To install WageEasy complete the following steps:
Click the link in the Welcome or Release email, which will take you to the WageEasy Updates page.
Scroll down to Product Downloads. There are two installation options available: Download Standard Release and Download NoAdmin Release. The Standard Release requires a person with administrative privileges to install and use it whereas the NoAdmin Release does not. Check with your IT people if you are not certain about your user account access level and which one to use.
A window will appear asking you to either save or open the file. Please select save and select your desktop or another easily accessible location to save the file. You will see the download occurring with folders transferring across the screen.
Select one of the options to download. Depending on your Internet Browser, it may start downloading immediately to the Downloads folder by default, or you may get a Notification Bar prompting you to select Open, Save, or Save As. If you select Save, it will start downloading to the Downloads folder. If you select Save As, you will have the opportunity to select the location where you want to download the file (i.e., your desktop). After selecting your preferred option, the download will start, and you should see the progress of the download.
Once the download process is complete, you will have the option to Open, Open Folder, View Downloads, or Close. If you didn't select Save As to select a location where the file should be saved, select View Downloads, which will take you directly to the Downloads folder. If you selected Save As, select Close and navigate to the location you selected for the files to be saved to (i.e., your desktop).
The downloaded file will be either in your downloads folder or the location you specified. It is called Setupxxxx.zip or Setupxxxx_NoAdmin.zip, depending on which one you downloaded. Note: Windows 10 has a SmartScreen security feature that automatically blocks any app or file downloaded from the Internet that is considered Unknown to run. Some clients have reported that the setup file is failing to execute when it's been extracted without first being unblocked.
The following steps will ensure your setup.zip file is unblocked. Right-click on the downloaded setup.zip file and select Properties. Select the Unblock checkbox and click Apply, and click OK to close.
Right click on the downloaded zip file and select the relevant available option to Extract the file (how you proceed with this step will depend on the program used for zip files on your computer). You may get the option to Extract Here, which will automatically extract the Setup file into the same location as the downloaded Setup.zip file, or you will have to follow the prompts to choose the location where you would like the file to be extracted to.
Once Extracted, you will see a new file, i.e., Setupxxxx_Admin.exe or Setupxxxx_NoAdmin.exe.
If you are an existing user, ensure that WageEasy is not in use and shut down, right-click on the setup.exe file and select Run as Administrator to launch Setup (Wage Easy Payroll HR Setup). Note: If you get the User Account Control screen with the question Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? select YES.
On the Welcome to the Wage Easy Payroll HR Setup Wizard screen, click Next.
On the License Agreement screen, select the I accept the agreement radio button, and Next.
On the Select Destination Location screen, the default location will appear (C:\Program Files (x86)\Wage Easy Payroll). As WageEasy is designed to be installed locally on each user's computer, it is recommended to install it in the default location. If you are in a Terminal Server environment, your IT will need to tell you where to install it. Next. Note: If you are an existing user, you may get a Folder Exists dialog box asking if you would like to install to that folder anyway. It is recommended to answer YES.
On the Select Components screen, you need to select which component to install. The norm would be to select the Core WageEasy application. If you have purchased the Easy Business Analyser (which is a reporting tool), select EBA WageEasy additional module. Next.
On the Select Start Menu Folder screen, Next.
On the Ready to Install screen, Install.
Click Finish.
If you are a new user, you will find a WageEasy Payroll icon on your Desktop. Right-click on the icon and Run as administrator. If you are an existing user, you can open WageEasy as you would normally do and select Upgrade on the Upgrade Company Database screen.