2.
Installation and activation
To install the VEGA ZZ package, you must execute Vega_XX_Win32.exe file following the
simple installation wizard. If your operating system is Windows NT 4, Windows
2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, you must have
the administrator rights.
If your system has got a software firewall, you must configure it granting the
network access to REBOL.exe, otherwise the scripting system doesn't work because
it uses the standard TCP/IP communication ports.
After the installation, run VEGA ZZ to begin the activation procedure needed to
unlock the software. The activation is totally FREE:

Follow the procedure reported in the
window:
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Connect to the DDL registration server
pushing the Click here ! button. An Internet Explorer window will
be shown at the http://www.ddl.unimi.it/licman URL.
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Put in the form the product key
reported at the step two and your e-mail address. It couldn't be needed to
type the product key if it's already present in the form field. Please use a
valid e-mail address because it's required to send you the activation key
file. If you want activate more than one PC use the same e-mail address in
order to skip the user registration procedure.
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If you aren't already registered,
complete the registration form.
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At the end two e-mails are automatically
sent: the first one is for the registration confirm (if you aren't already
registered) and the second one contains the activation key.
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Save the activation key attached
to the license e-mail. The activation key is a small binary encrypted file called vegazz.lic.
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Open it to install or alternatively copy the vegazz.lic file to the
VEGA ZZ\Data directory. To do easier this operation, you could click
the Open button of the activation window: an explorer window is opened
pointing to the VEGA ZZ\Data directory.
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Click the Ok button. If a problem
is found, an error message is shown and the activation can be repeated until
the Cancel button is clicked.
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If you find problems during the
activation procedure, please see the FAQ section.
Please remember that the activation key
is generated starting from the product key. The product and the
activation keys are personal and they work with a specific PC/workstation
only. You can't activate more than one PCs with the same activation key
because each PC has a different and unique product key. The activation
expires after 1 year for non-profit academic users and after 30 days for
business companies. After this time it's possible to request another activation
key. The two activation types can be selected during the registration procedure.
The Authors can change the licensing method in any time on their own decision.
The business companies can't access to the collaborative support without
purchasing the Support Pack (available requesting to the
Authors): help or new feature requests will be
trashed if they are from companies without Support Pack. The Authors
spent a lot of time to develop a software that, in some cases, includes better
performances than several commercial packages. We request a little contribution
to the companies in order to continue the VEGA ZZ project otherwise destined to
end in the near future.
2.1 Installation of optional components
The optional components require VEGA ZZ pre-installed on your PC. Some of
them aren't included because they may be not useful for everybody and/or require
a separate license agreement.
2.1.1 VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator
VEGA ZZ Live CD Creator is a software developed to create live distributions
starting from the VEGA ZZ files installed in your PC. A live distribution is an
auto-starting CD or pen drive that allows to use VEGA ZZ without
installation and activation. In this way, you are able to use VEGA everywhere.
To install it, you must follow these steps:
- Download the package from the VEGA ZZ download page (http://www.ddl.unimi.it/vega/download.htm).
The file name will be Vega_ZZ_X.X.X_LiveCD_Creator.exe, where X.X.X
is release version.
- To install the package, start the setup procedure double-clicking on the
icon/file name.
- To complete the installation, follow the wizard.
2.1.2 Mopac2007 and Mopac2009 installation
The VEGA ZZ package includes Mopac 7.01-4 for the semi-empirical
calculation, but it's possible to use the latest Mopac 2009 that if
correctly installed, is automatically detected by VEGA ZZ. For copyright
reasons, Mopac2009 isn't included in the package but it can be obtained at
http://openmopac.net.
Please follow these steps for a correct installation:
- Connect to http://openmopac.net/MOPAC2009.html and in the downloads page buy it or
request the academic free version.
- After few time you will receive an e-mail containing the download
instructions and the password to activate the software.
- Download Mopac 2009 for all other Windows OS and NOT the Windows XP
version.
- Unzip the archive and put the Mopac2009.exe file in the VEGA ZZ
installation directory.
- Using Notepad, create a new empty text file (.txt).
- Name the file the same as your password (sent to you by email), i.e. if
the password is 1234a5678 then name the file 1234a5678.txt,
then save it.
- Change the file suffix of this file from .txt to .mop.
- Create the directory C:\Program Files\Mopac.
Warning:
the C:\Programmi\Mopac and C:\Program Files (x86)\Mopac
aren't equivalent and they don't allow to work Mopac 2009.
- Open the VEGA ZZ console (Start -> VEGA ZZ -> VEGA Console) and type:
mopac2009 1234a5678.mop
where 1234a5678 must be replaced by your password.
- Read the license agreement and if you agree, click the return (enter)
key, then type the word yes and click return again.
- The Mopac2009 installation is now completed.
- If you want install the previous 2007 version, repeat the above
procedure, replacing Mopac2009.exe with Mopac2007.exe.
WARNING:
If you install both Mopac 2007 and Mopac 2009, VEGA ZZ gives the priority to the
newest one and so Mopac 2009 will be used.
2.1.3 NAMD installation
NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for
high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. VEGA ZZ includes a
nice graphic interface making easy the use of this powerful package.
Installation procedure:
- Download the latest NAMD package for windows from
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/. You can find it in the download
page as Win32-i686 (Windows NT, 2000, XP, etc).
- Put your user name and password to login. If you are a new user, please
proceed to the registration.
- Agree the license terms clicking the big button and download the zip
file containing the package. The file name should be
NAMD_X.X_Win32-i686.zip.
- Unzip all files in the ...\VEGA ZZ\NAMD directory.
- The installation is complete and now you can use NAMD selecting
Calculate -> NAMD in the main menu (for more information,
click here).