OpenEdge Getting Started:<br />Installation and Configuration Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP Professional

Table 1–2 lists the minimum requirements for running OpenEdge in Window 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP Professional.

Table 1–2: Windows system requirements to run OpenEdge
Component	Requirement
OpenEdge 4GL client	A Pentium PC (or compatible computer) with these characteristics: Clock speed — A minimum of 100MHZ. Memory — A minimum of 32MB.
OpenEdge database server	A Pentium PC (or compatible computer) with these characteristics: Clock speed — A minimum of 200MHZ. Memory — A minimum of 64MB.
Hard disk drive	Sufficient disk space to hold the OpenEdge software you want to install. See the "Disk space requirements for OpenEdge installed products" section.
Disk space	Sufficient disk space on the drive where Windows is installed for Windows system files that OpenEdge copies there. Depending on which Windows system files are already installed on your system, OpenEdge can install up to 10MB in your Windows directory.
Java	See the "Java considerations" section for detailed information about the Java requirements if you are installing any of these products: the OpenEdge Enterprise RDBMS, OpenEdge Workgroup RDBMS, or the OpenEdge Personal RDBMS, or the components OpenEdge SQL Client Access.
OpenEdge installation media	Progress Software Corporation supports various media to access the OpenEdge product installation program: Cd image — Requires a CD drive. DVD — Requires a DVD player. Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) download — Supports downloading software images from the Progress Download Center available at http://www.progress.com/esd. The Web site requires a valid account that your company must establish with Progress Software Corporation to access Progress software products and updates.
Network protocol	Your system must support the TCP/IP and UDP protocols.
Web server	Your Web server must support one of the following interfaces: Microsoft Web server (IIS) or ISAPI compatible — For example, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Versions 5.x and later. The IIS Web server ships with Windows platforms, but is not installed by default. This Web server supports an “in memory” messenger (ISAPI) and CGI messenger. Sun Web server or NSAPI compatible — For example, a Sun Web server (formerly Netscape, iPlanet and SunOne Web Servers). This Web server supports an “in memory” messenger (NSAPI) and the CGI messenger. CGI 1.1 — For example, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Versions 3.x and 4.x, or Apache. This Web server provides support for the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) messenger.
Web browser	To use WebSpeed®, you must have a Web browser. Most contemporary browsers such as Mozilla, Opera, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, will work with WebSpeed. To run WebSpeed® Workshop, Progress Software Corporation recommends you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 5.5 or later. The version of Internet Explorer you are using must support JScript Version 2.0.