HomeBase 2.3

HomeBase 2.3 is free inventory software developed by AbeBooks.  It is an easy-to-use program that allows you to keep track of books, catalogs, clients, wants, and invoices.  HomeBase 2.3 is available for PCs running Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me (with 64 MB of RAM) or Windows NT/2000/XP (128 MB of RAM is advisable).

Prior to installing the upgrade, please create a backup of your book data and a copy of your hbdata.hbd file.

To download HomeBase 2.3 to your computer:

1. Do one of the following:
• Click [sign on] and enter your E-mail Address and Password.
• Click [your account] above the red banner.
2. Click [HomeBase] in the Members Menu.
3. In the AbeBooks HomeBase box, do one of the following:
• Click the [Free Download] button if you do not already have HomeBase 2.x or higher on your computer.
• Click [Download Upgrade] if you already have HomeBase 2.x on your computer but would like to be using the updated version.
4. Click the [Save ] button.
5. Select an easily accessible location on your computer, such as your Desktop, to save HomeBase 2.3 to.  Click [Save].

Once you have downloaded HomeBase, it is necessary to install it on your computer system.

To install HomeBase 2.3 on your computer:

1. Double-click the [HomeBase23EN.EXE] or [HomeBase23ENUpd] icon.
2. Close any programs you have open and click [Next].
3. Read through the HomeBase Software license agreement and select the [I Accept the terms in the HomeBase Software license agreement] option.  Click the [Next] button.
4. Do one of the following:
• To install HomeBase 2.3 to the default folder, click the [Next] button.
• To install HomeBase 2.3 to another location, browse to the location, click the [OK] button and then click the [Next] button.
5. Select the [Yes] option button and then click the [Next] button.
6. Click the [Next] button.  
7. Click the [Next] button to begin the installation.
8. Click the [Finish] button.

You will be prompted to use the Setup Wizard the first time you use HomeBase 2.3.

Notes:

• If the HomeBase 2.1 icon is still located on your desktop, you can select it and press [Delete] to remove it.
• For help on using HomeBase, there is a Help module included in the software that you can access by clicking [Help] in the HomeBase menu bar.  This module is also available in the Online Help section of the AbeBooks Web site.