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 === Step by Step === === Step by Step ===
  
 +  - **Prerequisite:​ Install your Dymo LabelWriter Software and printer first, and print a label or two.**
   - Create an apps folder at the root of your c drive (i.e. c:\apps). Or equivalent, if you'd like.   - Create an apps folder at the root of your c drive (i.e. c:\apps). Or equivalent, if you'd like.
-  - [[http://​www.plain-english.com/​dime-o-gold-download-link|Download the installation file]], dgsetup.exe,​ to a convenient place on your computer.+  - [[http://​www.plain-english.com/​dime-o-gold-download-link|Download the installation file]], dgsetup.exe,​ to a convenient place on your computer. If you have trouble downloading dgsetup.exe,​ try to [[http://​www.plain-english.com/​downloads/​DGsetup.zip|download the alternative]],​ dgsetup.zip instead.
   - When the download is complete, run dgsetup.exe to begin the installation.   - When the download is complete, run dgsetup.exe to begin the installation.
   - Point the installer to c:\apps (or whatever folder you created in step 1). The installer will automatically create for you a subdirectory called dime-o-gold,​ and will copy all the necessary files into the dime-o-gold folder.   - Point the installer to c:\apps (or whatever folder you created in step 1). The installer will automatically create for you a subdirectory called dime-o-gold,​ and will copy all the necessary files into the dime-o-gold folder.
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   - Locate the dls.exe file on your computer. On most systems, our installer will have found it for you, so all you need do is click "​Open."​   - Locate the dls.exe file on your computer. On most systems, our installer will have found it for you, so all you need do is click "​Open."​
   - Click OK to complete the configuration. You may wish to revisit the dime-o-config program later, but for now the defaults should all be just fine.   - Click OK to complete the configuration. You may wish to revisit the dime-o-config program later, but for now the defaults should all be just fine.
-  - Create the appropriate task bar and shortcuts in GoldMine. (Go to the 4-minute mark in the video below for instructions on creating the task bar and shortcuts.) ​\\  \\ {{http://​content.screencast.com/​users/​StevenGraff/​folders/​Jing/​media/​0bb17d12-1dfc-4767-9294-61410ab0fedd/​Dymo Taskbar Group, Done..png?​nolink&​320x240}} \\  \\ - Right-click in the toolbar/​taskbar area of GoldMine, in a spot where there'​s no existing button. Choose "​Customize Taskbar…"​ +  - Create the appropriate task bar and shortcuts in GoldMine. (Go to the 4-minute mark in the video below for instructions on creating the task bar and shortcuts.) 
-      - Right-click in the Customize Taskbar window that pops up, and choose "Add New Group…"​+  - Right-click in the toolbar/​taskbar area of GoldMine, in a spot where there'​s no existing button. Choose "​Customize Taskbar…"​ 
 +      - Right-click in the Customize Taskbar window that pops up, and choose "Add New Group…" ​\\  \\ {{http://​content.screencast.com/​users/​StevenGraff/​folders/​Jing/​media/​f1852271-6c0d-4208-a357-58969a7c4848/​2014-06-07_1404.png?​nolink&​272x207}}
       - Type in the name you want to assign to this group, i.e. Dymo.       - Type in the name you want to assign to this group, i.e. Dymo.
-      - Leave all the checkboxes blank, unless you know you want them otherwise. Hit OK. You should now have an empty Taskbar group called Dymo.+      - Leave all the checkboxes blank, unless you know you want them otherwise. Hit OK. You should now have an empty Taskbar group called Dymo. \\  \\ {{http://​content.screencast.com/​users/​StevenGraff/​folders/​Jing/​media/​3e43b285-848f-4ed9-9706-facdfadf53bb/​TaskBar Customize.png?​nolink&​186x516}}
       - Right-click in your Dymo taskbar and choose "Add New Item…"​       - Right-click in your Dymo taskbar and choose "Add New Item…"​
-      - From the Item Type drop-down list choose External Application. Fill out the form similarly to this (in our installation we used d:\apps instead of c:\apps): \\  \\ {{http://​content.screencast.com/​users/​StevenGraff/​folders/​Jing/​media/​10b11d6e-d947-49c0-8f71-c5ae82e0229b/​Dime-O-Gold Taskbar shortcut.png?​nolink&494x423}}+      - From the Item Type drop-down list choose External Application. Fill out the form similarly to this (in our installation we used d:\apps instead of c:\apps):<font 9pt/​arial;;#​000000;;#​ffffff></​font> ​\\  \\ {{http://​content.screencast.com/​users/​StevenGraff/​folders/​Jing/​media/​10b11d6e-d947-49c0-8f71-c5ae82e0229b/​Dime-O-Gold Taskbar shortcut.png?​direct&}}
       - If you bought an Express license, rather than Pro, just leave the word Pro off from the Caption line. For the Icon File, you can use any of the three hi-res ico files we provide, or just leave the default icon that's embedded in the executable.       - If you bought an Express license, rather than Pro, just leave the word Pro off from the Caption line. For the Icon File, you can use any of the three hi-res ico files we provide, or just leave the default icon that's embedded in the executable.
       - If you bought a Pro license, repeat steps e, and f above, but this time use the word "​Express"​ instead of "​Pro"​ on the caption line, and, on the Command Line, type /​mode=Express. Use the icon with the "​Xp"​ on it (the Express icon file) for your Icon File.       - If you bought a Pro license, repeat steps e, and f above, but this time use the word "​Express"​ instead of "​Pro"​ on the caption line, and, on the Command Line, type /​mode=Express. Use the icon with the "​Xp"​ on it (the Express icon file) for your Icon File.
       - Repeat steps e and f above, only this time set the Caption to Dime-O-Config,​ and point the Application to dime-o-config.exe. There'​s also a corresponding icon file you can use if you'd like.       - Repeat steps e and f above, only this time set the Caption to Dime-O-Config,​ and point the Application to dime-o-config.exe. There'​s also a corresponding icon file you can use if you'd like.
-      ​- Finally, click OK one last time, then click the x to close the Customize Taskbar window.+  ​- Finally, click OK one last time, then click the x to close the Customize Taskbar window.
  
 === The Video Version === === The Video Version ===
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