SIL FieldWorks BTE (Bible Translators Edition) 4.9
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This version of FieldWorks is an outdated stable release.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.
FieldWorks 4.9 was a prerelease beta version of FieldWorks 5.0. The specific purpose of this release was to test some changes we had made to the FieldWorks installer.
Requirements
Recommended system configuration
- Microsoft Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2, or Microsoft Windows® Vista
- Pentium IV processor running at 1.5 gigahertz (GHz) or higher, (2.2 GHz or higher for Vista.)
- 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM, (1.5 GB for Vista)
- an internal CD-RW drive.
Minimum system requirements
- Computer and processor: Pentium (or equivalent) at 1 GHz.
- Memory: 512 MB of RAM, (1 GB for Vista)
- Hard disk: Hard disk space requirements will vary depending on existing machine configuration and custom installation choices. In the worst case scenario, 1.3 GB is required for installation, and a further 300 MB 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), Windows XP Media Center Edition, or 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 4.9 requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express and .Net Framework 2.0 (Microsoft products). These are included in the "Standard Package" below, but increase the download size. As a result we are providing two downloads.
Note: Internet Explorer 5.5 or later is also required, but is not supplied with either download option.
Furthermore, to reduce download time, two large, optional files have been omitted from both download options. See step 3 for instructions on how to download these files.
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.
- Download one of the following:
Package Description Download Size MD5 hash Minimal Only computers being upgraded from FieldWorks 4.2 should use this download. Zip 139 MB 0aa164d9849ad681d999f0c4901d7ec Standard For all other cases. Zip 214 MB 48943d4ff12dc8607d19ac8ca50013ae - Open the Zip file and extract the installer files into a folder of your choice.
- 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: 340e41a075745edac52d1597bee9081c) Note: If you downloaded this file with FieldWorks 4.2, you can reuse that FLEx_M.cab file in this installation.
- TE_M.cab, contains Translation Editor tutorial movies (12 MB, MD5 hash: aae39273ff073c5988e351047324f0ba) This file has been changed since FieldWorks 4.2.
- Double-click on the Setup.exe file.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.