6. Installing and Starting HammerDB on Windows
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6. Installing and Starting HammerDB on Windows

To install HammerDB on Windows you have the option of using the self-extracting installer or zipfile. The self-extracting installer will create an uninstall executable for you. A zipfile installation can be deleted manually. In both cases the install is entirely self-contained within the installation directory.

6.1. Self Extracting Installer

Double click on the Setup file and the language choice is shown.

Click continue to begin the installation.

Figure 1.1. HammerDB Version

HammerDB Version

Read and Accept the GPL License Agreement.

Figure 1.2. GPL v3 License

GPL v3 License

Choose the installation directory.

Figure 1.3. Choose the Installation Directory

Choose the Installation Directory

Press Next to begin the install.

Figure 1.4. Files copying

Files copying

The installer will extract the files into the chosen directory.

Figure 1.5. Complete

Complete

Complete the Install by viewing the Readme File and running HammerDB. If both options are chosen HammerDB will run after the Readme is closed.

Figure 1.6. Complete the Setup Wizard

Complete the Setup Wizard

HammerDB will start ready for you to use

Figure 1.7. HammerDB Started

HammerDB Started

6.2. Zip File

As an alternative to the self-extracting installer you can download and extract the zipfile into a directory of your choice.

Figure 1.8. Zip File

Zip File

6.3. Starting HammerDB

After installation double-click on the "Windows Batch File" hammerdb to start hammerdb.

Figure 1.9. hammerdb batch file

hammerdb batch file

6.4. Uninstalling HammerDB

For a zipfile installation, delete the hammerDB directory. For an installer based installation double-click on uninstall and follow the on-screen prompts.

Figure 1.10. Uninstall

Uninstall

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