04/10/2023 — Today MNova management has switched over to the Office of Research who will be maintaining the MNova licensing and licensing server moving forward.  If you need technical help with MNova use/setup please submit a Service Request at: https://research.wsu.edu/techsupport

ALL MNOVA INFO LISTED IS FOR LEGACY PURPOSES ONLY PAST 4/10/23

NOTE: If you already have MNova installed and just need to update the licensing, skip down to “Activating MNova for Windows” to simply install the 3 new LIC files.

If you’re installing fresh, continue on!

1. Download the latest version from https://mestrelab.com/download/mnova/.

2. The installation application will be saved to your computer. Launch the application.

3. Click Next to continue (version shown pix will vary).

4. Accept the license agreement.

5. Accept the defaults.

6. Accept the default set of plugins unless there is something specific you need or don’t want.

7. Click Install to begin the installation. (Note: You will need to have the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 installed)
If you need to install the .NET Framework, you can find the download either on Microsoft’s website or in \\chem-jukebox\Jukebox\MNova\Windows\NETFramework

8. When the installation is complete, click Finish. You must install a license before you can use MNova, so open MNova and continue on to the next set of instructions.

Activating MNova for Windows

1. You must connect to \\chem-jukebox.ad.wsu.edu using file explorer. The license files are in the MNova folder in Jukebox.
   Please see the tutorial on how to access Jukebox for more help getting to this point.
2. Navigate to the MNova folder on Jukebox. Copy the license folder for this year to your Desktop or Downloads folder, anywhere you’ll be able to easily find it later.
   
3. Launch MNova from your computer. You should see this popup window. Click the Install button.
   
4. Navigate to the folder of licenses you copied. Install each of the three files one-by-one.
   
5. You should see this message after every license you install. Once you’ve installed all three, restart MNova.
   
6. Upon restarting, you should see this symbol in the bottom-right corner of the program. If you see a yellow question mark instead, the program should still run properly.
   

*Note: If the old licenses are currently installed, you will have the option to overwrite them with the new licenses.