
(Optional) 27
Step 7. Install MSD ChemStation Data Analysis (Single Quad
Only) 28

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 Step 8. Install MassHunter GC/MS Translator (Optional) 29
Step 9. Install MassHunter MRM Acquisition Optimization
Assistants (Optional) 30
Step 10. Install MassHunter LC/SQ ChemStation Integration
Software (Optional) 31
Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments 32
Step 12. Install Agilent GC/MS Software Information and
Manuals (Optional) 39
Step 13. Install Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools
(Optional) 42

A Microsoft Backup and Restore

Procedure for Backing Up Your System Image 45
Procedure for Restoring Your Computer from System Image
Backup 48

B Configuring Windows Firewall for MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition

Software
Procedure for Turning Windows Firewall On 50
Procedure for Allowing Programs and Features Through
Windows Firewall 56
Adding programs to Windows Firewall Allowed list 57
Procedure for Turning Windows Features On or Off 61

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 Agilent MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Software
Installation Guide

1
General Information
Supported Software for GC/MS Systems 6
Requirements for Hardware and Windows OS Settings 7
Workflow for Installing Software 9

This chapter lists supported software for GC/MS systems, peripheral requirements and
recommended Windows OS settings. It also provides the workflow for installing
software and what programs are available on each installation media.

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 Supported Software for GC/MS Systems

Supported Software for GC/MS Systems

This section lists the supported software for Agilent GC/MS systems, which include:
• Single Quadrupole (SQ)
• Tandem Quadrupole (TQ)
• Quadrupole Time-Of-Flight (QTOF)

Table 1 Agilent GC/MS Software Media

Software Installation Media Media

MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition Software 1 DVD

MassHunter Workstation Qualitative Analysis Software 1 DL DVD

MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis Software 3 DL DVD

MSD ChemStation Data Analysis Software 1 CD

MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Supplemental Software 1 CD

MassHunter Workstation LC/MS Supplemental Software 1 CD

Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals 1 USB Flash Drive

Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools 3 DL DVD

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 Requirements for Hardware and Windows OS Settings

Requirements for Hardware and Windows OS Settings

This section lists the hardware requirements (Table 2) and recommended Windows OS
settings (Table 3) for the computer that runs GC/MS software.

Table 2 Requirements for PC, Monitor, and Printer

Hardware GC/Single Quad MSD GC/Tandem Quad GC/QTOF 7200 GC/QTOF 7250

Supported Win 7 Pro SP1 64-bit Win 7 Pro SP1 64-bit Win 7 Pro SP1 64-bit
Operating Win 10 Pro 64-bit Win 10 Pro 64-bit Win 10 Pro 64-bit Win10 Pro 64-bit
System

Hard Disk Drive 500 GB minimum 500 GB minimum 2 TB minimum 4 TB minimum

Random Access 8 GB minimum 8 GB minimum 16 GB minimum 16 GB minimum

Memory

Network 1 2 2 3
Interface
Controller

Monitor 21.5-inch Wide Screen 21.5-inch Wide Screen Dual 21.5-inch Wide Dual 21.5-inch Wide
Screen Screen

Screen 1680 x 1050 minimum 1680 x 1050 minimum 1680 x 1050 minimum 1680 x 1050 minimum
Resolution
(16:10)

Supported Printer HP LaserJet M506 HP LaserJet M506 HP LaserJet M506 HP LaserJet M506
HP LaserJet P3015d HP LaserJet P3015d HP LaserJet P3015d HP LaserJet P3015d
HP LaserJet HP LaserJet HP LaserJet HP LaserJet
P3015dn(US only) P3015dn(US only) P3015dn(US only) P3015dn(US only)
--Japan Only -- --Japan Only -- --Japan Only -- --Japan Only --
Canon LBP3310 Canon LBP3310 Canon LBP3310 Canon LBP3310
Canon LBP6700 Canon LBP6700 Canon LBP6700 Canon LBP6700
Canon LBP6710i Canon LBP6710i Canon LBP6710i Canon LBP6710i
Canon LBP6330 Canon LBP6330 Canon LBP6330 Canon LBP6330
Canon LBP251 Canon LBP251 Canon LBP251 Canon LBP251

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 Requirements for Hardware and Windows OS Settings

Table 3 Windows OS Settings for GC/MS PC

Windows OS Settings Recommended

Power Options High performance

• Turn off the display: 15 minutes
• Put the computer to sleep: Never
Region and Language Administrative > Change system locale
• Current system locale: must select the language of MassHunter software (i.e. English,
Chinese, Japanese, or Russian)

Screen Saver Blank

• Wait: 10 minutes
• On resume, display logon screen: Checked
User Account Control Default - Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer
Settings • Don’t notify me when I make changes to Windows settings
Windows Firewall Turn on Windows Firewall*
• Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program: Checked
Windows Update Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them
• Give me recommended updated the same way I receive important updates: Checked
• Allow all users to install updates on this computer: Checked
* Windows Firewall should temporarily be disabled during MS firmware updates. Once the firmware update is complete,
the Windows Firewall can then be turned back on.

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 Workflow for Installing Software

Workflow for Installing Software

Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the recommended order for installing GC/MS software,
tools, and user manuals on the PC.

Figure 1 Workflow for installing software

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 Workflow for Installing Software

Figure 2 Workflow for installing software (continued)

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 Agilent MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Software
Installation Guide

2
Installation and Configuration
Step 1. Prepare for Installation 12
Step 2. Install MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition 13
Step 3. Install GC Firmware Update Tool 21
Step 4. Install MassHunter Qualitative Analysis 22
Step 5. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis including Compliance
and Quantitative Reporting 24
Step 6. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis Supplemental
(Optional) 28
Step 7. Install MSD ChemStation Data Analysis (Single Quad
Only) 29
Step 8. Install MassHunter GC/MS Translator (Optional) 30
Step 9. Install MassHunter MRM Acquisition Optimization Assistants
(Optional) 31
Step 10. Install MassHunter LC/SQ ChemStation Integration Software
(Optional) 32
Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments 33
Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments 33
Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments 33
Step 12. Install Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals
(Optional) 40
Step 13. Install Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools
(Optional) 43
This chapter provides installation procedures for Agilent MassHunter GC/MS software.
MassHunter Workstation and MSD ChemStation software must be installed and set
C A U T IO N
up in the sequential order described in this guide, or the software will not work
properly.

