Installing from the Setup disk

The Setup disk includes the launchpad program, which provides you with a single location to start the installation process.

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Use the launchpad program to start the installation of software in these cases:
  • Installing from product disks.
  • Installing from an electronic image on your local file system.
  • Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.
Installing from the launchpad simplifies the installation process:
  • If the software is installed by IBM® Installation Manager and Installation Manager is not installed on your computer, then it is automatically installed.
  • Installation Manager is automatically configured to located the installation files for the software that you are installing.
  • You can start the installation of a number of supporting software items from the launchpad.
Important: If you want to install IBM Rational® Software Architect Designer as a non-Admin, you cannot use the launchpad program to start the installation process. Instead, you must manually run the userinst program from the Setup disk. Running the userinst program provides you with the same functionality as starting the installation of Rational Software Architect Designer from the launchpad.
  • Starting the launchpad
  • Installing directly from the Setup disk
    If you want to install IBM Rational Software Architect Designer as a non-administrator, you must manually run the userinst program from the Setup disk instead of running the launchpad program. Running the userinst program provides you with the same functionality as starting the product installation from the launchpad.
Related tasks:
Installing IBM Installation Manager
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