Installing J-Bird 0.5.2 on Microsoft Windows XP

• You need administrative privileges to install J-Bird in the usual location for applications (i.e., C:\Program Files\J-Bird). You'll need to either sign on as the administrator or be a user that has administrator privileges. Alternatively, you can install J-Bird privately using ordinary privileges. You might choose to install it in C:\Documents and Settings\YOURID\J-Bird.



• Install the Java Runtime if you need one and wish to install it manually. The process should be a matter of clicking on the icon and following the install steps. Recall that Windows Vista users must manually install the Java Runtime.



• Before starting the installer that you downloaded, you may need to make it executable. Try running it by double clicking on it. If that fails, you need to set permissions as follows. Right-click on the installer, select properties. To make it executable select the security tab and enable read and execute for everyone. On some older versions of XP, you may need to enable Windows 95/98 compatibility, click on the compatibility tab and enable either Windows 95 or Windows 98.



• To start the installer, click on the file JBirdSetup_V0_5_2_Windows.exe that you down-loaded. The installer will attempt to locate your Java runtime, and it will probably succeed and start Java without your assistance. If it fails to locate a Java runtime, it will ask whether you would like to have one installed. If you assent, the installer will quit after it installs Java, and you will need to restart it to install J-Bird.



• If you are installing for the first time, you will see during the install an Update screen indicating that no previous version of J-Bird has been found by the installer. Just click "Next" to move on to the install. (If you are upgrading, the screen in question will identify the existing version and ask if you want to upgrade.)



• If you elect to have shortcuts installed, you can run the database builder and J-Bird from Start -> Programs -> J-Bird. Otherwise, launch scripts will be available in the folder in which you install J-Bird.

You are now ready to launch J-Bird.