You install the software the same way whatever license you hold — a per-user license, a concurrent-user license, or a free trial. The license decides how many people can use the software, not how you install it. See Licensing.
Check the computer meets these requirements before you install. The installer checks them too and stops if they are not met.
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 8, 10, or 11, or Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022. |
| Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Excel 2013 or later, including Microsoft 365 (32- or 64-bit desktop). Install the version of Analyse-it that matches Microsoft Excel. |
| Internet connection | Needed to activate automatically, check for software updates, and send feedback. If your computer is behind a firewall, open TCP port 443 (HTTPS) for communication to license-server.analyse-it.com. You can activate without an internet connection, using an activation code from another device. See Activating a license. |
There are two ways to install Analyse-it, and two scopes that affect who on the computer has access to the software.
The single installer (.EXE) detects whether Microsoft Excel is 32-bit or 64-bit and installs the matching version of Analyse-it, so you do not need to know which is installed. It also accepts properties on the command line, so you can use it to install for everyone who uses the computer, or to supply the product key. See Installing the software and Deploying the software.
The Windows Installer packages (.MSI) come as separate 32-bit and 64-bit downloads, so you must know which Microsoft Excel is installed. Use one when you need to install without a user interface, which the single installer cannot do. See Deploying the software.
Either installer can install the software:
Installing for everyone who uses the computer does not share a single license among them. Each Windows account has its own license and each person must activate. See Licensing.
To change from one scope to the other, uninstall the software first and then install it again.
These steps install the software just for your Windows account and need no administrator rights. To install for everyone who uses the computer, or to install on many computers, see Deploying the software.
Analyse-it starts whenever you start Microsoft Excel, and offers you a free trial or the option to activate a license. Repeat on each computer where you want to use the software.
Deploy the software when you are installing on many computers, installing without a user interface, or installing for everyone who uses the computer. For one computer at a time, run the single installer without properties; see Installing the software.
Either installer accepts the same properties on the command line. The single installer (.EXE) detects whether Microsoft Excel is 32-bit or 64-bit and installs the matching version, so you do not have to check each computer. Use a Windows Installer package (.MSI) when you need to install without a user interface, which the single installer cannot do.
Set these properties on the installer command line to control who the software is installed for, to supply the product key, and to install without a user interface. Combine them in any order.
| Property | Effect |
|---|---|
| ALLUSERS=1 | Installs for everyone who uses the computer. You will need an administrator. Omit it to install just for the Windows account running the command, which needs no administrator rights. |
| PRODUCTKEY=P-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX | Fills in the product key, so each person enters only their name, organisation, and e-mail address when they activate. Use the product key exactly as it appears on your license, including the P- prefix. Works whichever way you install. Set it again on every update, because the update removes the previous version and the product key it stored. |
| /qn | Installs without a user interface. |
Install for everyone who uses the computer, with no user interface:
msiexec /i Analyse-it.msi ALLUSERS=1 /qn
Install just for your Windows account, with the product key filled in:
msiexec /i Analyse-it.msi PRODUCTKEY=P-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
The single installer (.EXE) passes PROPERTY=value arguments through to msiexec, so you can deploy without downloading the separate packages and without knowing which Microsoft Excel is installed:
Analyse-it.exe ALLUSERS=1 PRODUCTKEY=P-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
It does not pass /qn to msiexec, or any other switch starting with /. Use the Windows Installer package to install without a user interface.
Uninstalling removes the program files and tries to deactivate the license of the Windows account you are using, so that license can be activated on another computer. The licenses of other accounts on the same computer are not deactivated. Each of those people must deactivate from their own account before their license can be moved.
If uninstalling cannot reach the license server, deactivate from within the software or at analyse-it.com/deactivate.
Analyse-it no longer starts with Microsoft Excel, and you can activate the license on another computer.