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Important Info: EndNote X9.3.1 Windows Site license and download instructions
 
 
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New EndNote X9.3.1 update for Windows released
Dear EndNote (Online) Site Licensee,
EndNote X9.3.1 for Windows has been released. The EndNote X9 Windows installers have been updated and are available for you at our Download portal.

Please find below your license details regarding your EndNote X9 Site license
Your license, product key, serial number and unique end user Mac url have not been changed.

The EndNote X9.3.1 Wİndows (Bld: 13578) update contains:
  • New database engine for enhanced performance and cross-compatibility with EndNote X9.3.2 Mac for macOS 10.15 Catalina
    NOTE: When you open an existing library in X9.3 and later for Windows or Mac, it will create a converted version for use with this new database engine. The original library will not be changed, so you can continue using it in EndNote X9.2 or earlier.
  • Unicode support updated and modernized
  • Improvements to Find Full Text coverage, including support for Allen Press, Ingenta, and more
  • Other improvements and bug fixes
  • Resolved issue where libraries would not convert to the new database format under certain circumstances (seen in version X9.3.0 and fixed in EndNote X9.3.1 Windows).
Please see the release notes on our web site and for a full overview the EndNote X9 page.

After the update the version number for Windows will be:
EndNote X9.3.1 Windows Build: 19.3.1.13578

Existing EndNote X9 installations

Windows
If you have authorized your end users to download and install updates then they may initiate the update via the popup screen when they start EndNote X9 or they might initiate the update via the menu 'Help > Check for Updates…'.
Bulk patch update exsting EndNote X9 installations with 'EndNote X9.3.1 Windows MSP Patch Update Site License for existing installations X9.0 through X9.3'.

EndNote X9 Mac END USER PRE-BRANDED Site License Distribution

Due to macOS security, you can no longer create an unlocked volume installer for Mac end users. So, you will get this pre-branded Site License end user installer:

File name: EndNoteX9SiteInstaller.dmg
Download link:

Please do not provide the link to your end users, instead, download this file and offer it to your Mac end users through your own (learning) portal or distribution systems.

Default instructions and download links EndNote X9
Within a few minutes you will receive an email message from info@esdnow.com containing an user name and a password. If you don’t receive an email, this usually means that you have received a password in the past. You may reset your password via https://sso.esdnow.com/portal or change your password after login via 'Settings > Change password'. If you would like to add other management / IT email addresses to the list, please let us know.

  • Go to https://sso.esdnow.com/portal
  • Log in with the per email received credentials.
  • Click on menu item 'Files'. Click label X9 once at the top. With the selection labels at the top you may narrow your selection (e.g., click once X9) or broaden your selection (e.g., click X9 once again).
  • Now you will see Names, Download links, Serial Number and Product key license details. 

Optional: All licensed users may create a free EndNote Online account [EndNote X9 > Edit > Preferences > Sync]. One may also download and use EndNote for iPhone and iPad app from the Apple App store.

EndNote X9 Mac IT ADMINISTRATOR Site License Distribution
File name: EndNoteX9Installer.dmg

This EndNote X9 Mac file can be used for individual installations. Just open or double click the file. Follow the instructions on screen. The one-by-one setup requires manual entry of the product key! For mass distribution to your Mac end users, please use the above EndNote X9 Mac END USER PRE-BRANDED Site License Distribution.
Bulk patch update existing EndNote X9 installations with 'EndNote X9.3.2 Mac APP Patch Update Site License for existing installations X9.0 through X9.3.1'.


EndNote X9 Windows Site License Distribution (msi, zip, incl. admin.bat)
File name: ENX9Inst.zip

The 'EndNote X9 Windows Site License Distribution' file requires special handling before distribution to the end user clients. The preparation of end user installers will take appr. 10-15 minutes of your time. For detailed instructions please see the PDF documentation (e.g., ‘English EndNote X9 Windows Site License Installation instructions’).

Best practice:

  1. Log in at https://sso.esdnow.com/portal and go to ‘Files’. 
  2. Click on the label X9 at the top of the page.
  3. Write down or copy/paste your product key (see also top of this email). To avoid illegal distribution, please do not give this product key to your end users.
  4. Download the zip file ‘EndNote X9 Windows Site License Distribution (msi, zip, incl. admin.bat)’.
  5. Extract/unzip this file to another folder (e.g., EndNote Site license user installer).
  6. Go to the folder where the extracted files reside (e.g., EndNote Site license user installer) via Windows Explorer or via the command prompt (DOS screen).
  7. Double click or run ‘admin.bat’.
  8. Now you will be prompted in the screen to enter details while creating the end user installer and license file. The item 'Perform administrative installation' should stay unchecked. The setup will ask your Organization name and product key. Organization name details will be incorporated into the end user client installer, therefore, please also use your SL number  (useful for support requests and handling), e.g. .
  9. You will be asked to enter a target folder (e.g., EndNote client installer) where the end user client installer and branded license file (‘License.dat’) will be generated and stored.
  10. After finishing the wizard please browse to the target folder (e.g., EndNote client installer) where you will find the new client installer msi and a ‘license.dat’ file. The content of this folder can be used for client setup and distribution or for individual installations.
  11. Bulk patch update existing EndNote X9 installations with 'EndNote X9.3.1 Windows MSP Patch Update Site License for existing installations X9.0 through X9.3'.

The instruction PDF documents below are also available at https://sso.esdnow.com/portal:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.


Kind regards,
Suat Tuzgöl, Managing Director
+31 (0)88 547 1855
 

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