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Primavera-P6-Professional Instal en W8 PDF
Primavera-P6-Professional Instal en W8 PDF
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PrimaveraP6
InstallationInstructions
ForWindows8Users
PrimaveraP6ProfessionalWindows8InstallationInstructions
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IMPORTANT:READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYANDFOLLOWTHEM
EXACTLY.
Thefollowingisprovidedforyourconvenienceonly.TenSixConsultingdonot
offertechnicalsupportfortheinstallationprocessofP6Professional.
Step1InstallJava6Update27JREorJDK
TheOracleXEdatabasethatwillbeinstalledwithPrimaveraP6Professionalrequiresjavatobeinstalled
onthesystem.TheJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)orJavaDeveloperKit(JDK)canbeinstalled.Either
willwork.
ItisveryimportanttomakesureasupportedJavaversionisinstalled.ForPrimaveraP6Professional
R8.3thesupportedJava7Update15versionshouldbeinstalled.Other(newer)versionsmaynotbe
compatibleandmaygiveyouproblemswiththedatabaseportionoftheinstallationordatabase
operationsafterinstallation.JavainstallationfilesareprovidedinthePrimaveraP6R8.3zipfileinthe
followingpath:
C:\Users\username\Downloads\V3749901\P6_R83_Client_Applications\Java
ToinstallJava,rightclickonthejavamediafileandchooseOpen.Inthefollowingexamplethejre
7u15windowsx64.exeisbeingrun.
Followtheinstallationinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.Inmostcasesthe
installationdefaultspresentedbythewizardwillgiveacleaninstallationoftheJavaenvironment.
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Step2PreventJavaAutomaticUpdates
1. ClicktheCtrl+Alt+DeletekeystogetheronyourkeyboardandselectTaskManageronthe
bluescreen.
2. ClickontheStartuptab.
3. LocateandDisabletheJavaUpdateScheduler.
4. ClosetheTaskManager.
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Step3InstallPrimaveraP6ProfessionalR8.3
UnziptheV3749901.zipmediadeliveryfiletoyourDownloadsorotherconvenientfolderonthe
computer.Theinstallationmediaimagewillcreatethefollowingfolderstructure:
C:\Downloads\PrimaveraP6ProfessionalforEPPMR8.3\P6_R83_Professional_Client
HOWTO:UnziptheV3749901.zipFile:
1. LocatetheV3749901.zipfileusingtheWindowsfile Explorer.
2. DoubleclickontheV3749901.zipfiletoopenit.
3. ClicktheExtractAlltabtoextractthePrimaveraP6Professionalinstallationfiles.
4. IntheExtractCompressed(Zipped)Foldersdialog,selectadestinationpath.
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5. ClickExtract.
6. Youwillseethefilesbeingextracted.
7. TheP6installationfileswillbeinafoldernamedP6_R83_Client_Applications.Forexample,if
youchosetoextractittoyourdownloadsdirectoryitwouldbelocatedinafolderlikethe
following:
C:\Users\username\Downloads\V3749901\P6_R83_Client_Applications
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YouhavenowunzippedthePrimaveraP6Professionalinstallationfilesandcanproceedtothenext
stepsthatshowyouhowtoinstalltheprogram.
IMPORTANT:ReadthefollowinginstructionscarefullyandfollowthemEXACTLY.Ifyoudeviatefrom
theseinstructionstheinstallationmaynotwork.Theseareprovidedforyourconvenienceonly.TenSix
ConsultingdonotoffertechnicalsupportforPrimaveraP6Installations.
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HOWTO:InstallPrimaveraP6ProfessionalonyourWindows8Computer
1. UsingyourWindowsfileexplorer,locatetheSetup.exefileintheP6_R83_Client_Applications
folderandrightclickonit.
2. SelecttheOpenoptionfromthemenu.Youcanalsodoubleclicktostarttheinstaller.
3. DependingonyourUAC(UserAccountControl)setting,youmaybepromptedtoallowthe
programtomakechangestoyoursystem.ClickYestoallow.
Note:UACsettingscanbechangedintheControlPanel|SystemandSecurity|ActionCenter
belowtheSecurityheading.
Theinstallermayalsopromptyoutoinstallcertainprerequisiteprogramsonyourmachine.
TheseincludetheDHTMLEditingComponentandMicrosoft.NETFramework4(x86andx64).
Ifprompted,allowtheinstallertoproceedwiththeseinstallations.
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4. WhenthemainPrimaveraP6ProfessionalR8.3SetupWizarddialogappears,clickNext>.
5. ClickNext.
6. IntheChooseSetupTypedialog,clickontheStandalonebutton.
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7. YouwillnowbepromptedtoinstallthedatabaseforP6.Enterapasswordofyourchoosing
andthenenterthesamepasswordintheconfirmationfieldprovided.
VERYIMPORTANT:Besuretomakeacarefulnoteofthispassword.Itwillbe
usedforallthedatabasepasswordsandtheP6administrativeuseronceyou
login.Writeitdownonthefollowingline:
MyP6Passwordis:_______________________________________
NOTE:Thepasswordyouentershouldbe6charactersinlength,startwitha
letterandcontainatleastonenumber;orthefollowingpromptwillappear:
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8. IntheSampleDatadialog,checktheoptiontoloadthesampledataaspartofyourP6
installation.
TrainingNote:IfyouareloadingthisinordertoparticipateinaTenSixonlineor
onsitetrainingclass,thesampledatamustbeloaded.
9. ClickNext.
10. IntheReadytoinstalldialog,clicktheInstallbutton.
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11. Theinstallerwillloadallthenecessaryfilesautomaticallyfromthispoint.Itmaytakeseveral
minutestoloadboththeP6ProfessionalsoftwareclientandtheOracleXEdatabase.
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DuringtheinstallationyouwillseetheOracleDatabase10gExpressEditioniconappearonthe
desktop.
Whentheinstallationiscomplete,youwillseethefollowingdialog:
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12. ClickFinishtoclosetheinstaller.
PrimaveraP6ProfessionalR8.3isnowloadedonyourcomputeralongwiththeOracle10gXEdatabase
andsampledata.Someoftheprerequisitesinstalledmaycausetheinstallertopromptyouthata
restartofthecomputerisrequired.Ifso,clickYestorestartyourmachine.
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Step4GettingStartedwithP6
PrimaveraP6ProfessionalcannowbestartedusingthePrimaveraP6R8.3optionintheWindows8
Startpage.
TologintoP6,enteraLoginNameofadminandthenenterthepasswordyouprovidedtheinstaller
earlier.
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Thefirsttimeyoulogin,youwillseethefollowingprompt:
TosettheappropriateIndustryoption,clickontheAdmin|AdminPreferencesmenuoption.
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IntheAdminPreferencesdialog,clickontheIndustrytabandselectyourdesiredindustrysector
option.
ThiswilldeterminetheterminologyanddefaultsettingsP6usesforsubsequentsessions.
TrainingNote:IfyouareparticipatinginaTenSixPrimaveraP6Professionalonlineoronsitetraining
class,pleaseselecttheEngineeringandConstructionoption.