Apparently some people are having trouble updating Probe for EPMA. Here are some explicit instructions:
Open Probe for EPMA by double-clicking the Probe for EPMA icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start button. Once the software launches you will be asked if you want to connect to the instrument. You can click No for connecting to the instrument. Now go to the Help menu and click the Update Probe for EPMA menu as seen here:
Note that there is no need to remove your previous version of Probe for EPMA before updating PFE. In fact, we suggest that you *do not* remove PFE prior to updating.
Then click the Download Update button as seen here:
Now wait for several minutes while the latest PFE update downloads. Once the download is complete you will see this:
If you had a data file open, PFE will prompt you to close it first, but if you didn't open a data file in PFE, the installer will prompt you with this window:
Just follow the remaining directions in the installer and you will be updated to the latest version of Probe for EPMA!
Please note: unless you are running Windows XP or older, you will have to click Yes on the User Access Control (UAC) dialog to complete the install. It's the law- according to Microsoft.
If you click away from the installer you might have to select the UAC from the task bar as seen here: