Installing DB2 Connect Personal Edition (Windows)

This task describes how to install DB2 Connect Personal Edition on Windows^® operating systems using the DB2^® Setup wizard. Alternatively, you can install DB2 Connect Personal Edition using the response file method.

Prerequisites

Before you launch the DB2 Setup wizard:

Ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
- Hardware and software requirements
- Disk and memory requirements
If you are installing on Windows and intend to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), extend the directory schema.
It is recommended that you use an Administrator account to perform the installation. The Administrator account must belong to the local administrator's group on the Windows computer where you are installing your DB2 product and should have the following advanced user rights:
- Act as part of the operating system
- Create token object
- Increase quotas
- Replace a process level token
You can perform the installation without advanced user rights, but the setup program might be unable to validate accounts.
If you want to install DB2 Connect with a non-Administrator account, refer to the topic, Non-Administrator installation of DB2 Connect (Windows).

To install DB2 Connect Personal Edition using the DB2 Setup wizard:
1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator authority.
2. Close all programs so the installation program can update files as required.
3. If you have a computer with a IBM^® data server client installed, you can activate DB2 Connect Personal Edition by registering your DB2 Connect Personal Edition licence to that computer. To install DB2 Connect Personal Edition by running the setup program, follow the remaining steps.
4. Insert the DVD into the drive. The auto-run feature automatically starts the DB2 Setup wizard. The DB2 Setup wizard will determine the system language, and launch the setup program for that language. If you want to run the setup program in a different language, or the setup program failed to auto-start, you can run the DB2 Setup wizard manually.
5. The DB2 Launchpad opens. From this window, you can view the installation prerequisites and the release notes, or you can proceed directly to the installation.
6. Once you have initiated the installation, proceed by following the setup program's prompts. Online help is available to guide you through the remaining steps. Click Help to invoke the online help. You can click Cancel at any time to end the installation.
A log file stores general information and error messages resulting from the install and uninstall activities. The file name of the log follows the format DB2-<Product Abrreviation>-<Date Time>.log, such as DB2-CPE-10-06-2006_17_23_42.log. By default, the log file is located in the My Documents\DB2LOG directory.
To invoke the DB2 Setup wizard manually:
1. Click Start and select the Run option.
2. In the Open field, enter the following command:
```
     x:\setup /i language
```
  where:
  - x: represents your DVD drive
  - language represents the territory code for your language (for example, EN for English).
3. Click OK.
If you want your DB2 product to have access to DB2 documentation either on your local computer or on another computer on your network, then install the DB2 Information Center. The DB2 Information Center contains documentation for DB2 database systems and DB2 related products.

Installation requirements for DB2 Connect Personal Edition (Windows)
Before you install DB2 Connect Personal Edition on Windows operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.
Required user accounts for installation of DB2 Connect Personal Edition (Windows)
LDAP: Extending the directory schema
Non-Administrator installation of DB2 Connect (Windows)

Parent topic: Typical steps required to install and configure DB2 Connect Personal Edition