Installing Aqua Data Studio in Windows OS (Revision #1)

Downloading the installer

Installing

Launching

Launching from the command line

Launching from the command line and using a preinstalled or custom Java Virtual Machine

Running Aqua Data Studio without installing

 

Downloading the installer - The first step is to download the Windows Installer from Customer Support Portal

 

Installing Aqua Data Studio

Launch the installer - once the installer is downloaded, double click on it to begin the installation process.

 

Select the language of the installer

 

Agree to the License Agreement.

 

Select an installation directory.

 

If you've already installed a previous version of Aqua Data Studio, it is best to install the newest version in a different directory (the installer will pick a new directory by default). 

Aqua Data Studio will automatically detect all of the settings of your previous installation, including the license information.

 

Launching Aqua Data Studio

Notice that there are two installations of Aqua Data Studio in the screenshot below. This illustrates how it is possible to have a current version and an older version installed. The two cannot be run simultaneously.

 

Launching from the command line

Once it is installed, it can also be launched from the command line, using the java virtual machine pre-bundled with the application, or using the java virtual machine previously installed on the computer.

To launch Aqua Data Studio using its bundled Java Virtual Machine from the command prompt, run:

Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows XP Pro 64-bit

C:\>"Program Files\Aqua Data Studio 16.0 - 64bit\datastudio-bundled.bat"

32-bit versions of Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000

C:\>"Program Files (x86)\Aqua Data Studio 16.0 - 32bit\datastudio-bundled.bat"

 

Launching from the command line and using a pre-installed Java Virtual Machine

If you wish to run Aqua Data Studio with the Java Virtual Machine that already existed on your computer, run the following from the command prompt:

Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows XP Pro 64-bit

C:\>"Program Files\Aqua Data Studio 16.0 - 64bit\datastudio.bat"

32-bit versions of Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000

C:\>"Program Files (x86)\Aqua Data Studio 16.0 - 32bit\datastudio.bat"

 

 

Running Aqua Data Studio without installing - Using the ZIP (without installer)  version

Download the Compressed Zip (.zip) version  from Customer Support Portal

Decompress/Unarchive/Unzip Package - Next step is to decompress and unarchive the package. You need to open the package file with Winzip or Windows' built in extraction tool and decompress into a selected directory.

 

To launch Aqua Data Studio from the directory it has been extracted to, double click on datastudio.exe,

 

Just like the installed version, it is possible to run datastudio-bundled.bat to run the Java Virtual Machine bundled within Aqua Data Studio .zip version.

 

If you wish to run Aqua Data Studio with the Java Virtual Machine that already existed on your computer, run datastudio.bat.