System Requirements

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  Supported Operating Systems

  Desktop Authority can be installed on the following servers:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server with SP4
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise Edition with SP2 (including 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise (including 64-bit)

  The Desktop Authority Manager can be run from a shortcut on a Windows XP or Vista client with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or greater installed.
  Although Desktop Authority can still be installed on a domain controller, ScriptLogic Corporation strongly suggests installing Desktop Authority on a member server.
  Additionally, Windows 2008 Server has Windows Firewall enabled by default. When installing on Windows 2008 Server, the Desktop Authority installation will prompt to create firewall exceptions. If these exceptions are not set, a limited set of functionality will be lost. This includes (but is not limited to) running Desktop Authority Manager from a shortcut, installing Remote Management and running ScriptLogic Service from a member server.

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  Supported Domains

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 domain
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 domain
  • Microsoft Windows 2008 domain
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  Additional Server Software Requirements

  These additional applications are required and will be installed as part of the Desktop Authority installation. Installation of these additional applications may require a system reboot.

  • Microsoft Windows Installer 3.11 4
  • Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.81 4
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.14
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (x86) 3 Place into the “%ProgramFiles%\ScriptLogic Manager\Device Policy Master” folder (to be installed Desktop Authority to client workstations, if necessary)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (x64)3 Place into the “%ProgramFiles%\ScriptLogic Manager\Device Policy Master” folder (to be installed Desktop Authority to client workstations, if necessary)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package¹ 4
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility¹ 4
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express² 3 Required and installed if a SQL Server instance is not selected. Place into:
    • x86 – “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\SQL Server Setup\SQLExpress”
    • x64 – “%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\SQL Server Setup\SQLExpress”
  • Desktop Authority will prompt to start the Computer Browser Service (if disabled)

  ¹ If not already present, these applications will install on the workstation where Desktop Authority Manager runs from a shortcut.
  ² On Windows Server 2008, SQL Server Express SP2 will download and install.