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Version 5.4 for Windows
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Installation Instructions

Download and double-click KCA.msi, and follow the instructions. If you do not intend to use the speech feature, your installation is finished.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista

For Windows 7 and Windows Vista users, if you want to install KCA 5.4, first download KCA 5.4 installer for windows then using an administrator account install KCA 5.4. After installing KCA 5.4 please run KCA with administrator privileges by right clicking KCA icon and choosing “run as an administrator”. Only then the KCA software will get write privileges, this is because the program files folder in Windows 7 and Windows Vista is set to be read only (as default) for all user level applications. As part of installation please run KCA preference (preference.exe) using administrator account and choosing “run as administrator” option.

If you have already installed KCA 5.3 on Windows vista or Windows 7, in order to update to KCA 5.4 please check if “Kansas Assessments” folder is created under C:\Users\youraccount\AppData\Local\VirtualStore, if “Kansas Assessments” is created there please delete it before installing KCA 5.4. On Windows 7 and Windows Vista, in order for KCA 5.3 to automatically update itself to KCA 5.4 please run KCA 5.3 using an administrator account / administrator privileges by right clicking on KCA icon and choose “run as an administrator”. Only then the KCA software will get write privileges and in turn will successfully update itself to KCA 5.4. This is because the program files folder in Windows 7 and Windows Vista is set to be read only (as default) for all user level applications.

On Windows Vista and Windows 7, KCA software will be able to update automatically only if it is run using administrator account / administrator privileges. Non-administrator user accounts on Windows 7 and Windows Vista will be prompted to contact school system administrator or technical staff to have KCA related updates installed successfully.

Configure KCA Using Preferences

A utility program called Preferences is included as part of the KCA installation. It allows you to configure the following additional features of the KCA application:

  • Proxy Settings
  • Secure Connection
  • Automatic Updates
  • Local Caching Server
  • Speech Feature

The Preferences program can be accessed from: Start Menu/Programs/KCA/Preferences.

Configure KCA to Use LCS

This section helps you to configure the KCA test delivery engine to use a LCS set-up in your network.

  1. Open the KCA Preferences program.
  2. Select the Local Caching Server menu.
  3. Check Enable Local Caching Server Configuration and add the IP and port where the LCS is listening.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Select the Troubleshoot menu and click on Run Tests to verify that the system is able to connect to the LCS.
  6. If the system is not able to connect to the LCS, make sure that the LCS is running. Use the LCS Monitoring tool to check if the LCS is running. Also make sure that your computers are able to find the LCS in your network using the IP and port entered in step 3.
  7. Click Ok.

Once your KCA test delivery engine is properly configured to use the LCS, take any of the practice tests available and use the statistics in the LCS Monitoring tool to verify that practice tests are downloaded from the LCS.

Enable Text to Speech Feature

To enable the speech feature, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Preferences program from: Start/Programs/Kansas Assessments/Preferences.
  2. Select the Speech Settings tab.
  3. Enable the speech feature by selecting the Speech check box and saving changes.

Use Transforms

These special Transforms for Windows MSI Installers can help advanced users customize their KCA installation. View Transforms.

Update KCA Using Patches

If you currently have KCA 5.3, you have the option of using this patch file to upgrade the software to version 5.4. Remember that KCA has an Automatic Update feature embedded and, unless you turned this feature off, you should be able to get the update automatically without using this patch.