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Spotlight on Oracle 11.0 - Release Notes

Install Spotlight

Requirements

Section Requirement
User Privileges Ensure the Windows user installing Spotlight has Windows Administrator privileges.

Folder Permissions

During installation, Spotlight requires write access to the following:

  • The Spotlight installation folder (by default, Program Files\Quest Software\Spotlight)
  • ProgramData\Quest Software\Spotlight
  • Users\<current user>\AppData\Roaming\Quest Software\Spotlight

Notes: On a 64-bit operating system the Program Files directory is Program Files (x86).

Permissions to Windows registry keys and sub-keys

During installation, Spotlight requires write access to the following:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Quest Software\Products

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Quest Software\Spotlight

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

Note: Wow6432Node is applicable only for 32-bit Spotlight run on 64-bit operating systems.

Steps To Install

To install Spotlight from CD:

  1. Close all open applications on your PC.

  2. Insert the Spotlight Installer CD into your CD-ROM drive.

    If the installation program does not start select Windows Start | Run

    • For Spotlight delivered as part of the Toad DBA Suite for Oracle, enter the command d:\TOAD DBA Suite for Oracle vvv.exe (where d: is the CD-ROM identifier and vvv is the Spotlight version).
    • For Spotlight delivered as a standalone installer, enter the command d:\SpotlightonOracle_vvv.exe (where d: is the CD-ROM identifier and vvv is the Spotlight version).
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

To install Spotlight from the downloaded installer:

  1. Close all open applications on your PC.
  2. Execute the downloaded installer.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Note: To cancel installation at any time, press Esc or click Cancel.

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