Standalone Installation

Merak Suite 2007.1

December, 2007

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Local (standalone) installations

During the installation of MSDE 2000 it is possible you will be prompted with a Windows File
Protection warning message, stating that the installation has changed some important system files
on your system.If you encounter this error, it is highly recommended that you allow Windows to
repair these files (this may require the original Operating System CD).
To Install the Merak Suite to a Local PC:
1.

Insert the Merak Suite DVD into your CD-ROM and run "Setup.exe" from the Install directory on
the DVD.

2.

When the InstallShield Wizard is fully loaded, it opens to the Welcome dialog box.

3.

Click Next. The License Agreement dialog box opens.

4.

Read the agreement carefully. Then, if you want to accept the agreement and continue with the
installation, click Next. The Customer Information dialog box opens.

5.

Type your name and your companys name in their respective fields to register this copy of the
Merak Suite.

6.

Select the appropriate option to indicate whether the installation is for all users or a single user
(yourself) of the computer to which you are installing.

7.

Click Next. The Destination Folder dialog box opens.

8.

If you want to install all modules to the default directory (C:\Program

Files\Schlumberger\Merak) click Next. The Custom Setup dialog box opens.
OR,

If you want to the applications to be installed to a different directory, click Change, browse to the
correct location and click OK, then Next. The Custom Setup dialog box opens.
Each of the applications in the Merak Suite have sub-components, usually consisting of the
application Help system and release notes. By default, all applications and their sub-components
are selected for installation. Click the + symbol next to the application name to display a list of
the sub-components for the application.
9.

To remove an application or its sub-components from the installation, click the hard-drive icon
next to the application name. A drop-down list of options opens. In some cases, you will not see
the option of running the software from the network, as some items such as Help Files must be
copied to your local PC. In this case, if you want to install the feature select the This feature will be
installed on local hard drive option (do not choose This feature, and all sub-features, will be installed
on local hard drive).

10. Choose the This feature will not be available option. If you want to add the application or subcomponent back into the installation, choose the This feature will be installed on the local hard
drive.

11. Repeat step 10 for each application or sub-component of an application that you do not want to
include in the installation.
12. Click Next. If you are installing Peep, the Peep Economic Regimes dialog box opens.
Note:
The remaining dialog boxes are dependent upon the component selections that you have
made for the installation. Depending on your selections, some of the following dialog
boxes may not open.

13. Select the economic regime(s) that you want to use, and are licensed for. For example, if you have
chosen to install Peep, but only want to use Canadian and United States economics, select the
Canadian and United States check boxes and clear the World check box.
14. Once you have selected the regimes that you want to use, click Next.

If you are not installing PetroDesk, move to step 18.

If you are installing PetroDesk, the PetroDesk ConfigFile Path dialog box opens. A default
destination folder is displayed.

15. Do one of the following:

Click Next to accept the default path, or

Click Change to select the directory where you want to store the PetroDesk Configuration
files. When returned to the above dialog box, click Next.

16. The PetroDesk PDStore Path dialog box opens. Again, a default destination folder is displayed.
17. Repeat step 14 to select the directory where you want to store the PetroDesk PDStore files (these
files will require approximately 125MB of hard disk space), then click Next. The Select PDStore
Layers dialog box opens.
18. Select the PDStore layers that you want to use.
Note: The listed data vendors supply only Canadian data. If you do not plan to use Canadian data,
do not select any of the listed vendors. Also, the Merak Suite installation will not actually load
these layers; rather, it will simply set up your system to accommodate them. To load these layers,
please contact Schlumberger Information Solutions for a PetroDesk 2007.1 Canadian Dataset CD

19. Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog box opens.

20. Click Install. When the installation process is complete you may be advised to reboot your system.
If so, you will be required to restart your system before the Merak Suite will function correctly.

Standalone Installation
Merak Suite 2007.1

How to reach us
United States
E-mail: merak-us-support@slb.com
Houston Tel.: +1 713-621-1165

Canada
E-mail: merakcscanada@slb.com
Calgary Tel.: +1-888-986-4357 (toll-free)

Europe and Africa

E-mail: merakcslondon@slb.com
London Tel.: +44 (0)207 517 2626

Russia and Caspian

E-mail: merakcsmoscow@slb.com
Moscow Tel.: 7 495 935 8200 Ext. 1218

South America

International
Offices

E-mail: merakcsmexicocity@slb.com
Mexico Tel.: 001 866 326 0174
Argentina Tel.: 0 800 444 0919
Brazil Tel.: 000811 005 9068
Colombia Tel.: 980912 3029
Venezuela Tel.: 0800 1 00 3588

Middle East
E-mail: merakcsMiddleEast@slb.com

Asia and Australia

E-mail: merakcsasia@slb.com
Malaysia Tel.: +60-3-21694266
Indonesia Tel.: +62-21-5229343
Australia Tel.: +61-1800001112
Thailand Tel.: +66-2-9371300
China Tel.: +86-10-64746699 Ext. 2816

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support worldwide. This enhanced level of support includes on-site assistance, installation,
troubleshooting, and maintenance services of licensed Schlumberger software.
Merak is a product line of Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS). For more information about
SIS, please go to our Web site at http://www.sis.slb.com.

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