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NVivo 12 Windows

This topic describes how to deploy NVivo 12 Windows using Citrix

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Overview

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The 32-bit and 64-bit versions of NVivo 12 Windows have been tested, on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, running Citrix

If you choose to publish NVivo 12 Windows on Citrix

• If the Citrix

• Purchase an enterprise license for NVivo—this means you only need to use one license key to activate NVivo for all the users in your site. For more information, refer to Understand licensing for NVivo.

• On Windows Server 2008 or later, Windows Media Player is disabled by default. However, if users would like to work with audio and video formats in NVivo 10, you may need to turn on ‘Desktop Experience’ on the server via the Windows Server 2008 Server Manager.

Process for deploying NVivo 12 Windows using Citrix

The overall process for deploying NVivo using Citrix

1. Extract the NVivo 12 Windows  program files

2. Install NVivo 12 Windows on the XenApp Server

3. Enter and activate your license

4. Publish NVivo 12 Windows as an application in XenApp

NOTE Your users may also want to use NCapture—a free web browser extension that enables users to gather material from the web to import into NVivo 12 Windows. We recommend that you install NCapture on the client computers rather than the XenApp server.

Extract the NVivo 12 Windows program files

NVivo needs the following prerequisite software which is included in the NVivo installer.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package

• Microsoft SQL Server Express LocalDB 2014 SP3

If you plan to store the data centrally using NVivo Server, you do not need to install the SQL Server Express component that is bundled in the NVivo installer.

If the prerequisite software is already installed on your XenApp server, you do not need to install them again. You can extract the files from the NVivo installer so that you can install only the software that you need. If you need any of the prerequisite software, you can download it—refer toSoftware download locationsfor more information.

The MSI file and application files can be extracted from the NVivo 12 installer using one of the commands below. This creates a number of folders containing application files along with the QSR NVivo 12.msi file.

• For 32-bit installations, use: NVivo12.x86.exe /a

• For 64-bit installations, use: NVivo12.x64.exe /a

Install NVivo 12 Windows on the XenApp Server

Follow these steps to install NVivo using the setup wizard:

1. Locate and double-click the Windows Installer Package for NVivo that you extracted earlier:

QSR NVivo 12.msi

2. Follow the prompts to:

• Install any prerequisite components. You may be asked to restart your computer—on restart the installation will continue automatically.

• Accept the license agreement.

• Confirm the location of NVivo program files and choose to include and NVivo icon on your desktop.

• Choose the supplementary add-ons that you want to install. NCapture is a browser extension that allows you to gather material from the web.

3. Click Install and the installation confirmation is displayed.

4. Click Finish.

NOTE  If you plan to publish NCapture on the XenApp Server, you also need to install and publish Internet Explorer 11 (or later).

Enter and activate your license

You need to activate your NVivo license—this is a simple and secure process that ensures valid licenses are used to operate the software.

We recommend that XenApp deployments have an enterprise license. This means you only need to use one license key to activate NVivo for your site.

You can carry out all, some, or none of the steps below on behalf of the user. For example, you could enter the license key for the user and leave the license activation and user profile for the user to fill in later.

To enter and activate a license:

1. Start NVivo.

2. On the Welcome to NVivo 12 dialog box, choose to trial the software or enter the license key, and then click OK.

3. On the License Activation dialog box, enter your details. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed.

4. Click Activate.

5. (Optional) On the User Profile dialog box, you are prompted to set up the default NVivo user profile. You can enter a temporary name and initials or press Cancel. Users will be prompted to enter this information when they run NVivo.

6. Click OK. 

Publish NVivo 12 Windows as an application in XenApp

Once you have installed NVivo on the XenApp Server, you can publish it from theso that it is available to users.

To launch the Publish Application wizard:

1. Open the Citrix Desktop Studio.

2. Under Console Root, expand Citrix Studio and then click Delivery Groups.

3. Click the Applications tab.

4. Under Actions, click Create application.

Follow the steps in the wizard as described below:

Software download locations

The NVivo 12 (32-bit and 64-bit) installer packages are available for download from the QSR website. Later releases of these components may become available, however we recommend that you use the versions listed below, as these have been tested with NVivo 12.

www.qsrinternational.com/support/downloads

Windows Installer Packages for NVivo 12’s prerequisites are available for download using the following links:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 (61 MB)

• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP3 Express LocalDB (x86) – For the 32-bit version of Windows only (38 MB)

• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP3 Express LocalDB (x64) – For the 64-bit version of Windows only (45 MB)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) – For the 32-bit version of NVivo 12 only (5 MB)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) – For the 64-bit version of NVivo 12 only (6 MB)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package (x86) – For the 32-bit version of NVivo 12 only (6 MB)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package (x64) – For the 64-bit version of NVivo 12 only (7 MB)