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By starting the installation process from the launchpad program,
IBM® Installation Manager is automatically installed if it is not already on your
computer, and it starts preconfigured with the location of the repository
that contains the product package. If you install and start
Installation
Manager directly, then you must set repository preferences manually.
To learn how to install the product from a command prompt in silent
mode, see the Installing Silently section of the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.
Important: Installation notes for the Windows Vista operating system:
- You must run the launchpad programs as administrator. If the launchpad
program starts automatically (for example, if you are installing from
a CD), stop the launchpad program, and restart it by using the Run as administrator option. (At the root level of the
CD or disk image, right-click launchpad.exe, and click Run as Administrator.)
- Do not install the products into the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files). If you select
either an installation location or a shared resources directory in
the Program Files directory, the packages that
you install must be run as administrator.