Install ActivID ActivClient

If you have the ActivClient distribution on your file system, run the setup.exe from the distribution.

The setup detects the platform type (64-bit) and starts the relevant ActivClient installation wizard

The Welcome page is displayed.
Click Next.

The License Agreement page is displayed.
Accept the license agreement and click Next.

The Setup Type page is displayed.
Leave the setup type at the default setting (Typical) and click Next.

If you want to customize the feature installation, select Custom (see Customize ActivID ActivClient During Installation)
Click Install.

The Setup Progress page is displayed. The progress might take several minutes.
Once the setup is completed, the Completed page is displayed. Click Finish.
Select the Show the readme file option to automatically view ActivClient Readme file.

Installation Errors and Work Around

To avoid the ActivClient Shared Stored Service Error, follow the below steps:

Make sure MSTDC is running on the machine.

Go to: Services >> Distributed Transaction Coordinator >> Startup Type should be either Manual/Automatic.
If Startup Type is disabled, right click select Properties >> General tab >>set Startup Type >> Manual/Automatic. Start the services.
If the error is not resolved, collect the installation logs using the below command and share it with HID Tech Support:
```
msiexec /i "ActivID ActivClient x64 7.x.msi" /L*V C:\logspath
```