Specifications

Installing Inventory Manager (Windows)•
Launching Inventory Manager•
Configuring the Environment
Following are instructions for configuring the environment on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and
Windows XP platforms.
NOTE: Some of the operations in the following instructions may generate a message prompting
you to reboot your system. It is not necessary to reboot your system until you have
completed the configuration process.
Windows 2000
Open your system's Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel) and double−click the System
icon. The System Properties window opens.
1.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Performance options button. The Performance Options
window opens.
2.
Verify that the "Application response" section has Optimize performance for: Applications
selected.
3.
Click the Change button in the "Virtual Memory" section of the Performance Options window. The
Virtual Memory window opens.
4.
Enter the following settings in the "Paging file size for selected drive" section:
Initial size (MB) −− set to a minimum of 128 MB or equivalent to your system RAM.
Maximum size (MB) −− typically set to twice the Initial size. For example, if your Initial size is set to
128 MB, your maximum size would be set to 256 MB.
5.
Click Set and OK to close the window.6.
Click OK to close the Performance Options window.7.
Click OK to close the System Properties window.8.
With the cursor in an open area of the desktop, right click and select Properties from the drop−down
menu. The Display Properties window opens.
9.
Select the Settings tab, and set Colors to a minimum of High Color (16 bit) and Screen area to 1024
by 768 pixels (recommended minimum). The Colors setting affects the appearance of Inventory
Manager windows. With a setting of 24 bit (16,777,216 colors) and above, certain window features
such as table rows, appear with a color gradient. Setting the Colors lower than 24 bit will not support
color gradients.
10.
Click OK to close the Display Properties window.11.
Reboot your system.12.
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
Open your system's Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel) and double−click the System
icon. The System Properties window opens.
1.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Settings button in the "Performance" section. The Performance
Options window opens.
2.
Select the Advanced tab and verify that the "Processor scheduling" and "Memory usage" sections
have Adjust for best performance of: programs selected.
3.
Click the Change button in the "Virtual Memory" section of the Performance Options window. The4.
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