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 Step 1. Prepare for Installation

Step 1. Prepare for Installation

MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition, MassHunter Qualitative Analysis, MassHunter
Quantitative Analysis, and MSD ChemStation Data Analysis (see versions in Table 1 on
page 6) are pre-loaded on the Agilent GC/MS bundled PCs.
Support for MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition on other Windows OS’s is limited to “best
efforts”, which means that while a certain result is not guaranteed, good-faith efforts will
be made to achieve the best result in the circumstances.
Microsoft Excel is only required if Excel will be used to create reports then Excel must
be installed before MassHunter Data Analysis is installed.
If PDF reporting is used, then installation of Excel is not required.
1 If an older version of the software is already installed on the PC, you may need to
uninstall it and any service pack before installing the new version. It is recommended
that you uninstall the software first in the reverse order of the “Workflow for
Installing Software” on page 9.
a To uninstall a program, click Start > Control Panel > (Programs) Uninstall a
program, select the software you want to remove, and click Uninstall.

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If updating to a Service Pack version, do not remove the base version. The Service Pack
requires the base version to be already installed on the PC.

2 Run Windows Update to make sure you have the latest critical update and security
fixes. Click Start > Control Panel > Windows Update (if Control Panel is set to
“View by: Large icons” or “View by: Small icons”).
3 Verify Windows Update is completed before you continue.
4 Verify that Windows OS Settings are configured as recommended in Table 3 on
page 8.

If you do not run Windows Update, your system may be vulnerable to security
C A U T IO N
problems. See Table 3 on page 8 for the recommended Windows Update settings.

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Step 2. Install MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition

ECM Compatibility Matrix

There are four (4) modes of operation:

“Standard” mode operation with no ECM integration. In this mode
data files are not treated as regulated records, all data is saved to the local
file system, and all users have the same privileges.
“Standard” mode operation with non-compliant ECM integration. In
this mode data is acquired to the local file system, and then transferred to
ECM. Data will continue to acquire if the connection to ECM is lost. In
this mode data files are not treated as regulated records, and all users have
the same privileges.
“User Management and Audit Trails” mode with no ECM
integration. In this mode data files are not treated as regulated records,
and all data is saved to the local file system. Four user groups are created,
and users will only have access to the menu items and functions based on
user group membership. Additionally, a logged audit trail of all changes
to method files, sequence files, and instrument configuration will be
created.
“Compliance” mode with compliant ECM integration. In this mode
data is acquired to a secured file system location, and then transferred to
ECM. In this mode data acquisition will stop if the connection to ECM is
lost. Additionally, a logged audit trail of all changes to method files,
sequence files, and instrument configuration will be created. Only one
instrument may be configured in Compliance mode.

The first three modes have been around (in various forms) since the
beginning of MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition, while the “Compliance” mode
was introduced in MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition B.07.03.
The compatibility matrix for ECM, Table 4,is the following:

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Table 4 ECM vs GC/MS Acq Version

ECM vs GC/MS Acq Version B.07.02.xx B.07.03.xx B.07.04.xx B.07.05.xx B.07.06.xx

ECM 3.4.1 SP1 Yes No No No No
ECM 3.4.1 SP2 No Yes Yes Yes* Yes*
ECM 3.4.1 SP2 HF1 No No No No No
ECM 3.4.1 SP2 HF2 No No No No No
ECM 3.4.1 SP2 HF3 No No Yes Yes Yes*
ECM 3.4.1 SP2 HF4 No No Yes* Yes* Yes*
ECM 3.5 No No No No No
ECM 3.5 HF1 No No No Yes* Yes*
ECM 3.5 HF2 No No No Yes Yes*
ECM 3.5 HF3 No No No Yes Yes
“Yes” configurations are the supported configurations.
“Yes*” configurations will likely work, but are not officially supported.

GC/MS Acq Version Standard Workflow Compliant Workflow

B.07.05 Win7/Win10 Win7
B.07.05 SR1 Win7/Win10 Win7/Win10
B.07.06 Win7/Win10 Win7/Win10

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New or Upgrade Installation of MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition

Perform this procedure to do a new or upgrade installation of MassHunter GC/MS Data
Acquisition. A new installation is defined as software installation on a PC that contains
no previous versions. An upgrade installation is defined as a software installation of a
new version of the software over a previous version. For updating to a service pack
version, please refer to “Service Pack Installation of MassHunter GC/MS Data
Acquisition” on page 20.

1 Verify that no other program, including Windows Update, is running on your

computer.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition Software disk, right-click
on setup.exe and select Run as administrator to install software.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
4 Select the language for the installation and click OK.
5 If you see required programs in Pending status, click Install to begin. Depending on
what is already installed on your PC, the list of required programs that appears on
your PC may be different than the one shown in Figure 3 on page 15.

Figure 3 Programs required by MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition

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6 During installation of Microsoft .NET Framework, you may be asked “Do you want
Setup to close your programs?”, click Yes.
7 After Microsoft .NET Framework is done installing, the PC will automatically
shutdown and restart. After the PC restarted, login using the user name with
administrator privileges that you used earlier.
8 If this is a new installation, click Install to continue installing the remaining
programs in Pending status.
If this is an upgrade installation, select the language for the installation and click OK.
Then click Install to continue installing the remaining programs in Pending status.
9 In the Welcome to the Installation Wizard for Microsoft System CLR Types for
SQL Server 2012 window, click Next.
10 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.
11 In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install to begin installing
Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012.
12 In the Completing the Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012
installation, click Finish. The installer automatically proceeds with the installation
of Microsoft ReportViewer 2015.

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13 If this is a new installation, click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard
for Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Data Analysis window to begin installing Agilent
MassHunter GCMS Data Acquisition.
If this is an upgrade installation:
• Click Yes in the Confirm Upgrade window to upgrade Agilent MassHunter
GC/MS Data Acquisition which will also update the Agilent GC Drivers and
Agilent Parts Finder, if installed. In addition, the MassHunter GC/MS Data
Acquisition Compliance product will be un-installed if it is present.
• Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Agilent
MassHunter GC/MS Data Analysis window.

