NOTE: 

FOR WINDOWS XP/VISTA/WINDOWS7: click to Download the Demonstration version at www.aureas.eu/download/AureasUS.exe.  Click "Save" in the first window, and Save To "Desktop" in the next window. The download may take from 2 to 40 minutes, depending on the type and speed of your internet connection.  If you have problems accessing the download link, please contact blake@www.uranian-institute.org.

FOR WINDOWS 98: an older version which lacks the most recent program functions and upgrades is available at http://www.aureas.org/cdrom/CDv80US.exe. Click "Save" in the first window, and then Save To "Desktop" in the next window. The download may take from 2 to 40 minutes, depending on the type and speed of your internet connection.

FOR MAC COMPUTER USERS ONLY: In most cases, the program will run on Mac computers if Virtual PC installed, although newer Mac computers often require installation of Windows in addition to the Mac OS for the Special Uranian program to run.  You need to verify this with your Mac documentation or service personnel.

Now, print these instructions out on paper, and have them at your side while going through the following steps for after the program is finished downloading:

You need to have a basic understanding of Windows to install the program properly. Information on this can be found in the Windows User Guide.

Begin by closing all open programs on your computer.  NOTE that if you are using Windows XP, it is essential that you install the program in an Administrator account (and not a limited access account).

1. After the program is fully downloaded from the appropriate link indicated above,

- double-click on the downloaded file marked with a new multi-colored water-bearer logo on your Desktop screen.

- click on the "Setup" button, and you will see files unzip and copy.

2. Any Aureas CD-ROM you may have obtained in the past may be outdated, and the file you have just downloaded supercedes it as more current.

3. Any message asking you to type the program serial number is for full program owners only. For the Demo version of Special Uranian, instead click the "Special Uranian Astrology" button.  NOTE that if you instead click on the AUREAS Demo button, you will install a collection of Aureas programs including many traditional techniques not accessible in the Special Uranian program.

4. After clicking the Special Uranian Astrology button, click the OK button (at the lower left side of the window).

You may be asked to close any possible previous versions of Aureas programs and click OK before proceeding. Otherwise you will see the following:

The next window indicates which directory (and on which disk) the program is to be installed in. We recommend that you use the directory selected by default so as to avoid later confusion. Click on the Install Now button to continue, and wait while for a few minutes, until the process completes.

After a message indicates that the installation is complete, start up your program by clicking the Start button on the bottom left of the screen, selecting Programs then the group Aureas v85 (or Aureas v8 if you installed the older Windows 98 version), and then click to the right on the Aureas Demo line.

Each time you run your Demo program, you may be asked to enter codes until you buy the full program. To run  the Demo version, which calculates only one natal chart with a condensed ephemeris, click on the Special Uranian Astrology button.

The installation is complete. If you had a problem or if the software did not install properly, please contact the Institute at blake@www.uranian-institute.org-.

Once you start up the Demo version, a window displays the following message :

Missing security: This application runs in Demo version. Computations will be accurate for only one chart and forecasting is restricted to the years .../....

This means that the Demo program can be tested with only one natal chart, for example your natal chart. Please do not forget that downloaded Demo version contains abbreviated help files, atlas, and ephemeris, less complete or automated than what the full purchased version of the program does.  

You can use most of the functions of the program, but they will only work for the single chart whose data you input, carefully.

Because you can use the Demo version with only one chart, it is important to enter the chart data without errors.  You are later able to change the hour, the day, the longitude and the latitude, but not the month or the year. This option is available only for errors due to improper data entry.

To input the data for the Demo chart:

1) Go to main menu: Files: Open.  In the Data Input window that appears, click inside the box located to the right of the Name button and type the name for the chart.

2) Next, choose the state or country of birth. Click the State button, which will display the list of countries and states available.  Scroll down the list, with the mouse or the arrow keys, to find the country and/or state you want, and double click on it. For larger countries: California is listed under USA-California. New South Wales is listed under Australia-New South Wales, British Columbia under Canada-British Columbia.  England, Wales, and Scotland are listed under Great Britain.  Other larger countries are divided by state or province.

