Installing the Offline Gearing Commander locally
 Only Site Supporters have access to the Offline Version install page !

Once you gained access to the Install page (see previous Help file) you need to install Google gears first if you did not do that already:

  • Click button "1.Install Google Gears" which leads to the following page

  • Select 'Install Google Gears (Beta)
  • Agree to their 'Terms of Service'
  • Download the install package

  • Run the downloaded Google Gears installer
  • Wait for the end screen to appear:
  • Now choose 'Restart Browser Now" and then start it again. Do not forget this step !
  • Then return to the Offline Version Install Page
  • Continue with the next step, that is creating the "Local Gearing Commander Favorite (in IE) or Bookmark (in FireFox) by clicking the '2:Create Short Cut Button'.
  • Click OK in the appearing 'Add Bookmark" dialogue:
  • Only FireFox users: Read the extra on screen message completely before you close it !
  • The Bookmark that you just created needs to be edited before use, otherwise the page will open in the sidebar.
  • Select the created Bookmark called "LOCAL Gearing Commander"
  • Right click, select 'properties', 
  • UN-check 'Load this bookmark in the sidebar',
  • Close the Bookmark.

 

  • For all browsers:
  • If there is a previous version of the GC Local Version installed on your computer, first erase that by using the button marked 'Erase Offline GC'. The Offline status message will tell you when it's done. (almost immediate)
     
  • Now click the button '3:Install Offline GC'. The next Google Gears Security message appears:

  • Check the 'I trust this site. Allow it to use Google gears' box. 

  • click the 'Allow button'.

  • The following message will appear at the bottom of the screen:

  • Wait until copying is finished:

You can now take your computer offline (or switch your browser to 'Work Offline' using the browser menu option 'File/'Work Ofline' and use the Favorite or Bookmark to the LOCAL version. It should open the LOCAL Gearing Commander and you are good to go ! The link to be used to the Offline Version is: http://www.gearingcommander.com/local/index.htm

Do not use the Online Favorite or Bookmark you may have as it will take you to -of course- the Online version which is only available when having an Internet connection!

(By the way you can use the LOCAL version also when you are online. In that case you use the database version at the time of installation or last update and not the online database. There is no actual need to do so but it is possible. The only time you have to use the Offline version while being Online is when you want to update the Bike database or the program itself.

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