In order to help you decide on the selection of your software package, you can download the trial version of LOAN PERFORMER 8. It is a fully working version with a few limitations as follows

• The number of individual clients and business is limited to 500
• The number of groups is limited to 100
• The number of group members to 500
• The number of savings transactions to 2,000
• The number of loans to 1,000
• And the number of general ledger transactions is limited to 2,500

Make a choice of which Setup to download.

• LPF 8.17 Setup without SQL Server
• LPF 8.17 Setup with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

If you have problems downloading, you can order the trial version on CD.

Please note that: if you are a licensed user and you want to upgrade from a previous version to versions 8 or above, you will have to request for a new license.

Follow the instructions that follow:

Note that there are two types of installations for version 8. These are: New installation and Upgrading from an existing database.

New installation

1. Download all installation files (...rar files) to a folder on your hard disk e.g. "C:\LPF Install"
2. Right click any .rar file and select "Extract to setup ".
3. A folder will be created and it will contain "setup.exe". Right-click this executable and choose "Run as Administrator" and follow instructions. If the installation is successful, you will get a message that Loan Performer was successfully installed. 
4. After installation run Register.bat as an Administrator from the c:\LPF817 folder in order to register the dll files in the Windows registry.
5. Attach the database in SQL Server. An empty database can be found in the "C:\LPF817\SQL Server database folder" (the file Data.mdf) and a demo database in "C:\LPF817\SQL Server database\Demodata" (the file Demodata.mdf). If you don't know how to attach a database, have a look at http://104.211.10.181:8080/helpfiles/lpfhlpen/Content/Attaching%20an%20SQL%20database.htm.
6. Configure ODBC, see: http://104.211.10.181:8080/helpfiles/lpfhlpen/Content/Establishing%20the%20ODBC%20connectivity.htm.
7. Start LPF.exe from the Loan Performer folder.

Upgrade from an existing database
In a situation where you want to upgrade, please use the following procedure:

1. Back up your current database! Loan Performer also does this as part of the installation, but you can never be too careful.
2. Follow steps 1 to 4 of the "New Installation" section above to ensure that there are no corrupt files and that a new installation of LOAN PERFORMER is properly done. 
3. Run Patch817.exe from the C:\LPF817 folder to update the database. In a network environment, you don't need to do this on every workstation.
4. Delete all temporary files from the Windows temporary folder (normally C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Temp or search %Temp% in the "Search Programs and Files" command window). You may skip any files that are in active use, provided Loan Performer is closed.

Points to Note:

• In case you have a Foxpro 7.10 database and you would like to upgrade to version 8, contact Crystal Clear Software Ltd. We do not recommend you do this on your own.
• Note that transfers from the internet can sometimes cause corrupted files. Try using download managers since they can be paused or resumed. This is strongly recommended. Otherwise you will get error messages like 'CRC check failed on ...rar', which will mean redownloading the specified file.
• After upgrading, remember to modify any references/shortcuts on your desktop and program references to point to the new directory. If you don't know how to do this, delete the references and re-create them. If you forget to do this, some staff members may update the wrong database!
• You should never install an upgrade over an older (Foxpro) database. LOAN PERFORMER won't overwrite your old database, that is not the problem. But sometimes new tables are added for a new version. If you copy them into the old data-directory, the database container is not updated and the new files are not listed as belonging to the LOAN PERFORMER database. This will generate errors.
• You should never install LOAN PERFORMER in an existing LPF directory unless you are sure that the directory is completely empty. 
• Login into LOAN PERFORMER with "Performer" as user and "LPF" as password. Press F1 for additional Help. The Help file has a "Quick Start" page with the minimum system configuration that you have to do in order to get started.
• Loan Performer installs certain files in the Windows folders, so you cannot copy a Loan Performer folder from one computer to another and expect it to work.
• If you are upgrading from a version 6 database, the above procedure does not work. You would have to upgrade to version 7.10 using a file called "Patch710.exe" (1805 KB). You then have to run Patch817.exe from the c:\LPF817 folder to take your database to 8.17. It's a 2-step process. However we recommend you contact us, especially if you have a Foxpro database that also needs to be converted to SQL Server.

For modifications made in this version, see our Updates page.
In case you need Help with installation you can either use the Help file that comes with the installation or use the Online Help and look for TOC (Table of Contents) then "Starting to work with LPF" and "LPF Installation" or click on Search and type "Installation".

Quick Configuration Manual
If you have downloaded and installed Loan Performer and need some help with the configuration, you can download the following document (only in English):
Starting to work with Loan Performer for new users (PDF File, 1,689 KB).

LPF Implementation form
If you have downloaded Loan Performer and need general help about the process of automation in general and Loan Performer in particular, you can download the following file (only in English):
LPF Implementation Form.zip (112 KB).

Help
Online help is available via this link Online Help. You can also download the LOAN PERFORMER Help file (LPFHlpEn.chm). Save this file to your disk, paste it into the LOAN PERFORMER directory and (double) click on LPFHlpEn.chm from within Explorer to open up the Help file (or press F1 from within LOAN PERFORMER). The Help files are included in the trial version, so if you already have downloaded the setup.exe and the Disk1 to ... files, you don't need to download the LPFHlpEn.Exe file again. The same for the foreign language help files.
Download LOAN PERFORMER Help File(English) (version 8, 23 MB)
The Help file is now also available in FRENCH, SPANISH and RUSSIAN but in these languages it is not yet up to date. You also have to extract the executable file by (double) clicking it in Explorer. 
Download LOAN PERFORMER Help File (French) (12 MB)
Download LOAN PERFORMER Help File (Spanish) (14 MB)
Download LOAN PERFORMER Help File (Russian) (5 MB)

The help file that is active in LOAN PERFORMER depends on the user who is logged in. If this user is defined as a French user at Configuration/Users, the French help file will be active and the same applies to other languages. You can also tell Loan Performer to always use the Online Help or the local help. The advantage of the Online Help is that it always stays current.

Foxpro Demo Database for version 7.10
In order to quickly get started, you can download a pre-configured demo database (demodata.zip) with some sample data. Save this file to your disk and extract the contents with WinZip, then copy all the files to the "C:\LPF710\Data" folder. You may log into this database with the Username: performer and Password: lpf
Download the demo database (For version 7.10, 2822 KB)

We have created a manual that will guide you in the importation process.
Download the Importation Manual (Only for version 8, 358 KB).

We have created a template for importation of savings deposits together with loan repayments. The file below contains an example of an Excel file that contains both, as well as an executable file to make this happen. You need to copy the executable file into the Loan Performer program folder, then run it. You may close Loan Performer before doing this. Download the zip file here.

Microsoft SQL Server

1. If you want to install Loan Performer version 7 (not 8!) on a non domain network with SQL Server, you need to download attached file here... (14 Kb). It contains an executable and a PDF document with instructions about the installation.
2. Download an empty SQL Server/SQL Server Express database for LPF 7.10 by clicking here (4888 KB).
3. Read the following documents: 
   - Attaching a SQL Server Database on SQL Server 2005 Express.pdf (425 KB)
   - Managing SQL Server Express with SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition.pdf (645 KB)
   - How to add Users to an SQL Server Express Database.pdf (456 KB)
4. If you need to download SQL Server, check this link to the Microsoft website.

Print
Since version 5.20 you can print LOAN PERFORMER reports to PDF files (as well as Excel and Dbase file formats). The PDF files are files that you can open with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is free software for which you don't have to pay license fees. You can download the latest version from the Adobe website.

Click here to get a proforma-invoice form.