This folder contains a binary copy of the Elmer software suite for Windows (32-bit).
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* Elmer is an open source project of CSC - IT Centre of Science: http://www.csc.fi/elmer
  The source of Elmer is hosted by sourceforge.net: http://sourceforge.net/projects/elmerfem
  Elmer utilizes several external libraries and tools, all compatible with the GPL licence.
  Please refer to the source files for licencing information (in the subversion head, there
  is a complete list of 3rd party libraries and detailed licencing information).
  

* The package is divided into four subdirectories as follows:

     bin
     samples
     lib
     share


  The file structure is important - please do not modify it.


* All executables are located in the "bin" directory:

     ** Desktop applications have a nice icon (double click to launch):

          ElmerGUI.exe
          ElmerGUIlogger.exe
          ElmerPost.exe
          ElmerClips.exe

     ** Command line applications do not have icons (do not double click).

     ** Do not move executables from the "bin" directory - make a shortcut instead.

* All samples (for ElmerGUI) are located in the "samples" directory.

* The "lib" and "share" directories contain auxiliary system files.

NOTE: All previous instances of Elmer should be removed or uninstalled before
using this package. In case of trouble, make sure that there are no old environment
variables like ELMER_HOME, ELMERGUI_HOME, or ELMER_POST_HOME present. You can edit
and delete your environment variables by right-clicking MyComputer -> Properties ->
Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables... Also make sure that your PATH
variable does not contain references to old Elmer installations.

If ElmerGUI or ElmerGUIlogger happens to crash at launch, make sure that your system
has the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable packages installed. If not, you can
find them from Microsoft's download sites. Newer systems should have these packages
preinstalled.