Figure 4 Confirm Upgrade MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition

14 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
15 In the Feature Type window (Figure 5), choose one from the following and click
Next.
• Standard Workflow
Standard workflow. No audit trail, user roles or compliance feature will be
installed.
• Activate User Management and Audit Trail Only
Enables Viewer, Reasons Management and Prompt Dialogs (Audit Trail always
occurs).
• Activate Compliance
Compliance support features with ECM will be installed. This option requires that
the computer is connected to an ECM server and the ECM client is already
installed on this computer.

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If you select the Activate Compliance mode, make sure that the ECM server is
connected to the PC and the ECM client is already installed on the PC. Please refer to the
Agilent MassHunter Compliance Administrator Guide for details on how to:
• Install the ECM Workstation Client on the PC before you install MassHunter
GC/MS Data Acquisition in Compliance mode and MassHunter Quantitative
Analysis Compliance mode
• Set up the ECM server to use with MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition
B.07.03 (minimum Version) in Compliance mode and MassHunter Quantitative
Analysis B.07.01 (minimum version) in Compliance mode.

Figure 5 Feature Types for MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition

16 If this is a new installation, click Next in the Destination Folder window to accept
the default destination location, which is C:\GCMS\. You may change to a different
location by clicking Change.
If this is an upgrade installation, the destination folder will be the same location
where the previous software version is installed. You cannot change this location
unless you remove the previous version from the PC first and then install the new
version.
17 In the Choose location for customer data files window, click Next to accept the
default data file location, which is D:\MassHunter\. You may change to a different
location by clicking Change.

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MassHunter Workstation software, changing this default location will prevent easy
access to old data files and methods stored at this location.

18 In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install to begin installing or
upgrading Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition. The Agilent GC
Drivers for MassHunter and Agilent Parts Finder software will also be installed or
updated (if older version is currently installed).
19 In the InstallShield Wizard Completed window, click Finish to exit the wizard. See
below for list of programs installed by Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition
- InstallShield Wizard.

Programs installed by Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition -

InstallShield Wizard:
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack with MFC Security Update
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack with MFC Security Update
• MSXML 4.0 SP3 (Win7)
• Agilent Installation Qualification Tool
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Full (or later)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package
• Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
• Microsoft ReportViewer 2015 Runtime
• Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition
• Sequence Table Assistant
• Agilent GC Drivers for MassHunter
• Agilent Parts Finder

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icon for the GC/MS instrument will be created after you complete “Step 11. Configure
GC/MS Instruments” on page 33.
If you attempt to open Sequence Table Assistant before Microsoft Excel is installed on
the PC, you will get error that Windows can’t open the SequenceTableAssistant.xlsm
file. The Sequence Table Assistant will work correctly once Excel is installed.

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Service Pack Installation of MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition

Perform this procedure if there is a Service Pack version to be installed for your current
software version. Service Packs are not interchangeable with other versions of the
MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition. (Service Pack is also referred to as Service Release.)
1 Verify that the base version of MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition
Software is successfully installed on your computer.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition Software disk, go to the
Service Pack directory, right-click on setup.exe and select Run as administrator to
install the Service Pack version.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “This file is from an untrusted location.
Are you sure you want to run it?” click Yes to continue.
4 Select the language for the installation and click OK.
5 Click Install in the Ready to Install the Program window to begin the installation.
6 Click Finish to exit the wizard.

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 Step 3. Install GC Firmware Update Tool

Step 3. Install GC Firmware Update Tool

Perform this procedure to install the GC Firmware Update Tool. (if applicable)
1 Verify that no other program, including Windows Update, is running on your
computer.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition Software disk, go to the
directory \Support\GC Firmware Update Tool, right-click on setup.exe and select
Run as administrator to install software.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
4 Select the language for the installation and click OK.
5 In the Welcome to InstallShield Wizard for Agilent Technologies GC Firmware
Update Tool window, click Next to continue.
6 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
7 In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install to begin the installation.
8 In the InstallShield Wizard Completed window, click Finish to exit the wizard.

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 Step 4. Install MassHunter Qualitative Analysis

Step 4. Install MassHunter Qualitative Analysis

New Installation of MassHunter Qualitative Analysis

Perform this procedure to install MassHunter Workstation Qualitative Analysis. If
installing a service pack, please refer to “Service Pack Installation of MassHunter
Qualitative Analysis” on page 23.

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plan to exactly duplicate data creation, it is recommended that you uninstall any earlier
version(s) before installing the new one.

1 Verify that no other program, including Windows Update, is running on your

computer. Installation of the Qualitative Analysis Software will fail if Windows
Update is running, even in the background.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation Qualitative Analysis Software disk,
right-click on Setup.exe and select Run as administrator to install software.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
4 In the MassHunter Workstation Qualitative Analysis <version number> Setup
window, click Install to begin.
5 PDF reporting was introduced in MassHunter Qualitative Analysis B.07.00 SP1,
however, the following error message will appear if Microsoft Excel is not installed,
“Microsoft Excel 2010/2013 was not detected. You will not be able to generate
reports. Do you want to continue the installation?” will appear until Qual B.08.00
when using PDF reporting will be the default. Click Yes to continue with the
installation.
6 If you see the message “Current screen resolution is different than the recommended
resolution! The recommended resolution is: 1920 X 1080”, click OK. You can
change the screen resolution at a later time.
7 In the Welcome to Agilent MassHunter Workstation Qualitative Analysis
<version number> Setup Wizard window, click Next to continue.
8 Read the End-User License Agreement. Click I accept the terms in the License
Agreement and then Next.
9 In the Choose destination location window, click Next to accept the default folder to
install the software, which is C:\Program

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Files\Agilent\MassHunter\Workstation\Qual\B.xx.xx\, where B.xx.xx denotes the

version number.
10 In the Customer Data Files Location window, click Next to accept the default
location, which is D:\MassHunter\.
11 In the Ready to install window, click Install to begin the installation to the specified
Destination Folder and Data File Folder.
12 Click Finish to close the Completed the Agilent MassHunter Workstation
Qualitative Analysis <version number> Setup Wizard window.
13 Click Close to exit the Setup Successful window.

