Overview
How to install Kurlo on your portable device
How to run Kurlo directly from your portable device
How to copy Kurlo data to and from your portable device
Troubleshooting: Windows computer without JRE 1.4 or higher

Overview    top

Kurlo is a portable application. It can be run directly from a portable device (USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etc) on any Windows computer. This allows users to take Kurlo, along with it's data,  with them to school, work or wherever they go. There are no additional software or hardware requirements to run Kurlo as a portable application.

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How to install Kurlo on your portable device    top

There are two methods to install Kurlo on your portable device.

If Kurlo is NOT already installed on your computer or you are using someone else's computer:

1. Download Kurlo and install it directly to your portable device. It is recommended NOT to create a Start Menu Folder or Desktop and Quick Launch Icons for the Windows computer unless you plan on using these items to access the copy Kurlo installed on your portable device.

If Kurlo is already installed on your Windows computer:

2. Copy the installation directory, C:\Program Files\Kurlo by default, to your portable device. Note: This will also copy all of your Kurlo data to your portable device.

How to run Kurlo directly from your portable device    top

You run Kurlo the same way on your portable device as you would on a Windows computer. Go to the installation directory of Kurlo on your portable device and double click the Kurlo executable*.

*This method requires that Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4 or higher is installed on the Windows computer you have your portable device plugged in to. For instruction on how to run Kurlo from your portable device on a Windows computer that doesn't have a JRE 1.4 or higher click here.

How to copy Kurlo data to and from your portable device    top

Your Kurlo data (users, contacts, preferences,  address lists, etc) can quickly and easily be copied from your portable device to your Windows computer and vice versa.

source device = device you want to copy Kurlo data from
destination device = device you want to copy Kurlo data to

Note: The source device or destination device will either be your Windows computer or your portable device.

To copy data for a specific Kurlo user from your source device to your destination device:

1. Run Kurlo on your source device
2. Make sure you are logged in as the Kurlo user whose data you want to copy
3. Create a User Backup File (UBF)
4. Run Kurlo on your destination device
5. Install the UBF you created in step 2

Warning: Use the below method of copying data with caution if there are multiple Kurlo users on the source device or destination device as the Kurlo data on the source device will replace all Kurlo data on the destination device.

To copy data for all Kurlo users from your source device to your destination device:

1. Make sure Kurlo is not running on your Windows computer or your portable device
2. Go to the directory you installed Kurlo on your source device
3. Go to the "classes" directory.
4. Copy the 4-6 files that begin with "pack"
5. Go to the directory you installed Kurlo on your destination device
6. Go to the "classes" directory
7. Delete the 4-6 files that begin with "pack"
8. Paste the "pack"  files (previously copied from your source device) to the "classes" directory

Troubleshooting: Windows computer without JRE 1.4 or higher    top

Below are instructions on how to run Kurlo from your portable device that is plugged into a Windows computer that either doesn't have the appropriate JRE or doesn't a JRE installed at all.

First, you must prepare your portable device. You will only need to do this once.

To prepare your portable device:

1. On a Windows computer  copy the JRE directory to your portable device. Note: The default installation directory for JRE 1.5 is C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0
2. Create the batch file (.bat) that will be used to launch Kurlo using the JRE you copied to your portable device.
   
   To create the batch file:
   1. Open notepad or the text editor of your choice
   2. Type without quotes: "\jre_directory\bin\java -jar classes\kurlo.jar" where jre_directory is the name of the directory you copied to your portable device in step 1.
   3. Save the file as "kurlo.bat" to the installation directory of Kurlo on your portable device.  IMPORTANT: Include the quotes when saving the batch file.

That's it! Double click the batch file you just created to run Kurlo.

Note: When you run Kurlo this way the splash screen will not display and the command prompt will open and will remain open until you exit Kurlo. Do not close the command prompt as this will cause Kurlo to shutdown improperly possibly resulting in a loss of data.