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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/install/windows/Pre_Windows_Common_Tasks" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Common pre-installation tasks</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1377403">
         <Level1>Tasks</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>The term <Emphasis>common</Emphasis> is used in this document
		to indicate a task required for all ERP LN installations, regardless of the
		database package you use. For detailed information, this document refers you to
		the relevant chapters or documents. This chapter provides a brief overview of
		the process you must follow to start the Infor Installation Wizard.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Hardware and software requirements</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Assuming your machine is sized by Infor, or a certified Infor
		partner, and completely prepared for the Infor ERP software installation, you
		must also meet the following hardware and software requirements:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>ERP LN software with the latest Feature Pack</ListItem>
         <ListItem>One of the following certified databases: <List>
               <ListItem>Oracle</ListItem>
               <ListItem>MS SQL</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Informix</ListItem>
               <ListItem>DB2</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>An Intel system with at least a Pentium processor.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>An installed network interface card: ERP LN services are
		  started during the installation of ERP LN. Therefore, a network interface card
		  must be installed on your system before you install ERP LN. Although the
		  network interface card does not need to be connected to the network, the ERP LN
		  network-related services do not start unless a network interface card is
		  detected.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Use SUN Java Virtual Machine for ERP LN. Microsoft JVM is no
		  longer supported.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Windows Server Version with the latest Service Pack installed,
		  configured, and running.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The HTML Help viewer installed on Windows. Without this, the
		  Help function will not work.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Unless specific versions are indicated, in this document, the
		  term Windows refers to Microsoft Windows version 2003.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Common Windows tasks</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Before you install ERP LN on Windows, complete the following
		tasks:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>Create the Windows user.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Enlarge the event log.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Create the Windows user baan</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>To create the Windows user baan, complete the following steps:</Paragraph>
         <ProcedureList>
            <ListItem>Log on as a user with administrator rights. (You must log on
			 to the local server).</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Click Start -&gt; Programs -&gt; Administrative Tools
			 (Common) -&gt; Computer management.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>On the User menu, add the user baan.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Make the user baan a member of the db2admns, Users and
			 Administrators groups.</ListItem>
         </ProcedureList>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Enlarge the event log</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Before you install ERP LN, check the Windows event log. The
		  default value of the Maximum Log Size is probably set to 16384, which is
		  sufficient:</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>i386-Windows 2003</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Before the installation of ERP LN is started, run <GUIRef href="" role="manual">vcredist_x86.exe</GUIRef>. This file can be found on the installation
		  medium.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>To allocate disk space</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Consider disk usage thoroughly. Estimate the future disk space
		  to avoid future performance problems. The process to change the allocations
		  after you allocate disk space is usually very time-consuming. To properly
		  allocate the available disk space, consider a number of factors, such as:</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListItem>disk capacity.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>number of concurrent users.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>number of companies.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>future disk space needs.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>