ROES Client User's Guide: Launching

Launching For the First Time

The first time you launch the application it will happen by clicking on a link on the Natural Color Lab website.

When you click the link the ROES system will check to see if you have a proper version of Java installed on your machine.  If you do not, it will first download and run a Java Installer. 

Java Installer

Click the Install button. The system will then proceed to download the Java installer.  This is a somewhat large download and only happens the first time you run the application (unless you subsequently delete Java from your machine).

When the installer is downloaded it will show the preperation screen.

Wait until you see the License Agreement Screen with setup options. Unless you have specific knowledge of Java, the suggested choice is Typical.

You will now see Java installed to your system. It may take a minute.

When it is complete the ROES Client application will be launched using a component of the Java you just installed called Java Web Start.

Launching with Java Web Start

When the ROES system is launched a request is made to Java Web Start to launch the application.  The first thing that Java Web Start does is verify that you have the latest version of the application that you are running and if you do not it will download it. Since this is the first time you have launched the ROES Client application it will need to be downloaded   The ROES Client application is fairly small and should download quickly to your machine.

When the application has been downloaded, Java Web Start will alert you to the fact that the application is requesting unrestricted access to your machine and ask you if you want to allow the application to run. Depending on the settings on your computer you may or may not be prompted for this.  

In this case unrestricted access to your machine means that the application will be able to read and write files to your local machine.  This is necessary for the ROES Client to read your image files and save your preferences so click on the Start button to launch the application.

Launching the Second Time

When launching the ROES Client, Java Web Start will ask if you would like to create shortcuts to the application. You may see either of the following screens. Both do essentially the same thing.

Launching thereafter

From this point on, if you created a shortcut, you can simply double click on a shortcut to launch the application.

If problems are encountered during this process, please refer to the TroubleShooting section.

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