Quick Beginnings

Before You Begin Installing

1. Ensure that your system meets all of the memory, hardware, and software requirements to install your DB2 client. For more information, see Planning for Installation.
2. You require a user account to perform the installation.

   Windows 9x

   Any valid Windows 9x user.

   Windows NT or Windows 2000

   A user account that belongs to a group with more authority than the Guests group. For example, the Users group or the Power Users group. For information about installing on Windows NT or Windows 2000 without administrator authority, see Installing Without Administrator Authority.

Installing Without Administrator Authority

When installing a DB2 client without administrator authority on Windows NT and Windows 2000, you will not be able to install these components:

• Control Center
• NetQuestion
• Integrated SNA Support

The following are some specific installation scenarios:

• A user has installed a DB2 product without having administrator authority, and then an administrator installs a DB2 product on the same machine. In this scenario, the installation performed by the administrator will remove the previous installation performed by the user without administrator authority, resulting in a clean installation of the DB2 product. The installation performed by the administrator will overwrite all of the user's services, shortcuts, and environment variables from the previous installation of DB2.
• A user without administrator authority has installed a DB2 product, and then a second user without administrator authority attempts to install a DB2 product on the same machine. In this scenario, the installation by the second user will fail, and return an error message that the user must be an administrator to install the product.
• An administrator has installed a DB2 product, and then a user without administrator authority attempts to install a DB2 single-user product on the same machine. In this scenario, the installation being attempted by the user without administrator authority will fail, and return an error message saying that the user must be an administrator to install the product.