Pre-Installation Checks

Perform the following pre-installation checks on the Windows systems on which you are installing CA Gen:

The system must meet all hardware and software requirements. For information about hardware and software requirements, see the CA Gen Technical Requirements guide on the CA website, ca.com.
Continuing with CA Gen Release 8.5, you can install different releases of CA Gen on the same computer. Support varies among components in an environment with multiple releases of CA Gen installed. For more information, see Using CA Gen and AllFusion Gen Components on the Same Windows System.
For CA Gen features that require a database, the database must be installed and operational on the same system on which CA Gen is installed.
The installation does not check licenses. Some CA Gen features install, but require that a valid license exists on the workstation at execution time.
To use Adobe Dreamweaver with CA Gen Studio, install Adobe Dreamweaver before installing CA Gen Studio because CA Gen Studio installs the required files in the Adobe Dreamweaver installation directory.
Close all open applications and windows before starting the installation.