Before installing or upgrading CasaTunes we recommend:
- You run Windows Update on your CasaTunes music server system
- You restart your CasaTunes music server system
Before upgrading CasaTunes we recommend:
- Backing up your CasaTunes configuration using the CasaSetup utility (available in the Project Info tab). Requires CasaTunes 4.5 or later.
- Use the one-button upgrade option (available in the Upgrade tab) in CasaSetup to install the latest release. Requires CasaTunes 4 or later.
- If your upgrade should fail, for any reason, simply download and install the latest version above.
- Do not uninstall CasaTunes manually. CasaTunes will automatically uninstall the old version prior to installing the latest version
To install or upgrade CasaTunes on a music server without Internet access:
- download the latest Manual Install version of CasaTunes and copy this file to your CasaTunes music server
- Unzip the file into a folder of your choice
- Run setup from the unzipped folder
Evaluating CasaTunes
If you would like to try out CasaTunes, simply install the latest version above, and you can evaluate CasaTunes for 14 days.
Before installing, make sure you are running one of the following versions of Windows:
- Windows 8
- Windows 8 Pro
- Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate
- Windows Home Server 2011
These are the only platforms supported by CasaTunes Technical Support.
CasaTunes may work on other platforms, but they are not supported by CasaTunes Technical Support. For these other platforms make sure you have installed the latest Microsoft Windows Service Packs for these platforms, and that the following components have been installed:
- Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
- Microsoft Windows Media player
- Microsoft.Net 4.0 Framework (Full/Extended version)
- IPv6
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and support for ASP.Net 4 applications
- Internet Explorer 8+ (if you want to use the web based CasaTunes app on the music server)
Make sure you restart your system after you have installed all these components, and before installing CasaTunes.