Installing from a DVD

To install the data provider on your local drive:

  1. Place the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. If the DVD-ROM drive is on a network, you must mount the DVD and create a mapping to the DVD-ROM drive.
  2. On Windows, the main installer window displays automatically when the DVD is mounted, if AutoRun for DVDs is enabled and you have a browser available. Click the product that you want to install.

    3. If AutoRun for DVDs is not enabled or you do not have a browser, use Windows Explorer to navigate from the root directory of the DVD to the folder for the product that you want to install. Then, double-click the Setup program.

  3. The Welcome window for the product appears. Click Next to continue. The License Agreement window appears.

    4. NOTE: You can exit the Setup program at any time by clicking Cancel, or return to the previous window by clicking Back.

  4. On the License Agreement window, perform one of the following actions:
    • Accept the agreement by clicking the appropriate option. Then, click Next. The Custom Setup window appears.
    • Do not accept the agreement by clicking Cancel to exit the installation.
  5. The Custom Setup window allows you to install the online books, enable support for Microsoft DTC, and change the installation directory.


    6. Custom Setup window, showing the Online Books in the default, unselected state.

    • To enable the MS DTC support components, click the drop-down arrow in the DTC Support icon and select This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive. The red X disappears from the DTC Support icon.
    • To install the online books, click the drop-down arrow in the OnlineBooks icon and select This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive. The red X disappears from the OnlineBooks icon.
    • To change the installation directory from the default location of C:\Program Files\DataDirect\sldotnet60, click Change and select the new installation directory path. Then, click OK to return to the Custom Setup window.
  6. Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program window appears.
  7. Click Install to begin the installation.
  8. When the product files have been copied, the Setup Completed window appears. Click Finish to exit Setup.

NOTE: If you want to use the SequeLink Client with Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC), you must reboot.

After completion of the DVD installation, the main installer window reappears, allowing you the option to install another DataDirect product.

A DataDirect SequeLink 6.0 Client for .NET program group is created as part of the installation. This program group provides the following shortcuts:

For information on using the data provider, refer to the SequeLink Administrator's Guide.