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MindStudio Installation

Prerequisites

Prepare for MindStudio installation. See Environment Requirements to Dependency Installation.

Procedure

  1. Double-click MindStudio_{version}_win.exe to install MindStudio.
    • To install MindStudio using MindStudio_{version}_win.exe and record the installation steps, run the following command in the cmd.exe command line: 
      .\MindStudio_{version}_win.exe /LOG=D:\log\install.log
# D:\log\install.log is an example of the installation log path. Set the absolute path and name of the installation log file as required.

      If the log parameter /LOG is not set as required, the installation process log file will not be generated, but the program installation is not affected.

    • To install MindStudio using MindStudio_{version}_win.zip, skip 1 to 9. Double-click MindStudio64.exe in the bin directory generated after the decompression, and directly go to MindStudio Configuration.
  2. On the MindStudio Setup page, click Next, as shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1 MindStudio Setup
  3. (Optional) If MindStudio is not installed for the first time, you can determine whether to uninstall the earlier version.
    • If you do not uninstall the existing version, click Next to go to 5.
    • If you want to uninstall the existing version, select the version, select Uninstall silently, and click Next to go to 4.
      Figure 2 Uninstalling the earlier version
  4. (Optional) Select the options to be uninstalled and click Uninstall. After the uninstallation is complete, click Close.
    Figure 3 Uninstalling MindStudio
  5. Select the MindStudio installation path and click Next. See Figure 4.
    Figure 4 MindStudio installation path

    You are advised to install MindStudio in the C:\Program Files directory. If you install it in another directory, cancel the modification permission of common users to prevent other users from modifying the running files.

  6. Select installation options as required and click Next. See Figure 5.
    Figure 5 Selecting installation options
    • Create Desktop Shortcut: Select MindStudio to create a desktop shortcut.
    • Update PATH Variable(restart needed): adds the path of the MindStudio boot file to the environment variable PATH so that MindStudio can be started directly from the system command line. If this option is selected, you need to restart the OS after MindStudio has been installed and configured.
    • Update Context Menu: Select Add "Open Folder as Project" and right-click the folder to open it as a MindStudio project.
    • Create Associations: By default, this option is not selected.
  7. Select or create the start menu folder in the MindStudio installation path, and click Install. See Figure 6.
    Figure 6 Start Menu Folder
  8. Start to install MindStudio. After the installation is complete, click Next. See Figure 7.
    Figure 7 Installing
  9. After MindStudio is installed and configured, click Finish, as shown in Figure 8.
    Figure 8 Completing MindStudio Setup