Windows Installer

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Contributed by Kai Schaeffer, Germany

• This installer runs under MS Windows platform and will install everything you need:
  • Java JDK
  • Postgres Database
  • ADempiere
  • Import the database dump
  • Create the environment and home settings

All you need to do after this is just to double-click on the application icon and it runs!

Download Installer

• Download here.
• Related Sourceforge forum thread.
• NOTE: When executing the installer, ensure you have UAC (User Account Control - only applicable in Vista) off and Run As Administrator. See here a web-page to help you [1]. Been tested many times to work quite easily in training class by Red1. If hit error, just Windows Uninstall and reinstall again.
• Opening screen

Just Click Next

• Use a simple directory path that has no embedded spaces. Such as D:/ instead of C:/Programs Files/

• Try to use a common password for a start to avoid pesky confusion. I would put in 'adempiere' for now.

Uninstalling

• If you wish to uninstall due to some fault, you can do so from the Control Panel and select 'Remove Programs'.
• Uninstall only removes the ADempiere binary and its folders and contents but do not remove Java nor Postgres.

Troubleshooting

• If ADempiere cannot launch at all.
  • Go to the DOS prompt and cd to your adempiere_home to launch adempiere. I.e. D:/Adempiere/RUN_Adempiere.bat
  • Note the prompt lines to tell you what are the errors for your further action. (see FiG 1)

FIG 1 - Going to DOS prompt to run ADempiere

Run Setup

• One way is to RUN_setup again to make sure all the settings are right. You can run this many times and it does not disrupt your database. See FIG 2.

FIG 2- Running Setup from DOS prompt

• • D:/Adempiere/RUN_setup.bat FIG 3 will appear.
  • Put localhost as your Database Server name

FIG 3 - Setup Settings window

• • Click on TEST and on success click on SAVE.

Connection Test

• If it launches but cannot connect to database.
  • Click on the Server connection icon. See FIG 4.
  • Select Postgres as database
  • Put localhost as your Database Server name.
  • Put 'adempiere' (or what you gave above) as password
  • Press the Test Database button only. All these refers to FIG 5.
  • If it turns green then only go to the Application Server.

FIG 4 - Click on the Server connection icon

FIG 5 - Try some settings and then Test

How To Upgrade To Latest Version

• With ADempiere you can easily do that.
• First you have to download the latest binary with data dump
• Then you go and replace the binary in your home directory
• Then <ADempiere-Home>/RUN_Setup.bat
• Then execute <ADempiere-Home>/utils/RUN_ImportAdempiere.bat

How Not To Overwrite Your Previous Version

• Then you have to not run ImportAdempiere.bat but just run all the migration scripts since the last version.