SIL FieldWorks SE (Standard Edition) 4.0
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This version of FieldWorks is an outdated release. For a newer release go to: Latest corporate release, or Stable releases.
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: 256 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 2000 with at least Service Pack 3 (SP3); or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows Vista and Longhorn are not compatible.
- 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.
Windows Vista compatibility
Microsoft has announced that SQL Server 2000 (the database FieldWorks is built upon) will not be supported in the next-generation operating system, Windows Vista. Therefore, we do not recommend installing FieldWorks 4.0 on Windows Vista computers. In the next version of FieldWorks, the database will be upgraded.
The second Vista-compatible version is now available for Web download: FieldWorks 4.9. Please note this is a stable release, which means it is not tested as thoroughly as a corporate release such as 4.0.
Download and install
FieldWorks SE version 4.0 requires MSDE, .Net Framework 2.0, Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (Microsoft products) which are included in the full install but increase the download size dramatically. Keyman is also useful but not required. As a result we are providing four downloads.
If this computer is running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, you can click here to discover which download is best for this computer.
- Download one of the following:
- Full install that includes everything needed for a computer that meets the minimum requirements (256 MB, MD5 hash: 2849ea998a5a65132f3f94f4fbfa2dbd)
- Full Install (WinXP SP2) Smaller than Full Install, but includes everything necessary for a computer running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (182 MB, MD5 hash: 48467a07b9c9ba65ecde4778dbd14e18)
- Upgrade from FieldWorks 3.x Contains just enough for computers that have FieldWorks 3.0 or 3.1 already installed (141 MB, MD5 hash: 3eea2ddbe7651f0d84302553115728a1)
- FieldWorks only Download this only if a beta test version newer than June 10, 2006, has been installed on the computer (116 MB, MD5 hash: e792ca597ddd609f91f2baa815778c2c)
- Double-click on file you downloaded.
- Unzip to a folder on your machine (you will be prompted for a location).
- Important: There is one file containing optional demo movies that has been omitted from the download file package because of its large size. If you wish to have this file:
- Download the file containing the movies and save it to the FieldWorks folder that appeared when you extracted the installer files (the same folder as the SetupFW.msi file):
- SetupFwSE4.cab, contains Language Explorer demo movies (306 MB, MD5 hash: f317ee792512a1ff792b68de7f249b75)
- Download the file containing the movies and save it to the FieldWorks folder that appeared when you extracted the installer files (the same folder as the SetupFW.msi file):
- Double-click on the Setup.exe file.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
- By default, the movie option is deactivated in the FieldWorks installer. If you activate it when you don't have the movie file downloaded, it will fail with an error. To activate the movie option:
- 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.
- When the FieldWorks installer gets to the Select Features screen:
- By default, the movie option is deactivated in the FieldWorks installer. If you activate it when you don't have the movie file downloaded, it will fail with an error. To activate the movie option: