Installation

Installing Studio, Live and Convert with FabyaVision Setup: requirements, setup files and the Data folder, installation steps, database server, silent installation, folder layout, updating and uninstalling.

Requirements

Setup files

By default, the full version setup comes as separate files: a small setup program and, next to it, the Data folder. The two are carried together (USB drive, network share).

FabyaVision_Setup_<sürüm>\
  FabyaVision_Setup_<sürüm>.exe      kurulum programı
  SHA256SUMS.txt                     bütün dosyaların SHA-256 özetleri
  Data\
    Studio.zip, Live.zip             FabyaVision programları
    Convert.zip, LicenseManager.zip
    Languages.zip                    altı dilde kullanım kılavuzu
    Media\                           kurulum penceresindeki videolar
    Prerequisites\                   Microsoft yükleyicileri (.NET 4.8,
                                     WebView2 Runtime, SQL Server Express)
    README.txt

• Single file: the setup can also be prepared as a single FabyaVision_Setup_<sürüm>.exe that contains everything; it is accompanied by a .sha256 file containing its hash.
• Trial version: FabyaVision_Demo_<sürüm>.exe, a single file (Trial version).
• In a setup prepared for a specific customer, the file name also contains the customer name (FabyaVision_<Müşteri>_Setup_<sürüm>).

Installation steps

Run the setup program and give administrator approval. The FabyaVision Setup window opens: setup steps on the left, short silent videos introducing FabyaVision on the right. Use the language button at the top right to choose the window language (six languages) and the button next to it to choose the light / dark theme. By default, the window opens in Turkish. Above the steps there is a Step n of t counter; Back returns to the previous step.

1. Welcome

   The version, the Full version or Demo · N days badge, the programs to be installed, the Windows version of this computer and the free disk space are shown. If FabyaVision is already installed on the computer, the message FabyaVision … is installed on this computer (…). Setup will update it to version …; your projects and settings are kept. is shown.

2. Components

   In the What should be installed? step, select an installation type or select the programs individually (the type then becomes Custom). At least one program must be selected.

   Type	Installed items
   Full	Studio + Live + Convert + sample project
   Field	Live only (field computer)
   Engineering	Studio + Convert
   Custom	You select the rows yourself: FabyaVision Studio, FabyaVision Live, FabyaVision Convert, Sample project and, under Database server (optional), SQL Server 2025 Express

   The size is shown next to each row, and Disk space required at the bottom. The sample project is for trial use only; do not install it on a production computer (Sample projects). In the full version, if Studio or Live is selected, the License Manager is installed too; it has no row of its own. The database server is not preselected in any type (below).

3. Location

   In the Where should FabyaVision be installed? step, type the Installation folder or select it with Browse… (\FabyaVision is appended to the selected folder). On 64-bit Windows, the default folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\Fabyatek\FabyaVision. The bar compares the required space with the free space on the drive; if there is not enough space, you cannot continue. When updating, the folder of the existing installation is proposed.

4. Languages

   Interface and manual languages: the user manual is installed in the languages you select. Only these languages appear in Studio, Live and Convert; on first start, the programs open in the setup language or, if that language is not selected, in the first selected language in the list. Each language card shows the size of the manual in that language. At least one language must be selected.

5. Options

   Create desktop shortcuts (for Studio, Live and Convert; on by default) and, if Live is selected, Start FabyaVision Live automatically when the computer starts (off by default; if you turn it on, a Live shortcut is placed in the Windows Startup folder).

6. Microsoft terms

   Appears only if the database server is selected (below).

7. Ready

   The programs, database, folder, languages, options and disk space are summarized. Click Install. If a FabyaVision program is open, the FabyaVision programs are running window appears: save any unsaved work and click Close programs.

8. Installing

   The percentage and the phases are shown: Preparing, if needed .NET Framework 4.8 and WebView2 Runtime, if selected SQL Server 2025 Express, FabyaVision programs, Finishing. The window cannot be closed while setup is running.

9. Complete

   FabyaVision is ready is displayed. Use the Start … check boxes to choose which programs to open and click Finish; the programs open under your account, not as administrator. If the setup has something to report (e.g. WebView2 or SQL Server could not be installed), it is shown under Notes. If the setup stopped, Setup could not be completed and the exit code are displayed; Open setup log opens the log.

The setup log is written to the file %TEMP%\FabyaVision_Setup_<tarih_saat>.log. If the setup was built with an agreement or an information text, the Agreement and Information steps also appear; you cannot continue without accepting the agreement.

Classic setup wizard

If .NET Framework 4.8 or the WebView2 Runtime is missing on the computer (or the FabyaVision Setup window cannot be opened), the setup opens with the classic Windows wizard. It asks for the same choices (folder, installation type and components, languages, Microsoft SQL Server license terms, shortcuts) page by page and installs the missing .NET Framework 4.8 and WebView2 Runtime before the files are copied (Installing required components). The wizard opens in Turkish; for another language, start the program with /LANG=english (or spanish, german, italian, french). To always use the classic wizard, pass /KLASIK=1.

