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Using KioWare:

Starting KioWare

Windows 2000

Go to the Start Menu, then click on Programs, then KioWare, and then KioWare again.  The start page URL will display.

Windows XP

Go to the Start Menu, then click on All Programs, then KioWare, and then KioWare again.  The start page URL will display.

Command Line Arguments

The following command line arguments can be used when starting KioWare:

-xml

Loads a KioWare XML file and writes those settings to local settings.  This will supercede loading from local settings unless the XML file cannot be loaded.

Example Use:
KioWare.exe -xml "http://example.com/config.xml"

Note: Not valid when combined with the -configOnly flag.  To load XML using the -configOnly flag, see the batch file below.  You will need to change the value of xmlPath to be the path to your XML file.  The batch file will set KioWare to load in the XML file on startup, and will continue to load that XML file on startup unless the XML file changes those settings.  In order for the XML file to make those changes, you must select the General Tab section when saving out the XML file from the Config Tool.

Example Silent Use Batch File:
SET xmlPath="http://example.com/config.xml"
reg ADD "HKLM\Software\KioWare" /v "Remote_Config_Flag" /t REG_SZ /f /d "1"
reg ADD "HKLM\Software\KioWare" /v "Remote_Config_URL" /t REG_SZ /f /d %xmlPath%
KioWare.exe -configOnly

-configOnly

Tells KioWare to run commands and then exit without being shown.

Example Use:
See batch file above for -xml.

-registry

This setting is only useful when used in multi-settings mode.  It enables an instance of KioWare to load settings from a different registry tree.
Note that the registry path is relative to HK_LocalMachine.

Example Use:
KioWare.exe -registry "Software\kw_settings"


Troubleshooting

If the Browser does not display your web application, then check for all of the common problems listed below:

If you get a browser error such as HTTP 404 - File Not Found, then make sure the Start Page URL defined in the Configuration Tool points to the proper location.

If you get a KioWare Licensing Error, then confirm the License Code and License Level defined in the Configuration Tool are correct.

Exit the Application Viewer:

To exit the Application Viewer perform the following steps:

  1. Click the upper left corner of the screen
  2. Click the upper right corner of the screen
  3. Click the lower right corner of the screen
  4. Click the lower left corner of the screen
  5. A password dialog box will appear (see screenshot below).  Enter the kiosk shutdown passcode as defined in the Configuration Tool.  Default is 3523.