Your Downloadable Software

Option 2 ( Version 10.09.08)

Option 2:  This option installs RinkWriter® into the "Program Files" folder on your "C: Drive".  

Option 1 should work on most computers, however, depending on the files that already exist on your computer, you may need to use Option 2.


Downloading RinkWriter® for Option 2:   
  • "Browse" and "Save" the zipped "RinkWriter_Package" folder to your desktop.
  • This zipped folder contains a "setup" file.
  • You may copy and paste this folder to other computers.

Download the zipped "RinkWriter_Package" folder.


Install RinkWriter®:  
  • Open the zipped "RinkWriter_Package" folder you have downloaded and run the "setup". It should automatically install RinkWriter® into the "Program Files" folder on your C: drive. 

Locate the RinkWriter® Folder:  
  • The newly installed "RinkWriter" folder should be located inside of the "Program Files" folder on your C: drive. 

Moving the Software to Your Desktop:  
  • To take advantage of RinkWriter's® many features, it is recommended that you place a copy of the "RinkWriter" on your desktop.
  • Copy the "RinkWriter" folder that now in your "Programs Files".
  • Paste the "RinkWriter" folder onto your Desktop.
  • It is possible to have more than one "RinkWriter" folder on your desktop.  

Running the Software:  
  • Open your new desktop "RinkWriter" folder.
  • Double-click on the "RinkWriter.exe"  icon to open/run the RinkWriter software.  
  • The first time you run the software, an "app.pathRW02" folder is automatically created inside of your "RinkWriter" folder. 
  • The "app.pathRW02" folder contains all of your data.   
  • Visit RinkWriter's® on-line Help to learn more.

Learning to use RinkWriter®:  
  • For your convenience, the RinkWriter® software has been set up with two fictitious boys' high school teams (Moose River & Wolfe Lake Falls).
  • Practice using RinkWriter® by creating fictitious scoresheets for the two preinstalled rosters.  You may add and save your own teams and rosters.
  • It is possible to have more than one "RinkWriter" folder on your desktop.  
  • Visit RinkWriter's® on-line Help to learn more about using RinkWriter®