3) With the mouse or the keyboard, go to the box next to the City button and type the name of the city of birth, or click the City button, it will display a list of cities listed for that state.  Remember that the Demo version does not include the full atlas available in the full-version program.  Scroll down the list with the mouse or the arrow keys to find the city you want, and double click on it.  If the city you need is not in the list, click on City, then the New City button. You then need to enter the name, latitude and longitude of the city and click on "OK Save" -- IMPORTANTLY, NOTE that you must make sure that N or S, and E or W is correctly selected so that your city's coordinates are correctly set for North, South, East, or West – otherwise some of your chart data will be incorrect.

4) Go up to the birth information box. The day-month-year ordering of dates depends on your Windows parameters that you set manually in your Windows operating system. Next, enter the hour, minutes and seconds of birth. Enter the time of birth and the correct time zone. If the program shows a checkmark before "Automatic TZ+DST Search", the full program selects a time zone automatically, per the abbreviated atlas in the Demo version. You may see pertinent notes in the text box below that indicating important time zone considerations. To set the zone manually instead, click on the Automatic TZ+DST Search checkmark until it disappears, select the time zone manually in the new window that opens, and finalize the choice by clicking OK. Next, enter the time of birth as recorded on the birth certificate, or from another reliable source, in 24-hour notation. If you are not familiar with 24-hour notation, the international scientific and business standard, memorize now this very simple rule: For all PM births, add 12 hours to the time indicated as PM. For instance, for a birth at 3:30 pm, enter 15h30 and not 3:30. This simple process is easy to learn, ultimately minimizes confusion, and prepares you to become up-to-date with international conventions. (The use of the "h" symbol, instead of : normally indicates that the time is in 24-hour notation).

5) Then click the Verify TZ+DST button: the application will display the date and hour of birth in Universal Time, with all time corrections included -- remembering that in the Demo version you not be able to change the month or year... so make sure they are correct.

6) You can add other chart data in the boxes below, such as the sex of the native by clicking on M or F (or ? if you do not want to record this data).  Other 3-character classification codes of your own making can be entered in the text boxes following on the same line.

7) End by clicking the Ok button: the chart is saved in memory. You can then ask for the Natal chart to be displayed on the screen by clicking the Natal option on the menu bar and selecting the first line: Natal Chart. Click the Ok button in the open window: a demo chart appears on the screen. This may at first display a traditional chart not included in the Special Uranian program. Information on how to change this follows.

Using the program:

We recommend that the first time you use your program, you configure it and customize it to fit your usual astrological criteria. Refer to the various options like Astrology School Settings and the Pre-set Color Formats in the Options menu. Options--Astrology School Settings--Uranian Astrology will insure that your settings are appropriate for up-to-date Uranian work.

Check also the applications Help--HELP (under the menu item Help), which provides the built-in program manual.

To configure your system to fit your applications requirements for display and printing (screen resolution, printer settings, etc.) use the Windows Control Panel. See your Windows Users Guide if you don't know how to do it.

You now can use all nearly all the full program functions on the Demo version chart for the data you just entered. The forecasting functions -- transits, solar arc and other charts -- as well as the transit search functions are restricted to certain years in the Demo version..

To easily access information needed to help you use a specific function, button, or menu item, set your mouse pointer to whatever you want information about, and press the F1 key..

Now that you have the program installed and running, it is best to review the Special Uranian Help Documentation found under "Help" in the main screen menu bar at the top of the program screen. This documentation can also be printed out to paper, after displaying it on screen, by selecting "File—Print" from the top menu bar.

You can also go through a series of lessons designed to help you learn the most common program functions. These can be accessed via the Help function of the main menu bar, under "Training Lessons". These also can be printed out on paper, once they are displayed, by selecting "File—Print" from the menu bar at top.

Remember that any time during program operation, you can point your mouse (without clicking) to almost any particular button, menu item, chart, or table, and press the F1 key. This will trigger a pertinent page from the on-screen help documentation to display, helping you understand and operate the program more effectively.

To view a summary of Special Uranian’s current functions, go to http://www.uranian-institute.org/xsoftware.htm.

If you have further questions about the Special Uranian program, please contact blake@www.uranian-institute.org