Service Pack Installation of MassHunter Qualitative Analysis

1 Verify that the base version of MassHunter Qualitative Analysis Software is
successfully installed on your computer.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation Qualitative Analysis Software disk, go to the
directory Service Packs\SPx\ (where x is the service pack number), double-click on
the appropriate software installer package (*.msi) to install the Service Pack version.
3 Click Next in the Welcome window.
4 Click Install in the Ready to install window.
5 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to install software on this computer?” click Yes to continue.
6 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

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 Step 5. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis including Compliance and Quantitative
Reporting

Step 5. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis including

Compliance and Quantitative Reporting

New or Upgrade Installation of MassHunter Quantitative Analysis

including Compliance and Quantitative Analysis Reporting
Perform this procedure to do a new or upgrade installation install or upgrade the
MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis Software. If installing a service pack,
please refer to “Service Pack Installation of MassHunter Quantitative Analysis” on
page 27

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TEE If upgrading MassHunter Quantitative Analysis from an earlier version, it is
recommended to delete the previous version. Refer to“Step 1. Prepare for Installation”
on page 12 for more details.

1 Verify that no other program, including Windows Update, is running on your

computer. Installation of the Quantitative Analysis Software will fail if Windows
Update is running, even in the background.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis Software disk 1/3,
right-click on setup_quant.exe and select Run as administrator to install the
software.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
4 In the Agilent MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis window, read the
license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement.
5 The default location to install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis is C:\Program
Files\Agilent\MassHunter\Workstation\Quant. If you want to change the default
locations, click Change.
6 The default location of the customer data folder is D:\MassHunter\. If you want to
change the default locations, click Change.

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Workstation to store acquired data.

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Reporting

7 Click Next to continue.

8 In the Choose features to install section, select the features you want to install for
MassHunter Quantitative Analysis and MassHunter Quantitative Analysis Reporting.
Figure 6 on page 25 shows an example of the default features selected.

Figure 6 Features to install for MassHunter Quantitative Analysis including Compli-

ance and Quantitative Analysis Reporting

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Reporting

9 By default, Choose compliance type is set to Standard Workflow. You can change
the type by clicking on the pull-down menu. The modes of operations are as follows:
• Standard Workflow
No compliance support features will be installed.
• Activate User Management and Audit Trail Only
Audit Trail and Roles/Capabilities will be installed.
• Activate Compliance
NOTE: If Compliance Mode is going to be used, the installation checkout of the
instrument needs to be done in Standard Workflow first and then it can be changed
to Compliance. Compliance support features with OpenLAB ECM be installed.
This option requires that the computer is connected to the OpenLAB ECM server
and that the OpenLAB ECM client is already installed on this computer.
If you select the Activate Compliance mode, make sure that the ECM server is
connected to the PC and the ECM client is already installed on the PC. Please refer to the
Agilent MassHunter Compliance Administrator Guide for details on how to:
• Install the ECM Workstation Client on the PC before you install MassHunter
GC/MS Data Acquisition B.07.03 (minimum version) in Compliance mode and
MassHunter Quantitative Analysis B.07.01 (minimum version) in Compliance
mode
• Set up the ECM server to use with MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition
B.07.03 in Compliance mode and MassHunter Quantitative Analysis B.07.01 in
Compliance mode
10 In the Desktop Icons window (Figure 7 on page 26), select the check boxes that
apply to your instruments. Clear check boxes that do not apply to your instruments.
Click OK to close the window.

Figure 7 Desktop Icons for MassHunter Quantitation Analysis

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 Step 5. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis including Compliance and Quantitative
Reporting

The GC desktop icon option is for a simplified user interface, showing only GC signals
or TIC signals. It does not display the MS spectra, providing a simpler quantitation
presentation.

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Programs > Agilent> MassHunter Workstation > Quant Tools > Setup Desktop
Icons.

11 Click Install to begin the installation.

12 After installation is completed, click Restart to restart the PC or click Finish to exit
the installation wizard and you will need to restart the PC at a later time.

Service Pack Installation of MassHunter Quantitative Analysis

1 Verify that the base version of MassHunter Quantitative Analysis (for example
B.07.00) is successfully installed on your computer.
2 From the MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis Software disk, go to the
directory Service Packs\SPx (where x is the service pack number), right-click on the
appropriate executable file (*.exe) for the software and select Run as administrator
to install the Service Pack version.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to
continue.
4 Click Update in the Welcome to the Patch for Agilent MassHunter Workstation
Quantitative Analysis window.
5 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

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 Step 6. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis Supplemental (Optional)

Step 6. Install MassHunter Quantitative Analysis Supplemental

(Optional)
Perform this procedure if you want to install the following supplemental materials to the
hard drive:
• Example Data (MS, TQ, Q-TOF, and TOF)
• Technical Videos
• Report template index
• Manuals
1 From the MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis Software disk 2/3 and
3/3, open the Supplemental(s) folder, right-click on Supplemental.msi and select
Run as administrator.
2 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
3 Select the language for the installation and click OK.
4 Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window to continue.
5 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms of the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
6 Click Next in the Destination Folder window to accept the default destination
location, which is D:\MassHunter\. You may change to a different location by
clicking Change.
7 Click Next in the Setup Type window to accept the Complete setup where all
program features (listed in bullets above) will be installed. You can choose Custom
setup if you want to choose certain program features installed and where they will be
installed.
8 Click Install in the Ready to Install the Program window to begin the installation.
9 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.
10 Verify in Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features that Agilent
MassHunter Workstation Quantitative Analysis Supplemental is installed.
11 To view the supplemental materials, select Start > All Programs > Agilent >
MassHunter Workstation > Quant Supplemental.

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 Step 7. Install MSD ChemStation Data Analysis (Single Quad Only)

Step 7. Install MSD ChemStation Data Analysis (Single Quad Only)

Perform this procedure to install MSD ChemStation Data Analysis Software for analysis
of single quad GC/MS data.

MSD ChemStation Data Analysis software requires .NET Framework 4.52 and
C A U T IO N
Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable. Prior to installing MSD ChemStation Data Analy-
sis, make sure that these programs are already installed on the PC. If not, MSD
ChemStation Data Analysis software will not work properly. The installers for these
programs are available on the MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Supplemental
Software (B.07.00 or higher) CD in the tools folder.

