| 1. Operating System:
Windows XP sp-2 (OR) Windows 2000/above,
2. Web Server:
IIS Server (Internet Information Server for Windows)
3. Database:
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MS-Access
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Microsoft SQL Server 2000/above
(OR)
MSDE (Microsoft SQL server Desktop Engine)
(Note: MSDE will not be supported on Microsoft Vista)
(OR)
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP1/above
(Note: SQL Server 2005 Express Edition will not be supported on Microsoft Vista ‘Basic’ Edition)
4. Utilities:
Winzip
Web Server (IIS Sever):
How to check whether IIS installed in the system ?
Click any folder in your system. Right click it. Select ‘Sharing’. If ‘Websharing’ tab appears means IIS has been already installed in the system.
(OR)
Select Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services
Check ‘Internet Information Server’ whether appears in the names displayed. If it displays, IIS has been already installed in the system. Also, check the ‘Status’ whether its started.
Installation of IIS server:
Select Start->Settings->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs->Add/Remove Windows Components-> check whether the check-box of ‘Internet information Server’ is ticked. If it was ticked already, means IIS has been already installed in the system. If not, Tick the checkbox by clicking it as shown below:
Click ‘Next’ Button.
If the required files already in the system, it will install IIS without asking the CD. Otherwise it will ask for the Windows CD displayed as follows:
Database:
You may preferably use Microsoft SQL server 2000/above, if available.
In case, if you don’t have Microsoft SQL server 2000/above, you may install either MSDE SP4 (a limited version of SQL SERVER 2000) or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 (a lightweight version of SQL Server 2005). Please note that MSDE cannot be installed on Microsoft Vista. Microsoft Vista other than Basic Edition will support SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 and can be freely downloadable from the Microsoft site.
MSDE is a limited version of Microsoft SQL server 2000 and can be freely downloadable from the Microsoft site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8E2DFC8D-C20E-4446-99A9-B7F0213F8BC5&displaylang=en
Installation of MSDE 2000-SP4(Microsoft SQL server Desktop Engine)
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