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SIL FieldWorks SE (Standard Edition) 5.4

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This version of FieldWorks is an outdated stable release.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 last release of FieldWorks Standard Edition.

Requirements

Recommended system configuration

• Microsoft Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2, or Microsoft Windows® Vista with Service Pack 1
• Pentium IV processor running at 1.5 gigahertz (GHz) or higher, (2.2 GHz or higher for Vista.)
• 1-2 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; also for XP 1 GB will provide signficantly better performance.)
• 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 with Service Pack 1. (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 SE version 5.4 requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express. If you already have a version of FieldWorks installed with version number 4.9 or higher, you can use the smaller download package B which does not include SQL Server.

To reduce download time further, a large, optional file containing demo movies has been omitted from every download option. See step 4 for instructions on how to download and include this file in the installation.

Still not sure? 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:
   

   Download Options	Description	Size	MD5 hash
   FW54_SE_A	For new users, or those upgrading from FieldWorks 4.2 and earlier.	197 MB	6bb69b9d6c544a738417ec528b32bb40
   FW54_SE_B	For those upgrading from FieldWorks 4.9 and later.	141 MB	ee53aecc152dab05f04ccdc2fd3465b2

2. Double-click on the exe file you downloaded.
3. Select a folder for the file to self-extract into.
4. Optional step: demo movies have been omitted from the download packages because of their large size. If you wish to install the movies, download the file containing the movies and save it to the 'FieldWorks' subfolder that appeared when you extracted the installer files (this subfolder also contains a file called SetupFW.msi):
   • FLEx_M.cab, contains Language Explorer demo movies (156 MB, MD5 hash: 93cb45fefceff3c9e4517031a8ad28b8) These demo movies have changed since FieldWorks 5.2.
5. Double-click on the Setup.exe file.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions.

More information on setup and removal (also included in the installer).