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Digital Trends Software
Installation Guide & User Manual for Mozilla Firefox users
Software version: 15.1
Effective date: 4th May 2015
Table of contents
Digital Trends Software ...................................................................................................................... 1
System requirements .......................................................................................................................... 1
Downloading with Mozilla Firefox ...................................................................................................... 2
Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Accepting the Privacy Disclosure Agreement.................................................................................. 3
The Installation Wizard ....................................................................................................................... 4
Activating the add-on in Mozilla Firefox ........................................................................................... 5
The user selection for Digital Trends Software ................................................................................ 6
View Digital Trends Software Version Information .......................................................................... 7
Uninstall Digital Trends Software (Windows XP, Vista, 7) .............................................................. 8
Uninstall Digital Trends Software (Windows 8 / 8.1) ........................................................................ 9
Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................... 10
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Digital Trends Software
The Digital Trends software is designed to explore the use of certain online services. It consists of a
software programme for your Windows based computer and a browser add-on for Mozilla Firefox.
While you are using the Internet, the software registers which websites you visit and which ads can
be seen on these pages. Each time you start the browser the add-on is activated automatically
unless you deactivate it in your browser. Please do not deactivate the Digital Trends software
permanently as you will drop out of our study if no data is received.
For other support questions or if you would like a new download-link for example, please contact us
This manual will describe the download, installation on Windows and the activation of the Digital
Trends software in Mozilla Firefox. You will also find more information on how to uninstall the add-
on at the end of this manual.
Thank you for your participation!
Your GfK Team
System requirements
The software is only compatible for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP /
Microsoft Windows Vista / Microsoft Windows 7 (including the 64-Bit version) / Microsoft Windows 8
and 8.1 (including the 64-Bit version, please note that only browsers running within the Desktop App
but not within the Modern UI are supported).
And one of the following web browsers is required: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher / Mozilla
Firefox 3 or higher / Google Chrome 7 or higher
You will need to have administration rights to your computer for the installation.
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Downloading with Mozilla Firefox
On the download page, click the “Download”
button. Please be patient, as the download is
specially created for you and therefore requires
a few seconds to complete.
The further procedure depends on the browser
in use. Below are instructions for downloading
with Mozilla Firefox.
Firefox will not allow you to run the installation
of the Digital Trends software directly after
downloading it without saving the program first.
Please click “Save File” when this dialog
appears.
A tiny green bar (—) may appear under the
Download Manager button in the toolbar to
indicate the progress of the download. When
the download is complete, please click on the
“Download Manager” button, then on the
“Open Containing Folder” button to open
the location where the Digital Trends software
.exe installer program was saved.
This may, for instance, be the default
Downloads folder or any other folder you
previously have chosen. In the containing
folder, please double-click on the Digital
Trends software’s installer program
icon to start the installation:
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Installation
The installation of the Digital Trends software is
fully automatic. Please note, however, that
administrator rights are required.
On Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1 you may be
asked by User Account Control for permission
to start the installation. If necessary, enter your
administrator password and click "Yes".
On Windows XP, you may receive the message
"You cannot install this software, because you
do not have administrator rights" if you work
with a limited user account. Please install the
software onto the computer with an
administrator account.
Accepting the Privacy Disclosure Agreement
Please read the Privacy Disclosure Agreement
carefully. If you choose to accept the Privacy
Disclosure and to continue, please check the
box(es) below the scrolling box and click on
“Accept”. Otherwise, click on “Decline”. You
can also click on “Show agreement text” to
open the agreement as a TXT file in a text
editor:
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The Installation Wizard
The installation will run automatically. Please
follow the instructions given by the Installation
Wizard.
Please click on “Next” to proceed with the
installation. This step can take a few minutes.
Your web browser may still be open. If so, the
Installation Wizard will recognize this and ask
you to close your browser momentarily. Click
“OK” and the installation will proceed
automatically.
The installation has now been completed.
Please click on “Finish” to reboot your
computer.
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Activating the add-on in Mozilla Firefox
Please reopen your browser!
Newer versions of Firefox will ask you when
you first start the browser after the installation
of the Digital Trends software for permission to
install the Digital Trends add-on. Please mark
the check box next to “Allow this
installation” and click “Continue”. A restart
of Firefox is then required.
This will be done automatically by clicking
“Restart Firefox”:
You can check the activation status of the
Digital Trends add-on in Firefox at any moment:
Click on , then, in the menu, on “Add-
ons”: In the “Add-ons Manager” you should
be able to see the button “Disable” beside the
Digital Trends software.If this is the case, you
don’t need to do anything. If instead the button
is labelled “Enable”, please click on it:
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The user selection for Digital Trends Software
For privacy reasons we only want to analyse
the internet usage of members of the Digital
Trends Programme, not other users of the
computer on which the Digital Trends software
is installed. Therefore, you have the option
each time you start the browser to indicate
whether you are a member of the Digital Trends
Programme or someone else using the
computer. If the latter, choose “Guest” from the
user dialog and click “OK”.
In order to switch users, you can open the user
dialog at any time by clicking on the icon
in the Windows task bar, next to the clock.
Please note that you may have to click on
first to show hidden icons.
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View Digital Trends Software Version Information
Via the Digital Trends programme group in the
Start menu of Windows you can open a dialog
with information about the add-on.
Windows Vista and 7:
Select “All Programs” and open the folder
“Digital Trends software”. In this folder you
will find the item “About Digital Trends
software”. Clicking on it opens a window with
information that could assist you if you are in
need of helpdesk support:
Windows 8 / 8.1:
Wipe from the right edge of the screen to open
the Charms Bar. Click on “Start” to get to the
Modern UI and click on the Digital Trends
app-icon to open the “About” dialog:
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Uninstall Digital Trends Software (Windows XP, Vista, 7)
You can uninstall the Digital Trends software
at any moment. Please note that by doing this
you will end your participation in our study.
Please choose from the Windows Start menu,
either “All Programs”, “Digital Trends
software”, “Remove Digital Trends
software” or “Control Panel” and then with
Windows XP “Software” or with Windows
Vista and Windows 7 “Programs”.
If you choose to uninstall the software via the
Control Panel and you are using Windows XP,
please click “Remove”. If you are using
Windows Vista or Windows 7, double-click
directly on the Digital Trends software or use
the right mouse button and choose
“Uninstall”:
The start menu entry:
The “Programs and Features” control panel:
Confirm the security request (“Are you
sure…?”) by clicking “Yes”. The software will
then uninstall automatically.
You will get the message that the software has
successfully been uninstalled at the end of the
process.
Click "Finish":
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Uninstall Digital Trends Software (Windows 8 / 8.1)
You can uninstall the Digital Trends software at
any time. Please note that by doing this you will
end your participation in the our study.
Wipe from the right edge of the screen to
display the Charms Bar. Click on the gear
symbol to get to the Setting menu.
In the Settings menu,
click on Control Panel.
In the Control Panel, under “Programs”,
click on “Uninstall a program”:
In the list of installed programs, click on the
Digital Trends software, then above on
“Uninstall”:
Confirm the security request (“Are you
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sure…?”) by clicking “Yes”.
The software will then uninstall automatically.
You will get the message that the software has
successfully been uninstalled at the end of the
process.
Click “Finish”.
Disclaimer
All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective
holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
Google and Chrome are registered trademarks of Google Inc. in the United States and other
countries.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and other countries.
Mozilla and Firefox are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation in the United States and other countries.
