Opening the installation guide or release notes

The installation guide provides information about how to install and uninstall the tool, and also includes product requirements, limitations, and optional features. The release notes contain last-minute updates, valuable information, and workarounds that are not available in the information center.

To open the installation guide or release notes:
  1. Insert the product installation CD and complete one of the following steps:
    • If the launchpad program opens automatically proceed to step 2.
    • If the launchpad program does not open, go to the root of the first installation CD and double-click launchpad.exe.
  2. Complete one of the following steps:
    • To open the installation guide, click View Installation Guide.
    • To open the release notes, click View Release Notes.
    The document opens in a Web browser.
Tip: After you install the product, you can open both documents from a different location. To open the release notes, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > IBM Rational Software Architect > Readme. To open the installation guide, double-click the appropriate file in the installation location. The default file location for the installation guide is C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\SDP\6.0\rsa_prod\install.html.
Updated documentation and troubleshooting information is available at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational.
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