Installation

Installation

DRAINS has worked on PCs running the Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 95 to Windows 11+. 

It can be installed on any PC by clicking on the icon for the self-extracting file Drains64Setup.exe and following the instructions in the Installation procedure.  This will install the program and example files described below in a C:\Program Files\Drains (64 bit) folder on your PC. The program can be uninstalled using the Uninstall a program option in the Control Panel.

DRAINS is easily uninstalled by selecting Programs and Features in the Windows Control Panel.

For up to date instructions on installing DRAINS with various licence types, refer to our Installation Guides  & Troubleshooting page.

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