ShipWeight runs on Microsoft operating systems Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server. The databases run on Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005.

Microsoft SQL Server needs to be installed on the network and set up properly before installation of ShipWeight. If a Microsoft SQL Server installation or license is not available, ShipWeight will run fine on the free versions of SQL Server, MSDE/MS SQL Server Express 2005.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/ for download and installation instructions of the free SQL Server version.

ShipWeight will run on 512 KB RAM, however, 1 GB or more is recommended, especially if working with large databases (250.000 weight items or more). There are no other specific hardware requirements beyond what is required to run the operating systems and SQL Server.

To make a complete ShipWeight installation, 4 tasks must be executed:

1. Installation of ShipWeight databases on the SQL server (server installation)

2. Installation of ShipWeight executables on client machine (client installation)

3. Installation of the hardware lock

4. Registration of ShipWeight users on the SQL server

When installing ShipWeight the user must be logged on with administrator rights.

For complete guidance, download ShipWeight Installation Guide