Download and Install Roles for Windows

To see the changes made to the latest version of Roles (1.01b) go to http://web.mit.edu/rolesdb/www/roles101b.html

• A PC running Windows 2000 or higher.
• At least 10Mb of free disk space for the Roles application and its PowerBuilder runtime library files.
• 20MB of hard drive space for Oracle Client Software.
• A username registered in the Roles Database in order to run the application. Contact business-help@mit.edu.
• An installed copy of the Roles Database application.

1. Go to http://web.mit.edu/software (certificates are required), click on the Windows tab and download:
   • Oracle 9i Client Core
   • Role 1.01b
   • If you are running earlier versions of Roles and Oracle 7.3.2, download Oracle Uninstaller
     
   Result: As you download each installer file, a "Save As..." window appears.
2. Save the files MIT-Oracle-9-Core and MIT-Roles-1.01b (and MIT-Oracle-Uninstaller, if necessary) in a temporary directory.

   Result: The files are downloaded to your computer.

1. Use the Find command to find the file downloaded files:
   MIT-Oracle-Uninstaller--only if Oracle 7.2.3 is already installed
   MIT-Oracle-9-Core
   MIT-Roles-1.01b (and
   

2. Install the software in the order shown above: the Uninstaller, if necessary, Oracle-9, and then Roles. To launch the installer, double click on the appropriate file

   Result: The Installation screen appears.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions, accepting default locations for installation
   
   Result: The installation proceeds.

To start Roles, follow the path Start>All Program>Roles 1.01b