Installing Petro-SIM and the SIM Reactor Suite

Before You Start

Note: Installing Petro-SIM and the SIM Reactor Suite requires administrator rights

Your access to KBC software is controlled by the terms of a license agreement with KBC. These access rights are embodied in a license file that defines valid features, dates and number of users. The access rights could be granted to an individual machine ("Standalone" licensing) or to multiple concurrent users at a location ("Network" licensing). Make sure you know how Petro-SIM and the SIM Reactor Suite is licensed for your use before starting the installation.

  • If you are using Standalone licensing, make sure you have the license file and any security key to hand
  • If you are using Network licensing, make sure you know the name of your license server for KBC software products.

Consult your local administrators if you are in any doubt.

Machine Requirements

Please see the System Requirements page.

Installing

Please make sure any copies of Microsoft Excel are shut down before proceeding with the installation process.

  1. Plug in any security key if you have been provided with one
  2. Select the Petro-SIM and the SIM Reactor Suite option from the installer start screen (run launch.exe if this does not start automatically)
  3. This brings up the installation wizard that will guide you through the install process. If the installer presents a screen giving you an Uninstall or Repair option, it likely means that an earlier build of the same version is already installed; you should exit the installation, uninstall the existing installed build first, and then run the new installer again.
  4. Check or fill-in the appropriate boxes clicking the button to move through the screens.

The installer works through the following sequence:

  • Verifies you have sufficient rights and are using the correct versions of the Windows Installer
  • Installs a number of common system components, where each component will first check to see if already installed. For Petro-SIM and the SIM Reactor Suite this includes:
    • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2
  • Installs the program itself

The installer will give you an opportunity to modify the installation location:

We recommend installing Petro-SIM and SIM Reactor Suite to the default location.

After installation is complete you are optionally given the chance the start the license tester to setup your licensing options via the “Configure or update your license.” checkbox. See License File Installation for more details.

Silent Installation

Petro-SIM and SIM Reactor Suite can be installed silently on end-user machines through the msiexec command-line using the /quiet option. For example:

  • Open a Command Prompt window in administrator mode
  • Enter the command
    • msiexec /quiet /i "<path>\KBC SIM Suite 7.X.msi"
  • Close the Command Prompt window

<path> is the path to the installation materials and you will find the KBC SIM Suite 7.X.msi file in the BuildXXXX\bin\simsuite folder in the installation materials. (XXXX is the build number) KBC supplies two downloads for Petro-SIM, with one installing a 64-bit version and the other a 32-bit version.

Make sure that Microsoft Excel is not running.

If you are installing a different build of the same version and same architecture, you should make sure any earlier builds of that version of Petro-SIM are uninstalled from the machine first.

You may find it useful to add logging or use other standard msiexec switches since silent installs do not by definition produce any feedback. See here for example.