1 Verify that no other program, including Windows Update, is running on your

computer.
2 From the MSD ChemStation Data Analysis Software disk, right-click on setup.exe
and select Run as administrator to install software.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
4 Select the language for the installation in Choose Setup Language window and click
Next.
5 If you see pending status for installing Agilent Installation Qualification Tool, click
Install to continue.
6 Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window to continue.
7 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms of the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
8 Click Install in the Ready to Install the Program window to begin the installation.
9 Click OK when you see the warning “Desktop icons for MSD ChemStation Data
Analysis will be created when Instruments are configured or reconfigured.”
10 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

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 Step 8. Install MassHunter GC/MS Translator (Optional)

Step 8. Install MassHunter GC/MS Translator (Optional)

Perform this procedure if you want to install MassHunter GC/MS Translator which
consists of the following programs:
• GC AIA Translator – Converts standard AIA data format to MassHunter data
format
• GC MSD Translator – Converts GC-MSD ChemStation data to MassHunter data
format
• GC MSD ChemStation Quant Method Translator – Converts GC-MSD
ChemStation Quant method to MassHunter Quant method
• MSWS Data Translator – Converts MS Workstation data to MassHunter data
format
• MSWS Quant Method Translator – Converts MS Workstation Quant method to
MassHunter Quant method

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you install the new version. Refer to“Step 1. Prepare for Installation” on page 12 for
more details.

1 From the MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Supplemental Software disk, open

the GCMS Translator folder, right-click on setup.exe and select Run as
administrator.
2 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
3 Select the language for the installation and click OK.
4 If you see required programs in Pending status such as Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
Redistributable Package (x86), click Install to continue.
5 Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window to continue.
6 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
7 Click Next in the Destination Folder window to accept the default destination
location, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent\MassHunter\GCMS Translator\.
You may change to a different location by clicking Change.
8 Click Install in the Ready to Install the Program window to begin the installation.
9 Click Finish in the InstallShield Wizard window to exit the wizard.

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 Step 9. Install MassHunter MRM Acquisition Optimization Assistants (Optional)

Step 9. Install MassHunter MRM Acquisition Optimization Assistants

(Optional)
Perform this procedure if you want to install MassHunter MRM Acquisition
Optimization Tools for optimizing tandem quadrupole MRM acquisition methods.
• Compound List Assistant – Create a method from MRM compound acquisition
data stored in a CSV file and a MassHunter template method.
• Design Experiments Assistant – Create methods and a sequence used to acquire
sample data for optimizing collision energy.
• Analyze MRM Experiments Assistant – Automatically analyzes samples run
with the sequence from the Design Experiment Assistant to create a new method
with optimized collision energies.
• Dynamic MRM Assistant – Automatically analyzes existing MRM sample data
to determine an optimized mix of time segments and dwell times for best
analytical performance. Easily add new compounds to an existing MRM
Acquisition Optimized method.
1 From the MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Supplemental Software disk, open
the MRM Acquisition Optimization Assistants folder, right-click on setup.exe and
select Run as administrator.
2 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
3 Select the language for the installation and click OK.
4 Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window to continue.
5 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
6 Click Next in the Destination Folder window to accept the default destination
location, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent\MassHunter\WorkStation\MRM
Acquisition Optimization Tools\. You may change to a different location by clicking
Change.
7 Click Install in the Ready to Install the Program window to begin the installation.
8 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

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 Step 10. Install MassHunter LC/SQ ChemStation Integration Software (Optional)

Step 10. Install MassHunter LC/SQ ChemStation Integration Software

(Optional)
Perform this procedure if you want to install the LC/SQ ChemStation Integration
Software for translating LC/MS ChemStation data files to MassHunter format so that
they can be analyzed with Agilent MassHunter Qualitative Analysis and Quantitative
Analysis programs.
1 From the MassHunter Workstation LC/MS Supplemental Software disk, open the
MassHunter LC SQ Integration Software folder, right-click on
CSIntegrationSetup_xxx.exe and select Run as administrator.
2 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to
continue.
3 Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window to continue.
4 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms of the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
5 Click Next in the Choose Destination Location window to accept the default
destination folder, which is C:\Program Files
(x86)\Agilent\MassHunter\Workstation\ChemStationIntegration. You may change to
a different location by clicking Browse.
6 Click Next in the Choose Customer Data Files Location window to accept the
default data file location, which is D:\MassHunter. You may change to a different
location by clicking Browse.

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MassHunter Workstation software. Changing this default location will prevent easy
access to old data files and methods stored at this location.

7 Click Next in the Start Copying Files window to begin the installation.
8 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

Perform this procedure to configure GC/MS instruments with MassHunter Workstation
GC/MS Acquisition Software.

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best to configure your GC/MS instrument(s) after the software is installed. If the
software has not been installed and you proceed with configuration, you will need to
reconfigure the instruments after MSD ChemStation Data Analysis is installed,
otherwise the MSD ChemStation Data Analysis software will not work properly.

1 From the desktop, double-click on Agilent GCMS Configuration icon, which is

created when MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition is successfully installed.
2 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to
continue.
3 In the Agilent GC/MS Instrument Configuration window (Figure 8), select the
instrument number button from the toolbar or select Configure > Instrument x,
where x is instrument number 1 to 4. This will open another Agilent GC/MS
Instrument Configuration window (Figure 9).

Figure 8 Agilent GC/MS Instrument Configuration window

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

Figure 9 Detailed GC/MS Instrument Configuration window

4 Enter the Instrument Name. This name is used to identify this instrument by its
desktop icons.
5 Enter a Laboratory ID Number (Optional). This can be a company-specified ID or
you could enter the instrument's serial number.
6 For an online instrument, clear the Offline Instrument check box. For an offline
instrument, select Offline Instrument check box.

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following: 1) Configure an online instrument (for example, instrument #1) and then
connect to the instrument and resolve any method resolution. 2) Configure an offline
instrument (for example, instrument #2) using the same IP address as the online
instrument (for example, instrument #1). This will duplicate the GC configuration so
that the offline system will be the same as the online system. Offline mode is useful for
training or sequence table setup. Some of the MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition software
features are not available in offline mode.

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

7 Select the Mass Spectrometer Model of your instrument from the drop down menu:
• None
• 5973N and 5973 inert MS
• 5975
• 5977
• 7000
• 7010
• 7200
• 7250
8 Enter the IP Address of the mass spectrometer.

