1. Save these four files to any location on your computer. Do not try to run them from the website.
2. Uninstall any previous version of MatchMaker. If you skip the Uninstall procedure, the program will probably work quite well anyway in Windows XP, but but Windows Vista may not overwrite the older files.
3. Remove any leftover files from the previous installation. If you leave the remaining files, the new program will probably work anyway, but there could be an occasional conflict between images from the new and old programs.
4. Double Click on MatchMaker20HD.exe first (it might be called MatchMaker20HD).
5. Follow the directions to unzip the program files to a folder and installation will proceed.*
Details are available here if needed.
6. Do not start the program until you have also clicked on InstallDataforHD.exe, GilledImages.exe, and NongilledImages.exe to unzip the data and illustrations (they might be called InstallDataforHD, GilledImages, and NongilledImages). They are normally unzipped to the C:\MatchMaker_Data\ folder.* Windows may take some time after you click on each of the two large image files before unzipping takes place, and some time after the unzipping to finish its actions.

If you wish to receive free updates in future (usually extra illustrations), contact Ian Gibson by e-mail.

These are large files that together fill most of a CD. Downloading them may take more than an hour even with high speed access. It may be faster to download files simultaneously.
If you are unable to download them, you can obtain a Version 2.0 CD by mail.

* You can install the program to a different application folder from C:\Program Files\MatchMaker\. You can also install the data to a different folder from C:\MatchMaker_Data\. However, in the latter case a file called dataloc.txt must contain the new address of the data for the program to run properly. You may be able to edit dataloc.txt directly. If security settings do not allow you to do this, make a file dataloc.txt with the correct data folder address (using a text editor like Notepad), save it to a known location, then copy it over the file of that name in the application folder
(normally C:\Program Files\MatchMaker\).

RESTRICTIONS: If you wish, the four files may be copied onto other computers. They may be given to others as long as the following information is transmitted and you do not charge for them. The copyright for the illustrations is held by the photographers and the images may not be used for other purposes without their permission. The program and descriptions may not be used for any other purpose without the permission of Ian Gibson. The program is not designed to determine edibility of mushrooms and it should not be used for that purpose.