For an installation of RailMaster to work fully in Windows 11 or 10, or indeed previous versions of Windows, it is recommended that you follow these steps from the start and not skip any area. That way you have the best opportunity of getting RailMaster up and running smoothly. The ONLY differences for Windows Vista, Windows 7 or 8/8.1 users will be menu access and some minor differences in accessing system areas (for Vista based issues regarding anti-virus software see the anti-virus help page). These instructions apply to both 32 and 64 bit operating systems and will work for Home, Professional or Enterprise versions equally. Windows 11 on will ONLY be available as a 64 bit Operating Syatem.

Before starting any installation of RailMaster it will be wise to uninstall any anti-virus products like Norton’s or McAfee (those with aggressive firewalls primarily) as these programs and their firewall will give you a huge headache later on. If you leave any of these programs installed and you do not have future difficulties with them then you are one of the very few lucky ones.

If you have not read the page referring to anti-virus products I strongly advise you do so before continuing further. I will never dictate what programs you use but do strongly advise where the use of RailMaster could be affected by certain software.

Now is a good time to check a couple of things just to be thorough and ensure you will get a good clean install of RailMaster...

You should either have a CD with RailMaster software ready to install or the latest download from rail-master.com or powerpos.com... plus an activation key. Download the software from the link below... the rail-master.com and powerpos.com links are down.

The official downloads may vary per version numbers whilst the download from this site will always be available if you cannot access the official ones and will be updated as soon as possible after official release.

Switch off the eLink unit if it is on and unattach, if necessary, the USB cable from the PC/laptop only and leave the other end of it connected to the eLink unit.

Before ANY uninstallation of RM please remember to copy out any files for your programs, databases and plans you may have already built. Please see the link on the Home page "Network eLink & RailMaster" and read the last column.

Bear in mind, this is not always required as new versions of the software will overwrite the old one. Imperative: If it IS necessary then remember to backup or copy data files as stated at the foot of the last column. If RailMaster is currently installed and activated then de-activate the software from within its own settings via this method...

1. Click on the large ‘?‘ to open the information dialogue window.

2. Within this window you will see the following: RailMaster License Key (make a note of it to save hunting your disk down), current version, small cog which allows you to edit the RM.ini parameters, help request option, deregister (de-activate) option and a link to purchase the Pro Pack and a couple of other links.

3. Make sure you have a connection to the Internet. Click the Deregister link, the lock icon, and you are asked if you are sure about deactivating the software. Click the tick icon. A second warning appears so again click the tick to confirm. A third dialogue gives further information about installing to another PC if you wish etc. Accept that. Note the lock icon is now greyed out... this means your software is now deactivated.

4. Close all RailMaster related windows.