1. Install Python2.3 (2.3.3 recommended) to c:/Python23 or your chosen directory Location: http://www.python.org/2.3.3/ File: Python-2.3.3.exe 2. Install Python for Windows Extensions onto the Python23 installation Location: http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/Downloads.html File: win32all-163.exe 3. Install Python2.3 MYSQL Extension Library onto your Python2.3 installation Location: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=22307&package_id=15775 File: MySQL-python.exe-0.9.2.win32-py2.3.exe 4. Install AiakosConnector a. Ensure that Python2.3 has been added to your windows program PATH. Windows may need rebooting for this to take effect. b. Download the Aiakos-Setup.exe from the sourceforge project below and run https://sourceforge.net/projects/aiakos/ AiakosConnector c. You will be prompted to edit the following system parameters to the appropriate values for your system. [AiakosConnector] =c:\Program Files\icpeurope\aiakos ={serverurl}:{port_no} =ou={xxx},dc={xxx},dc={xxx} =cn={xxxxx},ou={xxxx},dc={xxxx},dc={xx} =foo 5. Manually create the base installation directory for the MySQL installation, we recommed that you create this under a new '\icpeurope' directory where the other system components will all be installed to, for example: c:\Program Files\icpeurope\mysql 6. Install MySQL a. Download mysql-4.0.17-win.zip b. Unpack to a temporary location c. Run SETUP.EXE d. Ensure you install it in the directory created above in STEP 5. 7. Install EmbraceConnector a. Ensure that Python2.3 has been added to your windows program PATH. b. Download the Embrace-Setup.exe from the sourceforge project below and run https://sourceforge.net/projects/aiakos/ EmbraceConnector c. You will be prompted to edit the following system parameters to the appropriate values for your system. Ensure that the port numbers allocated are currently free. [EmbraceConnector] =c:\Program Files\icpeurope =3310 =embrace =c:\Program Files\icpeurope\mysql =3320 8. Check that you have the following Windows Services running:- mysqlicp embraceconnector