.Net Framework ver. 2.0 or higher and
MDAC (already
present in Win XP, Vista). Prerequisites may already be present on your machine. If not,
you will be asked to install them. If you are connected to the Internet, the installation
program will attempt to automatically install the Framework, if necessary. In case
it fails (broken links or any other reason), you can manually download from the
links listed below (Microsoft updates) and install them.
Here are the relevant Microsoft links (in case of broken links, google for these
updates):
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5
(Local copy)
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c
(Local copy)
Hardware (minimum recommended)
1 Gig RAM, 900 MB free on HD, appropriate screen resolution (1280x1024
minimum).
Requisites for some functionalities
- To display Web export: Internet Explorer or Firefox or any other good browser.
- To
connect to any DBMS different from SQL server 2000, Access, Excel, Text files,
you will need the corresponding client software complete with OleDb provider. It can
be found usually on the same DVD of the main product (see: client software). For
several products, such as Oracle, DB2, Postgres, Visual Fox Pro, SQL Server 2005,
etc. client software is also available as free download. When you install the client
make sure that OleDb drivers are selected for install, or else
you will not be able to connect to the DBMS. For proper operation with DataTime
it is required a modern OleDb client, supporting correctly the .NET OleDBSchemaGuid
class.
- For PDF export: Acrobat Distiller.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=4&platform=Windows
- For Excel export: Office 2003+.