1. Download Jolicloud Express

You can download Jolicloud Express here: www.jolicloud.com/download.

Here is the MD5 sum of the Jolicloud Express file: MD5 (JolicloudExpress.exe) = 7b14fe0f3ca81b8b5a0f7b7fed02d93d

Once you have downloaded the JolicloudExpress.exe file, double-click on the icon to extract the file.

On the first welcome screen, click on ‘Get Started’.

2. Create your computer login

Fill in the fields with a computer username and password, and your computer nickname. Please note that the computer nickname should not contain spaces or special characters.

3. Manage your set up configuration

By default, Jolicloud Express chooses the set up configuration that would give you the best experience: It picks the disk you are currently using, and allocates half of the available space on that disk for Jolicloud. It also chooses your existing system language.

If you are happy with the default configuration, click ‘Next’. If you want to make changes to the configuration, click ‘Change’.

Change options

By clicking on the 'Change' button, a new window pops up where you can change your setup. You can select another disk to install Jolicloud, and decide how much disk space you want to use for Jolicloud, from 4GB to almost all the free available space on your hard drive. Your choice will not impact performance, but how many apps and files you can store locally. You can also select a different language to use on Jolicloud.

Click ‘Save’ when you are done.

4. Prepare for install

Jolicloud is now copying files and preparing for the installation.

Once the preparation is complete, click ‘Restart now’.

5. Install Jolicloud

Upon restart, you will see that Jolicloud is selected by default on the multi-boot screen.

Press Enter or wait a few seconds for the installation to begin.

Your computer is now ready to install Jolicloud.

Sit back, we are taking care of everything. This last step will take about 10 minutes. Check our slideshow while Jolicloud installs to learn more about your new OS.

6. Activate your Jolicloud account

1 - When your computer has restarted, the Jolicloud launcher appears.

Make sure your netbook is connected to the Internet

You will need to connect your netbook to the Internet to make the most of Jolicloud.

When your netbook is not connected to the Internet, the icons at the top right of your screen will look like this:

To connect your netbook to the Internet, click on the network icon.
Choose the wired or wireless network you want to connect to from the options in the roll down menu.

A window pops up indicating which network your netbook is connected to.

When your netbook is connected to the Internet, the icon will indicate that the WiFi connection is on:

2 - Click the ‘Get Started’ icon on the launcher.

3 - Enter your username and password.

4 - Register your netbook and pick a name for it.

Congratulations! Your netbook is now connected to your Jolicloud account.

7. How to install applications

Make sure your netbook is connected to the Internet.

1 - Click on the blue Jolicloud icon (in the central part of the launcher, or at the top right corner of your screen).

You will see a Welcome screen with four main tabs: Dashboard, Applications, Settings and Lab, and a yellow box on the top right side ‘Search friends and apps’.

2 - Click the Applications tab. You can chose to browse applications by category or to see all of them click ‘All’.

3 - To see a short description of the application simply click on an application icon.

4 - To install an application, click on the ‘INSTALL’ button below the icon.

To install several applications at the same time, click on the ‘INSTALL’ button below each of the applications icons.

5 - Once you have installed applications, you will be able to see them in the launcher: to go back to your Jolicloud launcher, click on the blue house icon at the top left corner of your screen.

6 - Browse the applications you have installed using the category menu on the left side of the screen.

7 - To launch an application click on the application icon in the central area of the screen.

8. Update your system

Make sure your netbook is connected to the Internet.

With Jolicloud, updates come really easy. Check for and run new updates in: Jolicloud > Dashboard > Updates.

If there are updates available for your machine then you should always run them as soon as you can. That will allow you to always be on top and benefit from our latest improvements.

9. How to find and follow Jolicloud users

Make sure your netbook is connected to the Internet.

1 - Click on the blue Jolicloud icon (in the central part of the launcher, or at the top left corner of your screen).

You will see a Welcome screen with four main tabs: Dashboard, Applications, Settings and Lab, and a yellow box on the top right side ‘Search friends and apps'.

2 - Use ‘Search friends and apps’ to find who you are looking for.

3 - Click on the user name to access their profile. Click on the ‘Follow’ button under ‘Status’ on the right side of your screen.

4 - You are now able to follow the activity of the people you follow under Dashboard > Notifications.

5 - When you receive new notifications, you will see the Jolicloud icon in orange with a number underneath. It will look like this:

Click on the orange icon to access your notifications.

How to uninstall Jolicloud Express

1 - Select Windows at boot.

2 - Once Windows is launched, go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Programs’ > ‘Programs and features’. Select ‘Jolicloud’ to uninstall it.

Your system extracts the Jolicloud Express uninstaller.

3 - Confirm that you want to uninstall Jolicloud.

4 - Click ‘OK’.

Jolicloud has now been uninstalled from your computer.