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Pre-Installation Procedures

The following tasks should be performed before installing CA Gen:

Follow these steps:

1. Obtain the CA License file for your system.

   Note: For more information, see the Distributed Systems Installation Guide.

2. Install all prerequisite software.
3. To execute properly, the CA Gen Workstation Toolset, build scripts and batch utility files require the .NET Framework and Visual Studio tools to be accessible from the PATH. The environment variable VS##COMNTOOLS is used to make the Visual Studio tools accessible from a DOS prompt.

   To ensure your system is correctly configured, open a DOS Prompt. Enter the command SET VS. If successful, you should see an environment variable definition that references the Visual Studio tools subdirectory.

   If the preceding command fails, Visual Studio is not installed or not configured correctly. Troubleshoot the problem and consider reinstalling Visual Studio.