OpenEdge Getting Started:<br />Installation and Configuration Loading the installation media

Obtain a copy of the completed Preinstallation Checklist for Windows . You might also want to have handy the other installation-related documents highlighted in Table 3–1 of the "Gathering information to plan your installation" section.

Note: When you install a client networking license, the ADM2 directory is not installed in the $DLC/GUI directory. This r-code is considered part of your application and should be deployed as a module of your application.

Close all other applications before beginning the installation process.

Other applications or tasks might interfere with the installation or use files that OpenEdge needs to complete the installation. Shut down any processes where the executable itself, or a file used by the executable, is located in the directory where you intend to install OpenEdge.

Install the installation program from the installation medium you choose to use, as described in the following table:


For this installation medium. . .	Do the following. . .
CD	Insert it into the CD drive. If the CD does not run automatically, double-click `setup.exe` in the root directory of the CD.
DVD	Insert it in the DVD player and navigate the directory structure, locating the specific platform directory to which you intend to install.¹ Double click the `setup.exe` to start the Installation Utility.
Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) download	Navigate to the software image you intend to download from Progress Software’s Download Center.²

¹The installation DVD contains subdirectories for all Windows and UNIX platforms that OpenEdge 10.1A supports. However, only the specific platform and type to which your license pertains is installable.

²The Progress Software Download Center is available at http://www.progress.com/esd. Access to Progress software products and updates at this Web site requires a valid account.