Installing Mathematica on Windows
Installing Mathematica for Network Licenses
Requirements
Mathematica is available for Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X. For a complete list of platform availability, visit
www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/platforms.html. Any supported machine can act as a client for running
Mathematica, provided the following two conditions are met:
- The client has access to the Mathematica files, either locally or from a file server on the network.
- The license server running MathLM is available on the TCP/IP network.
A license server can also function as its own client. However, this is not recommended. If the machine has to be rebooted for any reason, the serving of licenses to all other clients on the network may be disrupted.
Before you install
Mathematica as a license server client,
MathLM should already be installed and running on a license server on the network (see "
Installing MathLM" for details). To complete the
Mathematica installation, you will need to know the name or IP address of the license server running
MathLM.
To install
Mathematica on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, you must have administrative privileges.
To Install Mathematica:
1. Insert the
Mathematica DVD. The
Wolfram Mathematica 7 window appears on your screen. Click the button labeled
Install Mathematica to a hard disk.
2. The
Wolfram Mathematica Setup dialog appears on your screen. Click
Next to begin the installation process.
3. By default,
Mathematica is installed in the directory C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\7.0. To choose another destination directory, click
Browse. Click
Next to continue.
4. Mathematica is configured to automatically install all optional components. To choose another configuration, deselect any components by clicking on the corresponding check box. Click
Next to continue.
5. Click
Next to add
Mathematica shortcuts to the
Start menu in the Wolfram
Mathematica folder. If you would like to select a different folder, click
Browse.
6. Click
Install to install
Mathematica.
7. Click
Finish to complete the installation and launch
Mathematica.
8. Mathematica starts up and the following password dialog box appears. Select
Network License. Then enter the name or IP address of the license server running
MathLM in the text field provided.
9. Click
OK. You are now ready to start using
Mathematica.
Installing Mathematica for Single-Machine Licenses
Follow these instructions to install a standalone copy of
Mathematica that does not get a license from a license server. Depending on your license type, this may require contacting Wolfram Research to purchase additional licenses.
To run
Mathematica, you must register with Wolfram Research and receive a password. See
"Registration and Passwords" for further information.
To install
Mathematica on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, you must have administrative privileges.
To Install a Single-Machine Copy of Mathematica on Windows:
1. Insert the
Mathematica DVD. The
Wolfram Mathematica 7 window appears on your screen. Click the button labeled
Install Mathematica to a hard disk.
2. The
Wolfram Mathematica Setup Dialog appears on your screen. Click
Next to begin the installation process.
3. By default,
Mathematica is installed in the directory C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\7.0. To choose another destination directory, click
Browse. Click
Next to continue.
4. Mathematica is configured to automatically install all optional components. To choose another configuration, deselect any components by clicking on the corresponding checkbox. Click
Next to continue.
5. Click
Next to add
Mathematica shortcuts to the
Start menu under Wolfram
Mathematica.
6. Click
Install to install
Mathematica.
7. Click
Finish to complete the installation and launch
Mathematica.
8. Mathematica starts up and the following password dialog box appears. Select
Single Machine. Then enter your name, the name of your organization, and your license number (located on your electronic or printed license certificate) in the text fields provided. Click
OK when you are done.
9. The following dialog box appears showing the MathID number for your machine. To obtain your password, click the
Web button, go to
register.wolfram.com, or contact Wolfram Research (see
"Registration and Passwords" for further information). You will need to supply your license number and your MathID number.
10. Enter your password and click
OK. You are now ready to start using
Mathematica.
Installing Mathematica from a File Server
One convenient way to install
Mathematica is to run the installer remotely from a file server. This is an efficient way of making
Mathematica available to a large number of users without having to supply a DVD to each one.
Installing
Mathematica from a file server requires first copying the installer executable and all files in the
Mathematica distribution from the DVD onto the file server.
1. Insert the
Mathematica DVD into the drive on the file server. Open a
My Computer window, then right-click the DVD in the list and select
Open.
2. An Explorer window appears showing the contents of the DVD. Select the Windows folder.
3. Copy the Windows folder from the DVD to a location on the file server accessible to external users over the network.
Once this step is complete, you can install the
Mathematica files on each client.
4. From the client, connect to the file server and open the Windows directory that was created on the file server.
5. Double-click the file Setup.exe to launch the installer.
6. Follow the same steps as for installing from a DVD (see "
Network License" and "
Single-Machine License").
Installing Mathematica from a Script
If you are installing
Mathematica on multiple machines, it can be time-consuming to respond to all of the installer prompts on each individual machine. By supplying command-line options to the installer, you can customize various features of the installation process or automate it entirely.
| /dir="C:\path\here" | specify the installation directory |
| DisableShellVerbs | disable file associations for .m, .nb, .nbp, etc. (enabled by default) |
| /group="start menu folder name" | specify the start menu folder name |
| /noicons | disable creation of start menu folder and shortcuts |
| /norestart | do not restart the system, even if necessary |
| /restartexitcode=code | specify the installer exit code to return if restart is necessary |
| /silent | force an automatic installation and suppress installation windows |
| /suppressmsgboxes | suppress installer message boxes (only effective when used in conjuction with /silent) |
Mathematica Installer supported command-line options.
To Create a Script That Performs a Silent Mathematica Installation:
The following instructions explain how to write a simple script to silently install
Mathematica from a file server. These instructions require that you have a
mathpass file with a valid password. See "
Registrations and Passwords" for more information on sitewide
mathpass configurations.
1. Follow the instructions in the first part of
"Installing Mathematica from a File Server" to copy the installer and files from the DVD to a file server.
2. Copy your
mathpass file to the same directory on the file server as the installer and
Mathematica files.
3. Open Notepad () and type the following lines into a new file.
@echo off
echo Installing Mathematica...
\\server\math\setup.exe /silent /suppressmsgboxes /log="C:\Windows\Temp\install.log"
echo Creating password file...
copy \\server\math\mathpass "C:\Directory\Name"
echo Mathematica installation complete.
4. Change all instances of
\\server\math to the pathname of the network share where the
Mathematica installation files and
mathpass file were copied.
5. Change
"C:\Directory\Name" to the directory listed here for your version of Windows. Be sure to enclose the name of the directory in quotes.
Windows 2000/XP—
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Mathematica"Windows Vista—
"C:\ProgramData\Mathematica"Note: These directories are the values of
$BaseDirectory for different versions of Windows. See
"Configuration Files on Windows" for further information.
6. To save the file, choose . Save the file in the same directory as the
Mathematica installation files. Type the filename install.bat, and choose
All Files from the
Save as type popup menu. Click
Save, then quit Notepad.
To Perform a Silent Mathematica Installation:
1. On the client, open a
Command Prompt window, type the pathname of the install.bat file, and press
Enter. For example, if the network share is called \\server\math, type:
\\server\math\install.bat
The following messages are displayed.
Installing Mathematica...
Creating password file...
Mathematica installation complete.
2. The installation is now complete. If you see any messages other than those printed here, check the file C:\Windows\Temp\install.log on the client machine for further information.
Installing
Mathematica in this way eliminates the need to take the DVD to each client machine, and saves time by allowing you to run a simple script instead of responding to the installer questions.
