FTC Getting Started CHALLENGE

ROBOTC Installation
Description
Before you can use ROBOTC with the FIRST Tech Challenge competition, you have to upgrade or
install the latest version of ROBOTC.

Note: If you already have ROBOTC for Mindstorms installed, you must uninstall your previous ver-
sion before upgrading to the new version of ROBOTC for Mindstorms.

1. Insert the ROBOTC for Mindstorms CD into your computer. When the CD menu appears, click on the
“Install ROBOTC 1.40” button.

2. The ROBOTC installer will appear. Click “Next” to continue.

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3. The ROBOTC End User License Agreement will appear. Please read through the EULA and click the
“I accept...” radio button and then click the “Next” button to proceed.

4. The installer will now ask where to install ROBOTC for Mindstorms on your computer. You can change
the installation path by pressing the “Change...” button. Click “Next” to procced.

Note: If you are not sure where to install ROBOTC to, leave it to the default
location in “Program Files.”

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5. Before the installation begins, the ROBOTC installer will ask you to confirm the installer’s setting before
proceeding. If everything looks correct, click “Next”.

6. The installer will start installing ROBOTC. This process usually takes less than one minute. The installer will
automatically move the next screen once the installation process is finished.

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7. Once the installer is complete, click the “Finish” button. You may see a command prompt appear after clicking
finished. You do not need to restart your computer before using ROBOTC.

8. You may now start using ROBOTC by clicking the “ROBOTC for Mindstorms” icon on your desktop.

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