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SIL FieldWorks BTE (Bible Translators Edition) 4.2

A suite of software tools to help language teams manage language and cultural data, with support for complex scripts.

Downloading and installing

This version of FieldWorks is an outdated stable release. FieldWorks 6.0 is the lastest release.

Requirements

Recommended system configuration

• Microsoft Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 on a personal computer with a Pentium IV processor at 1.5 gigahertz (GHz) or higher,
• at least 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM (for serious use, 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM is recommended),
• and an internal CD-RW drive.

Minimum system requirements

• Computer and processor: Computer with Pentium (or equivalent) at 1 gigahertz (GHz) or higher; Pentium IV recommended.
• Memory: 512 MB of RAM
• Hard disk: Hard disk space requirements will vary depending on existing machine configuration and custom installation choices. In the worst case scenario, 1.3 gigabytes is required for installation, and a further 300 megabytes to run. This can be reduced by deselecting features from the FieldWorks installer wizard. If required supporting software is already present (for example, the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0), the required disk space is reduced.
• Operating system: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows Vista. (Not tested on Windows 2000.)
• Display: 1024 by 768 pixels screen resolution (for laptops, use native display resolution).
• Peripherals: Mouse or compatible pointing device.

Note: The more RAM and the faster the CPU, the better the software will perform.

Download and install

FieldWorks BTE version 4.2 requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, .Net Framework 2.0, Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (Microsoft products) which are all included in the "Full Package" below, but increase the download size. As a result we are providing three downloads.

Furthermore, to reduce download time, two large, optional files have been omitted from every download option, including the so-called full package. See steps 3 and 5 for instructions on how to download and include these files in the installation.

If this computer is running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, you can click here to discover which of the following download options is best for this computer.

1. Download one of the following:
   

   Package	Description	Download	Size	MD5 hash
   Full	Probably only needed for a computer running Windows 2000. Includes Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and .NET 2.0.	Self-extracting .exe	270 MB	ebafcc61352fb0a0a1a48d5bd1f5181f
   		Zip	271 MB	48fc1904b55a1a7bd71d6433ef6d76a5
   Intermediate	For a computer running Windows XP with Service Pack 2. Includes .NET 2.0.	Self-extracting .exe	198 MB	eb6bf8ec64e9ed1c3ff27c67dfa43125
   		Zip	197 MB	820461520d269081f42b08fb7a51c9ed
   Minimal	For a computer running Windows Vista or a computer which already has .NET 2.0.	Self-extracting .exe	175 MB	d940d072959238217a1494f514f42e37
   		Zip	175 MB	d7d1fc6495d6e1555055daca24027f7c

2. Double-click on the file you downloaded above, and select a folder to extract the installer files into.
3. Optional step: demo and tutorial movies have been omitted from the download packages because of their large size. If you wish to install the movies:
   • Download the file(s) containing the movies and save it to the FieldWorks subfolder that appeared when you extracted the installer files (this folder also contains a file called SetupFW.msi):
   • FLEx_M.cab, contains Language Explorer demo movies (306 MB, MD5 hash: c9eb2581d9de4ebe1937cdfe57414614)
   • TE_M.cab, contains Translation Editor tutorial movies (26 MB, MD5 hash: d48b3935fa5b62ee8bddc8514936e883)
4. Double-click on the Setup.exe file.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
   • To install the movies:
     • When the FieldWorks installer gets to the Select Features screen:
       • Click on the icon for the movie option you wish to activate
       • Select the "Will be installed on local hard drive" option.
     • The screen should then look like this.
   • By default, the movie options is deactivated in the FieldWorks installer. If you activate them when you don't have the movie file(s), the installation will fail with an error. See step 3 on downloading these optional files.