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192.168.254.12. If the 5973, 5975, and 5977A Series the recommended MS IP address
to use is 10.1.1.102.

9 For 5973, 5975 or 5977 Single Quad instrument, select the factory configured DC
Polarity (Positive or Negative) of this instrument. The DC Polarity is listed on a label
on the cover over the RF coils. This cover can be viewed by removing the upper
MSD cover.
10 For a Tandem Quad or QTOF instrument, click the Configure button and the
appropriate configure window will appear:
• Configure Tandem Quad Mass Spectrometer Model 70x0
• Configure Quadrupole Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometer Model 72x0
a Select any available ion source types that apply to your instrument. If you only
select the current installed source, MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Acquisition
software will not prompt you to enter the source type at startup. If you intend to
use more than one source type and do not want to change these configuration
settings in the future, select all check boxes that apply to this instrument.
b For a Tandem Quad which has a detector iris, select the controllable iris check
box.
c Click OK to save the source configuration and return to the Agilent GC/MS
Instrument Configuration window.

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

11 In the Agilent GC/MS Instrument Configuration window, select the Gas

Chromatograph Model of your instrument from the drop down menu (if your GC
model does not appear uninstall the Agilent GC Drivers for MassHunter and install
the newer version which was shipped with your GC -- if applicable):
• None
• Other
• 9000 GC
• 7890 GC
• 7820 GC
• 7810 GC (5975T)
• 6890N GC
• 6850 GC
12 Enter the IP Address of your gas chromatograph.

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recommended IP address to use is 192.168.254.11 for the GC. If the Single Quad
instrument has an IP address of 10.1.1.102 the recommended GC IP address to use is
10.1.1.101.

13 If you selected 5977 MS and 7890 GC, the Enable Direct Communication between
instruments check box is available to select and the Only enable for 7890B &
5977A, not for others message is displayed next to the check box.
14 Select a Workflow Mode available for your instrument. Workflow modes are
available based on the types of Mass Spectrometer Model selected.
For a 5973, 5975 or 5977 Single Quad instrument, the available workflow modes for
data analysis are:
• Enhanced
• Drug Analysis
• EnviroQuant (EPA)
• Aromatics in Gasoline.

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

To use any of the workflow modes with MSD ChemStation Data Analysis, you must
C A U T IO N
have MSD ChemStation Data Analysis installed on the PC. If you want use MSD
ChemStation Data Analysis for automated reporting after the data has been
acquired, you must select Use MSD ChemStation Data Analysis under the Method
menu in MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition software.

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

For a Tandem Quad or Q-TOF instrument, the available workflow modes for data
analysis are:
• Enhanced
• Drug Analysis
• EnviroQuant.
15 Click OK to save the configuration and close the Agilent GC/MS Instrument
Configuration window.
16 Click Yes in the Update Configuration window when asked “Proceed with update to
Instrument Configuration?”
17 Select File > Exit after the message “Instrument configuration saved” appears at the
bottom of the Agilent GC/MS Instrument Configuration window.
For a 5973, 5975 or 5977 Single Quad instrument that is successfully configured, two
desktop icons (Figure 10) are created, if MSD ChemStation Data Analysis is installed:
• One for MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Data Acquisition (identified by
<instrument name> that you entered in the configuration)
• One for MSD ChemStation Data Analysis (identified by <instrument name>
followed by Data Analysis)

Figure 10 MassHunter Acquisition and MSD ChemStation Data Analysis desktop

icons

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collected data, you must select Use MSD ChemStation Data Analysis under the
Method menu in MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition Software. The Use MSD
ChemStation Data Analysis menu is only visible when MSD ChemStation Data
Analysis software is installed on a PC that has MassHunter Qualitative Analysis and/or
MassHunter Quantitation software installed.

For a Tandem Quad instrument that is successfully configured, only one desktop icon is
created:

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 Step 11. Configure GC/MS Instruments

• MassHunter Data Acquisition (identified by <instrument name> that you entered

in the configuration).
For a 72x0 QTOF instrument that is successfully configured, two desktop icons are
created:
• MassHunter Data Acquisition (identified by <instrument name> that you entered
in the configuration).
• Agilent QTOF Conditioning

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 Step 12. Install Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals (Optional)

Step 12. Install Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals

(Optional)
Perform this procedure to install the extensive library of Software Manuals, Tutorials,
Online Help, Videos, and more for your system.
The Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals USB Flash Drive (UFD)
contains Manuals, Online Help, Videos, Familiarization Guides, and Workflow Guides
for:
• Shared GC-MS MassHunter Documentation Files
• 5977 Series MSD
• 5975-5973 Series MSD
• 7010-7000 Series Tandem Quad MS
• 7250-7200 Series QTOF MS
• 7890/5977 eFamiliarization
• MassHunter Data Analysis
• MSD ChemStation Data Analysis
1 Insert the USB Flash Drive into a USB port.
2 Right-click on Setup.exe and select Run as administrator.
3 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
4 In the Choose Setup Language window (Figure 11), select the language for the
installation. If available, manuals will be installed in the chosen language. Otherwise,
the English version of the manuals will be installed instead.

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 Step 12. Install Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals (Optional)

Figure 11 GC/MS Software Information and Manuals Language window

5 In the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window, click Next to continue.

6 In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, select I accept the
terms in the license agreement, and click Next to continue.
7 In the User Manual Selection window (Figure 12), select the user manuals
appropriate for your instrument and click Next to continue.

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 Step 12. Install Agilent GC/MS Software Information and Manuals (Optional)

Figure 12 GC/MS Software Information and Manuals Selection window

8 In the Destination Folder window, click Install to accept the default destination
location, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\User Information
Software. You may change to a different location by clicking Change.
9 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.
10 Icons for the user manuals you have selected will appear on the desktop after the
installation is complete.

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 Step 13. Install Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools (Optional)

Step 13. Install Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools
(Optional)
Perform this procedure to install the Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools
3-DVD set, which contains:
• Instrument Manuals (Disc 2 and Disc 3) - Instrument Manuals for Gas
Chromatographs and Accessories, Sample Introduction Instruments, Sample
Preparation Instruments, and Mass Spectrometry Instruments.
• User Videos (Disc 3) - Fundamentals of Gas Chromatography videos are available
for viewing only, not for installation:
• Introduction and Overview
• Columns
• Parts Finder Tool (Disc 1) - Find parts for 7890A/B GC, 7820A GC, 6890N GC,
7693A and 7650A ALS, 7697A HS, 5973/5975/5977 MSD, 7000/7010 Tandem
Quad GC/MS, and 7200/7250 QTOF.
• Method Developer Tools (Disc 1) - Backflush Wizard, Method Translators (GC
Method Translator and HS Method Translator), and GC Calculators.
• GC Firmware Update Tool (Disc 1) - Update firmware for 7890A/B GC, 7820A
GC, 5975T GC, 6890 GC, 6850 GC, 7697A Headspace Sampler, 7696A Workbench,
and 7667A Mini TD.
• Instrument Utilities Software (Disc 1) - Instrument Utilities for MassHunter
Workstation, GC/MS Productivity ChemStation, OpenLAB CDS ChemStation
Edition, and GC ChemStation with Driver Service Pack 1.
1 Insert Disc 1, Disc 2, or Disc 3 into the optical drive and open Welcome.html.
2 When the Language window appears select the language you want to install.

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 Step 13. Install Agilent GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools (Optional)

3 In the Home tab (Figure 13), click on an icon to install the manuals or tools you want.

Figure 13 Home tab of GC and GC/MS User Manuals and Tools (Disc 1)

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue with the installation.

Depending on the disc you inserted and the icon you selected, you may be instructed to
insert a different disc to install the desired content.
5 If you want to install the available contents listed under What’s on This Disc (for
example, Disc 2), click on Install and then Run.
6 If the User Account Control window asks “Do you want to allow the following
program to make changes to this computer?” click Yes to continue.
7 In the User Manual Selection window, select the user manual set(s) that you wish to
have loaded on your system and then click Next.
8 In the Destination Folder window, click Install to accept the default destination
location, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent\Lab Monitor. You may change to a
different location by clicking Change.
9 Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.
10 Icons for the user manuals you have selected will appear on the desktop after the
installation is complete.

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 Agilent MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Software
Installation Guide

A
Microsoft Backup and Restore
Procedure for Backing Up Your System Image 45
Procedure for Restoring Your Computer from System Image
Backup 48

It is recommended that you backup your computer on a regular basis to ensure that you
can restore the contents of the C:\ and D:\ drives in the event your computer crashes.
The procedures below use Microsoft Windows 7 Backup and Restore program to create
an image of the C:\ drive on an external USB drive (or separate physical hard drive) and
also to create a Windows recovery disk. The recovery disk and external USB drive (or
separate physical drive) are used together to restore the C:\ and D:\ drives to the state of
your last backup if ever needed.

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 Procedure for Backing Up Your System Image

Procedure for Backing Up Your System Image

1 Click on Start > Control Panel. Select Back up your Computer (if Control Panel is
set to “View by: Category under System and Security”) and on the left panel, select
Create a system image (Figure 14). (Depending upon the Microsoft Operating
System Figure 14 maybe slightly different and the location of the external destination
may also have a different drive letter.)

Figure 14 Windows Backup and Restore

2 Select the On a hard drive option and then select the external USB drive (or separate
physical drive) from the pull down menu. Click Next to continue (Figure 15).

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 Procedure for Backing Up Your System Image

Figure 15 Location to save the backup

3 Select which drives you want to include in the backup and click Next.
4 Confirm your backup settings and then click Start backup (Figure 16). The “System
Reserved (System)” and “Programs (C:) (System)” drives will be backed up. On the
Agilent bundled PC with all GC/MS software installed, the creation of a system
image should take about 30 minutes.

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 Procedure for Backing Up Your System Image

Figure 16 Confirm backup settings

5 After the process is complete, you will be prompted “Do you want to create a system
repair disc?” Click Yes.
v

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recover your computer from a serious error, restore your computer from a system image,
or boot your computer.

6 Select a CD/DVD drive and insert a blank disk (CD or DVD) into the optical drive.
Then click Create disc.
7 Once the system repair disk is done burning, click Close. Remember to label the disk
with name of computer, date of creation, and the Windows operating system version.
Make sure to keep the disk in a secure place.
8 Click OK when you see “System repair disc complete.”
9 Click Close when you see “The backup completed successfully.”

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 Procedure for Restoring Your Computer from System Image Backup

Procedure for Restoring Your Computer from System Image Backup

When the time comes for you to restore your computer, you can do so by using the
external USB drive (or physical hard drive) where you backed up your system image
and the system repair disc to boot your computer.

When you restore your computer from a system image, it is a complete restoration. You
C A U T IO N can not choose individual items to restore. All of your programs, system settings, and
files are replaced with those on the system image. Once restored, your computer will be
an exact copy of the drive(s) at the time the image was created. Everything else from that
point on will be gone. Therefore, before you restore, backup any new data that you do
not want to lose that is not included in the system image backup.

1 If your system image was saved to an external USB drive, connect the drive to a USB
port on the PC to be restored.
2 Insert the system repair disc in the CD/DVD drive and shutdown your computer.
3 Restart your computer using the computer’s power button.
4 When prompted, press any key to boot from CD or DVD. If you don’t do this, the
BIOS will attempt to boot from the hard drive.
5 In the System Recovery Options window, select the correct language and keyboard
input method before clicking Next.
6 Select Restore your computer using a system image that you created earlier and
click Next.
7 In the Select a system image backup screen, select Use the latest available system
image, click Next.
8 In the Choose additional restore options screen, no need to select any option. Click
Next to continue.
9 The next screen gives you a quick overview of the system image to be restored. Click
Finish to start the restore process.
10 A warning message appears asking “Are you sure you want to continue?” Click Yes
and a progress window appears.
11 When the restore is complete, you will be prompted Do you want to restart your
computer now? The PC will automatically restart in 30 seconds. Select Restart now
if you want to reboot the PC without waiting the full 30 seconds.

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 Agilent MassHunter Workstation GC/MS Software
Installation Guide

B
Configuring Windows Firewall for
MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition
Software
Procedure for Turning Windows Firewall On 50
Procedure for Allowing Programs and Features Through Windows
Firewall 56
Procedure for Turning Windows Features On or Off 61

Windows Firewall can help protect your computer from being accessed by hackers or
malicious software through a network or the Internet. For this reason, Agilent
recommends that you do turn on Windows Firewall and allow trusted programs such as
the ones required by MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition Software to communicate through
the firewall.
Perform the following procedures to configure Windows Firewall settings that allow
Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Acquisition Software to work properly through a firewall.
The instructions in this appendix apply to Microsoft Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit.

