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A Visual Tutorial on getting kJams for Windows installed.
A Visual Tutorial on getting kJams for Windows installed.


# click the download link that you want (lite, pro, or 2)
# First time only: you will need to [[Dotnet_3.5|install DotNet 3.5]]
# at the bottom left of the browser window, you'll see this:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_01.png" width="394pix">
# [https://karaoke.kjams.com/product_downloads/ download the kJams installer]
# To the RIGHT of the "'''Delete'''" button, do you see the three little dots ("...")? Click that!<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_02.png" width="423pix">
# Open the kJams installer, and complete the installation
# click the "'''Keep'''" button, and you'll see this dialog:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_03.png" width="450pix">
# Open kJams, it will ask you to install "Bonjour Printer Service", download and install that
# click the downward pointing chevron next to the "'''Show More'''" text, and you'll see this:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_04.png" width="422pix">
# First time only: After you install that, you may need to enable the service manually (only have to do this once)
# click the "'''Keep anyway'''" text, then you'll see something like this:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_05.png" width="359pix">
## In the OS search bar, type "services", and you'll see an app called "Services", click it.
# click the "'''kJams.exe'''" file name at the top of the list, then you'll see this:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_06.png" width="556pix">
## in the list that shows, type "bonj" and it will scroll down to reveal "Bonjour Service"
# click the "'''More Info'''" text, and you'll see this:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_07.png" width="555pix">
## right-click it and pick "Properties"
# click the "'''Run Anyway'''" button! Now you'll see a '''User Account Control (UAC)''' shield blinking in your task bar at the bottom of your screen:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_08.png" width="121pix">
## in the "Startup Type" menu pick "Automatic"
# click that, and you'll now see a "(UAC) Do you want to allow..." dialog:<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_09.png" width="492pix">
## if the "Service Status" is not "Running", click the "Start" button
# click the "'''Yes'''" button, and FINALLY you can install kJams!<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_10.png" width="528pix">
==Very Old Info==
# click the "'''Next'''" button a few times, and you'll see another '''UAC''' dialog<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_11.png" width="480pix">
info from when i first [[Windows/Original|ported kJams from mac to windows]]
# click the "'''Yes'''" button on that, then any other "'''Next'''" buttons until you get to the end!<br><img src="https://karaoke.kjams.com/screenshots/install/win/install_12.png" width="530pix">
# click the "'''Close'''" button
# now launch kJams

Latest revision as of 20:37, 14 January 2026

A Visual Tutorial on getting kJams for Windows installed.

  1. First time only: you will need to install DotNet 3.5
  2. download the kJams installer
  3. Open the kJams installer, and complete the installation
  4. Open kJams, it will ask you to install "Bonjour Printer Service", download and install that
  5. First time only: After you install that, you may need to enable the service manually (only have to do this once)
    1. In the OS search bar, type "services", and you'll see an app called "Services", click it.
    2. in the list that shows, type "bonj" and it will scroll down to reveal "Bonjour Service"
    3. right-click it and pick "Properties"
    4. in the "Startup Type" menu pick "Automatic"
    5. if the "Service Status" is not "Running", click the "Start" button

Very Old Info

info from when i first ported kJams from mac to windows

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