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Drew Naylor edited this page Dec 5, 2016 · 20 revisions

System Requirements for running UXL Launcher

To run UXL Launcher, your computer requires the following:

  • Microsoft .Net 4.6.1 Framework

    • Ignore the ad on that page, scroll down, and click the orange Download button. May take a while to download.

  • Windows versions: Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10.

    • Windows 8.0 is untested although it might work.

  • Architectures: x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit.)

  • Hardware requirements: At least a 1.2 GHz CPU; 1 GB of RAM or more.

  • Disk space:

    • 32-bit: 3 GB space free.
    • 64-bit: 3 GB space free.

  • To properly view the License and Acknowledgements in the About window, you'll need Internet Explorer.

  • Note that you might have problems with running this on corporate computers. The ClickOnce security settings are disabled in UXL Launcher due to Visual Studio building problems.




## System Requirements to build UXL Launcher from source

In addition to the requirements for simply running UXL Launcher, your computer requires the following software to build it from source code:

If you would like to automatically build UXL Launcher from source, you can use my UXL Autobuild Script (AKA UAS) Batch script to automatically download, build, and run the latest, bleeding-edge changes from the master branch. Do note, however, UAS isn't recommended for people who want stable software due to the fact that things may break at any time.

If you don't want to use a script to build UXL Launcher, here's how to do it manually:

  1. First, clone the Git repository by running: git clone https://github.com/DrewNaylor/UXL-Launcher.git or download the Zip file for the master branch and remember where you saved your files.

  2. Next, open the command prompt, (cmd.exe) type or copy/paste cd C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\ if you have a 64-bit Windows install or cd C:\Program Files\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\ if you have a 32-bit Windows install, and press the Enter key.

  3. Fourth, insert a space after the MSBuild.exe line inside your Command Prompt, then drag that VBProj file we found earlier into the Command Prompt.

  4. And finally, press the Enter or Return key on your keyboard to build the project! After it's complete, you'll find your compiled files in MSOfficeAppLauncher\bin\Debug. Simply double-click the file that says MSOfficeAppLauncher64.exe found within that folder and it will run. If you have trouble, please create a GitHub Issue pertaining to what you're having trouble with and either myself or someone else will assist when they get the chance.

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