Installing and Uninstalling Xilinx ISE WebPack under Microsoft Windows

This document shows you how to install and uninstall Xilinx ISE WebPack 5.2, which forms part of the Xilinx FPGA Tools, under Microsoft Windows.

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Minimum System Requirements

In order to successfully install and run Xilinx ISE WebPack, you will need to meet at least the following requirements:

Installation Instructions

Installing the Xilinx ISE WebPack software is fairly straight forward, but please pay careful attention to these instructions:

1.	If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, log in as Administrator. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home, simply log in.
2.	Run the Xilinx ISE WebPack setup.exe program in the  xilinx/ise-webpack/win32 directory on this CD-ROM.
3.	The setup program will display a window with the licence agreement. Read and agree with the licence (ie, select the “I accept the terms of this software license” checkbox), then click Next.
4.	You now need to select a destination directory and program folder. The destination directory should be set to C:\Xilinx; do not change this! (It is tempting to install the program in C:\Program Files\Xilinx, where it should be, but this will not work: the Xilinx programmers have yet to figure out how to handle spaces within filenames!) Click Next.
5.	The setup program will ask you whether it should set the XILINX and PATH variables. Make sure both options are selected, then click Next.
6.	A summary will now be shown. Click Install to proceed with the installation.
7.	After the program is copied into the correct locations, you will be asked to install the Java Runtime Environment. Click Next to proceed.
8.	The licence agreement for the Java Runtime Environment will be shown. Read through this agreement, then click Yes.
9.	You will be asked for the destination directory: leave this to the default. Click Next.
10.	You will now be asked which browsers should make use of the Java Runtime Environment. Make sure that at least Internet Explorer is selected. Click Next. The Java Runtime Environment will now be installed.
11.	Once the Java Runtime Environment has installed, a window will appear, informing you that setup is complete (and that you can visit Xilinx’s Web site to see what is new). Click Close. Another dialog box will appear, that “Install has completed”. Click OK.
12.	If the setup program asks you to reboot your computer, allow it to do so.
13.	Once Microsoft Windows has restarted, log back in. If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, log in as Administrator. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home, simply log in.
14.	You now need to install Service Pack 2 for Xilinx ISE WebPack: run the ise-webpack-5.2.02i-pc.exe program in the  xilinx/ise-webpack directory on this CD-ROM.
15.	The Service Pack 2 setup program will ask you for the destination directory. Make sure that this is C:\Xilinx, as before. Remove the tick-mark from “Create backup before installing update”. Click Next.
16.	A summary will be shown. Click Install to proceed with the installation of Service Pack 2.
17.	If the setup program asks whether it should overwrite any files, click Yes.
18.	Once the setup program finishes, click Close, then OK, to get rid of any spurious dialog boxes that are displayed.
19.	If the setup program asks you to reboot your computer, allow it to do so.
20.	You have finished installing Xilinx ISE WebPack! You may now install ModelSim XE.

Uninstallation Instructions

Uninstalling the Xilinx ISE WebPack software is quite simple: