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Installation Instructions

It's all done in two simple steps.

Step 1 - Do you have Java on your Computer?

Before being able to run an x.factory librarian you will need Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) Version 5 of the Java Run Time Environment (JRE), or a later compatible release, installed on your computer.

Please note that if you are using ex.factory and motif.factory with large sample files, or are using any x.factory librarian with a very large database then you may need to tweak the Java Memory configuration to avoid running out of memory. Details on how to adjust this configuration is given in the online help of the application or the PDF user manual.

Step 2 - Installing an x.factory Librarian

For each x.factory librarian, there are two downloads that you can select from, depending on your computer type.

  1. Windows
  2. Macintosh OSX
  3. Other Operating Systems

Windows Platforms

The Librarians have been tested on Windows XP and Windows Vista, but should be fine on other versions.

Download and run the PC installer, which contains everything you need in a single file. This installer also checks to see if you have Java, and it will direct you to this site's Java Page if you do not have a compatible version of Java on your computer. Installation is pretty simple, just follow the installer prompts which take you through a fairly standard installation sequence, which is self explanatory

This installer will also set up start menu and desktop short cuts for the x.factory librarian, and also provides an uninstaller if you wish to remove the x.factory librarian at a later date.

Windows Vista Notes.
  1. Once downloaded, find the installer file in Explorer or the start menu, right click over it and select Run As Administrator. Vista will probably ask you to confirm if it is OK to continue, which you need to confirm for the installation to succeed.
  2. At the end of the installation (at least on my Vista installation), you may get a prompt asking you if the installation succeeded. I don't know why I get that, but the installation on my Vista Laptop always succeeds.
  3. Windows Vista does not appear to allow the uninstaller to remove the installed data, so you may well need to delete the installed files manually. The installer does not (currently) create any registry entries, so it's quite safe to delete the installation in this manner if you need to.

Macintosh OSX

The Librarians have been tested on an iMac running OSX 10.5 and ex.factory has been additionally tested on a G3 iBook running OSX 10.4.4. Thanks go to Jim Attfield for testing ex.factory on his iBook and for loaning me the iMAc so that I could undertake detailed testing of all Librarians!

To install an x.factory Librarian, simply download the relevant Java installer and execute it.

The installer sets up an OSX application bundle in the Applications directory. Whilst you are free to change the name of the installation directory for it to work as expected, you need to keep the installation pathname ending with ".app".

Installing MIDI Extensions for Mac OSX

If you wish to use MIDI support on OSX then you will need to the PLUM-STONE MIDI extension.

This extension provides MacOS X Java programs access to all CoreMIDI devices, using standard Java classes.

You can download PLUM-STONE from the  Plumstone website.

Then simply run the downloaded file to install Plumstone.

Other Platforms

At present the installers only support PC and Mac OSX. Please email registration@xfactory-librarians.co.uk if you are interested in running on other platforms. At some point (but it's low priority unless I know that the demand might be there) I intend to set up a PC with boot options for Linux and Open Solaris and test the software on these platforms