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 Procedure for Turning Windows Firewall On

Procedure for Turning Windows Firewall On

Windows Firewall is installed automatically with Windows Operating System. However,
it may or may not be turned on depending on what you selected during Set Up Windows
process after the initial power on of your brand new computer.
It is recommended that you select Use recommended settings in Set Up Windows
(Figure 17).

Figure 17 Set Up Windows after initial PC power on

When the Use recommended settings option is selected, the default firewall settings
are:
• The firewall is on.
• The firewall is on for all network locations (Home or work, Public, or Domain).
• The firewall is on for all network connections.
• The firewall is blocking all connections that are not on the list of allowed
programs.

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 Procedure for Turning Windows Firewall On

If you choose the Ask me later option in Set Up Windows, Windows Firewall is turned
off by default.

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To turn Windows Firewall on, perform the following steps:

1 Log on to your computer with administrator privileges.
2 Click on Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall. If you
do not see System and Security in Control Panel, you can alternatively click
Windows Firewall.
3 If you get a Windows Firewall window that looks like Figure 18 on page 51, it
means that the computer is being managed by your IT department. You will not be
able to make changes to the firewall settings on your own. Please contact your IT
department for assistance before continuing.

Figure 18 Windows Firewall managed by your IT department

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4 If you get a Windows Firewall window that looks like Figure 19, click Turn
Windows Firewall on or off on the left pane.

Figure 19 Windows Firewall off

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5 In the Customize Settings window (Figure 20), select the following options for each
type of network location that you use:
• Turn on Windows Firewall
• Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program

Do not check Block all incoming connections, including those in the list of allowed
C A U T IO N programs.

Figure 20 Customize Settings window

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6 Click OK. Windows Firewall is now turned on with the recommended settings
(Figure 21 on page 54).

Figure 21 Windows Firewall on

With the Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program option selected,
when you run a program that is not on the allowed list, the Windows Security Alert
window (Figure 22 on page 55) appears prompting you to allow the blocked program
through the firewall.
When you see the Windows Security Alert window, you must click Allow access if the
program shown is from a trusted publisher or source. Refer to Table 5 on page 57 for a
list of programs that need to be allowed through the firewall in order for Agilent
MassHunter Acquisition software to work properly.

If you click Cancel in the Windows Security Alert window, the program will be blocked
C A U T IO N from communicating through Windows Firewall and will not run.

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Figure 22 Windows Security Alert window

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Procedure for Allowing Programs and Features Through Windows

Firewall
When Agilent MassHunter GC/MS Data Acquisition is installed on the computer, the
software and all of its required components are automatically put on the list of allowed
programs and features so the required components can communicate through Windows
Firewall.
If you are having issues communicating with GC/MS instruments through the firewall,
you should verify that the required programs listed in Table 5 on page 57 have been
properly added to the Windows Firewall Allowed list and that the appropriate check
boxes are selected for the programs under the Name column and under the Home/Work
(Private) or Public column as shown in Figure 23 on page 58.

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Table 5 Required Programs on Windows Firewall Allowed List

Programs Paths

File and Printer Sharing Unknown

File Transfer Program C:\windows\system32\ftp.exe

File Transfer Program C:\windows\syswow64\ftp.exe

GCDriverEvents Unknown

httpdmsd tool C:\GCMS\msexe\httpdmsd.exe

instrument control and calibration C:\GCMS\msexe\msinsctl.exe

Microsoft Telnet Client C:\Windows\system32\telnet.exe

MSD Firmware Update C:\GCMS\firmware\5973N\msupdate.exe

MSD Firmware Update C:\GCMS\firmware\5977N\msupdate.exe

MS Configuration tool C:\GCMS\msexe\MSConfig.exe

rpcinfo tool C:\GCMS\msexe\rpcinfo.exe

scqiolib tool C:\GCMS\msexe\scqiolib.exe

scs tool C:\GCMS\msexe\scs.ex

Trivial File Transfer Protocol App C:\Windows\system32\tftp.exe

Adding programs to Windows Firewall Allowed list

If the required programs are not on the list, you will need to add them manually.
1 In the Windows Firewall window (Figure 21 on page 54) on the left pane, click on
Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall.
2 In the Allow Programs window (Figure 23 on page 58), if the program is already on
the Allowed programs and features list (also known as the Exceptions list), be sure to
check the box next to the program and network location(s) you want to allow
communication. You must click Change settings first and then select the appropriate
check boxes.

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3 Once you are done selecting the program(s) on allow to communicate through
Windows Firewall, click OK.

Figure 23 Allowed Programs window

4 If the program is not on the list of Allowed programs and features, you can add it to
the list by performing the following steps:
a Click Change settings and then select Allow another program in the Allowed
Programs window (Figure 23).
b In the Add a Program window (Figure 24), click Browse to open the Browse
window.

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Figure 24 Add a Program window

c In the Browse window (Figure 25), navigate to the path where the program you
want to add is located (refer to Table 5 on page 57), then select the program file,
and click Open.

Figure 25 Browse window

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d In the Add a Program window (Figure 26), verify that the program file you have
selected is shown in the Path field before clicking Add. Once the program is
added to the Allowed list, you should see a check mark next to it (Figure 27).

Figure 26 Adding a program to Windows Firewall Allowed list

Figure 27 Program is added to Windows Firewall Allowed

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Procedure for Turning Windows Features On or Off

Programs such as Microsoft Telnet Client and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
require that you turn on Windows features from the Programs and Features.
1 Click Start > Control Panel > (Programs) Uninstall a program (if Control Panel is
set to “View by: Category).

Figure 28 Turn Windows features on or off

2 On the left panel of Programs and Features window (Figure 28), click Turn
Windows features on or off.
3 In the Windows Features window (Figure 29 on page 62), select the feature you
want to turn on by selecting the check box next to its name. To turn off the feature,
clear the check box next to its name.
4 Click OK to exit the window.

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Figure 29 Select Windows features to turn on or off

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