Select Start – All Programs – PFIM – PFIM.

A notice – PFIM is loading appears.

The first time PFIM is run a message box appears notifying you that the Primary Database cannot be found – this is part of the program’s auto configuration process – click on Yes and allow the configuration to continue.

Next another message box appears reminding you to correctly configure your regional settings. These include the way the date is displayed, the currency being used and the way decimals are displayed. These settings can be adjusted from control panel. It is recommended that you setup your machine according to the Locale of your country. Select OK

Another message box is displayed informing you of the default login name and password to be used for your first use of PFIM. Select OK.

You are then notified of the number of days remaining for the evaluation. Select OK.

The Login screen is presented. Enter the login name (demo) you were given above into the name field (then press Enter or click in the password field) enter the password (demo) into the password field (then press Enter or click on Login).

The Main Menu is presented.

For security reasons it is recommended that you create a user for yourself (and any other users of the system) on the system with a password familiar to yourself. It is also recommended that you remove the default user – demo from the system as anyone who is familiar with PFIM will know this user and password combination.  Help on creating deleting and modifying users can be found here.