Database server (SQL Server Express)

The SQL Server 2025 Express row installs the free SQL Server Express on the Live computer with an instance named FABYAVISION. Live writes the records of projects for which SQL Server is selected in Live settings › Database to this server (Project database). If Live is to use only local files, this component is not needed. The trial setup does not include this component; there, Live can connect to an existing SQL Server.

1. Select the row

   In the Components step, select SQL Server 2025 Express. The installation type becomes Custom.

2. Accept the Microsoft terms

   In the Microsoft terms step, read the license text and select I accept the Microsoft SQL Server license terms; you cannot continue without it. SQL Server is licensed by Microsoft.

3. Wait for the installation

   SQL Server is installed first, then the FabyaVision programs; the SQL Server step can take a few minutes. The package is first looked for in the setup files (Data\Prerequisites\SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe in a setup with separate files); if it is not there, the SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe next to the setup program is used; if that is missing too, it is downloaded from Microsoft (about 750 MB, internet required). If SQL Server requires a restart, a Restart now button appears in the last step.

• What is installed: only the database engine; the service starts automatically when Windows starts. Network access is disabled (TCP/IP and named pipes are disabled): connections are possible only from the same computer.
• Permissions: only the Windows account that performed the installation becomes SQL Server administrator. If Live will run under another Windows account, grant that account permission in SQL Server (Project database).
• If it cannot be installed: FabyaVision is installed anyway; the reason (unsuitable Windows version, no administrator rights, the package could not be downloaded …) is shown in the last step under Notes. Live continues to write the records to the local file.
• Uninstalling: uninstalling FabyaVision does not remove SQL Server or the databases. If necessary, uninstall SQL Server separately from the Windows Apps list.

Installation for a restricted user

At startup, setup does not ask For all users / Only for me; it always installs for the whole computer, with administrator approval. If you do not have administrator rights, run the setup program with the /CURRENTUSER parameter: FabyaVision is then installed only for that Windows account (default folder %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Fabyatek\FabyaVision). In this mode the database server is not installed (if it is selected, a note in the last step says so); if .NET Framework 4.8 is missing, setup stops with the message can only be installed with administrator rights. Parameters are given on the command line or by adding them to the Target field of the shortcut.

Silent installation

To install on many computers without opening a window, run the setup program from the command line with parameters. In a silent installation, the FabyaVision Setup window does not open.

Installation layout

Under the installation folder, the programs are installed in sibling folders:

• Start menu: in the FabyaVision group, Studio, Live, Convert, License Manager (full version) and the uninstall shortcut.
• File associations: .fvs opens in Studio, .fvl in Live, .fvk (license file) in the License Manager.
• Write permissions: the program folder is writable only by administrators. The places that the programs write to (the three logs folders, Live\Projeler, the two settings files and the license folder %ProgramData%\Fabyatek\FabyaVision\Lisanslar) are opened up with write permission for users during setup.

First start

• Studio starts with a splash screen, then shows the Overview strip on the Overview page: New project…, Open… and recent projects. For a first trial, follow the Quick start topic.
• Live opens with the Select project screen after a new installation (the Start automatically with the last project box is cleared). If the project folder is empty, you are asked to upload from Studio; see Uploading the project to Live.
• In the full version, if the required license is not on the computer, the license page appears before the program opens (see below).
• If you enable remote monitoring, Live asks for administrator approval to add a permission rule for the relevant port to Windows Firewall; the installation does not add a firewall rule. Details: Remote monitoring.

License and activation

Setup does not ask for a license key; the license is checked when the programs start. In the full version, if the required license is missing, the license page appears before the program opens: send the machine code shown on the page to FabyaVision and drop the .fvk files you receive onto the page. When they can reach the internet, the full-version programs also ask the FabyaVision license server for the status of their licenses. License files, the license page, the License Manager and the information sent in this online check are described in the topic License and activation. The trial version has its own rules: Trial version.

Updating and uninstalling

• Update: run the new setup program. The folder, programs, options and languages of the previous installation are preselected. You are asked to close any open FabyaVision programs. The settings files and the Live\Projeler folder are left untouched; the manuals of languages that are not selected are deleted. We recommend backing up the Live\Projeler folder before updating.
• Uninstalling: Uninstall FabyaVision via Windows Settings›Apps. The logs folders and the two settings files are deleted. If there is a project in Live\Projeler, the folder is not deleted (it is user data); when the uninstallation finishes, the path of the folder is shown in a message. The license files (%ProgramData%\Fabyatek\FabyaVision\Lisanslar) and the SQL Server installed by the setup also remain.