3. System Requirements and Installation

3.1. Hardware/Software Requirements

The VisualXSL application requires the following hardware: 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB of free disk space.

Before installing the VisualXSL application, the following list of software must be installed:

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7,
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later
RenderX IREn formatter 4.17 or later
RenderX XEPWin 2.24 (part of the VisualXSL installation package; it is automatically installed)
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.x. or later(or any web browser compatible PDF viewer, e.g.Foxit).
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Recommended.

MS Office.
Some third party XML editor (for example oXygen XML editor).
Any PostScript viewer ( fore example Ghostscript v.8.64 and Ghostview v.4.9 , to have the ability to view prepared PostScript documents)
Windows AFP Viewer Plug-In ( to have the ability to view prepared AFP documents)
Adobe SVG Viewer ( to have the ability to view prepared SVG documents)
Microsoft XPS Viewer(to have the ability to view XPS documents, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is required )
Mvp.Xml EXSLT.NET module for EXSLT support;

3.2. Product Package Folders

The installation folder (under C:\Program Files\RenderX\VisualXSL, if the application's installation default folder is used) contains the following subfolders:

XSL - Contains the XSL stylesheets used internally by the application; it is not to be used separately from application.
Etc - Contains some data used internally.
Doc - Contains the User Manual.

When the VisualXSL application is installed, the following new folder is created:

..\All Users\Shared Documents\VisualXSL Projects – shared documents folder for all users. If the application's installation default folder is used, the All Users folder is under C:\Documents and Settings.

Note: For Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems, the shared documents folder for all users is the following : ..\Users\Public\Public Documents\VisualXSL Projects

3.3. How to Install VisualXSL

The following procedure describes how to install VisualXSL.

If the VisualXSL application is already installed it is recommended to uninstall it first. See 3.3.1. How to Uninstall VisualXSL.

Open the Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs, or Programs and Features
Find the VisualXSL application in the list of installed applications.
Click to Remove or Uninstall it.

Install a new version by executing the setup.exe and follow the wizard instructions. Note, that if you don’t have . NET Framework installed, wizard will try to download and install it from the Internet. If you fail to set the correct path to license.xml, you can copy this file to the application installation folder (by default: C:\Program Files\RenderX\VisualXSL on 32-bit Windows or C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\VisualXSL on 64-bit Windows).

- To enable TrueType Windows fonts the xep.xml (in XEPWin folder, for example C:\Program Files\RenderX\XEPWin \xep\xep.xml on 32-bit Windows or C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\XEPWin \xep\xep.xml on 64-bit Windows) file should be modified in the following way:

Make a backup copy of your xep.xml.
Open file in an XML Editor or WordPad, not NotePad, and find a string:
Click to Remove or Uninstall it.

Sample configuration for Windows TrueType fonts.

<!--
<font-group xml:base="file:/C:/Windows/Fonts/" label="Windows TrueType"
  embed="true" subset="true"> 
  <font-family name="Arial">
    <font><font-data ttf="arial.ttf"/></font>
    <font style="oblique"><font-data ttf="ariali.ttf"/></font>
    <font weight="bold"><font-data ttf="arialbd.ttf"/></font>
    <font weight="bold" style="oblique"><font-data ttf="arialbi.ttf"/></font>
  </font-family>
...
</font-group>
-->

After modification it should look like:

Sample configuration for Windows TrueType fonts.

<font-group xml:base="file:/C:/Windows/Fonts/" label="Windows TrueType"
  embed="true" subset="true">
  <font-family name="Arial">
    <font><font-data ttf="arial.ttf"/></font>
    <font style="oblique"><font-data ttf="ariali.ttf"/></font>
    <font weight="bold"><font-data ttf="arialbd.ttf"/></font>
    <font weight="bold" style="oblique"><font-data ttf="arialbi.ttf"/></font>
  </font-family>
...
</font-group>

See VisualXSL User Documentation for details, after the installation.

To uninstall VisualXSL :

Open the Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features for Vista and 7)
Find the VisualXSL application in the list of installed applications.
Click to Remove (or Uninstall) it.
If you also wish to uninstall RenderX XEPWin, use the Control Panel to uninstall this application

Procedure 3.1. To install VisualXSL:

After downloading the visualxsl.zip file, unzip it to a temporary folder.

After unzipping, the folder contains the setup.exe, Readme.txt, and WhatsNew.txt files.
It is recommended to review both text files.
Go to the temporary folder and double-click setup.exe.

The Welcome screen for InstallShield Wizard for VisualXSL opens.
Click Next.

The VisualXSL License Agreement dialog box opens.
Select the I Accept option, and then click Next.

The VisualXSL License dialog box opens.
Browsing to the license.xml file, specify its location and then click Next.

Note: During the installation, a copy of the license.xml file is placed in the application installation folder (by default, C:\Program Files\RenderX\VisualXSL on 32-bit Windows or C:\Program Files(x86)\RenderX\VisualXSL on 64-bit Windows).

The VisualXSL Customer Information dialog box opens.
Fill in the User Name and Organization fields, select the Install This Application For option, and then click Next.

The VisualXSL Setup Type dialog box opens.
Select the Complete setup type, and click Next.

Note: The Custom setup is recommended only for experienced users.

The VisualXSL Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.
Click Install.

Important: The installation starts.

The Installing VisualXSL screen is displayed while VisualXSL is being installed.
Click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard

At the end of the VisualXSL installation, the VisualXSL icon is placed on the desktop.

Note: The following steps apply to a New installation of XEPWin .

The welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard of XEPWin opens.

Click Next.

The XEPWin License Agreement dialog box opens.
Select the I Accept option, and then click Next.

The XEPWin License dialog box opens.
Browse to the license.xml file specify its location and then click Next. During the installation, a copy of the license.xml file is placed in the application installation folder (by default, C:\Program Files\RenderX\XEPWin\xep on 32-bit Windows or C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\XEPWin\xep on 64-bit Windows ).

The XEPWin Customer Information dialog box opens.
Fill in the User Name and Organization fields, select the Install This Application For option, and then click Next.

The XEPWin Setup Type dialog box opens.
Select the Complete setup, and click Next.

The Custom setup is recommended only for experienced users.

The XEPWin Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.
Click Install.

Important: The installation starts.

The Installing XEPWin screen is displayed while XEPWin is being installed.
Click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard

At the end of the XEPWin installation, the Hot Folder icon is placed on the desktop and ActiXEP is placed on the taskbar.

Note: The following steps apply to an Existing XEPWin Installation of XEPWin.

The Welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard of XEPWin opens.

Note: To exit the InstallShield Wizard

Click Cancel.
Click Yes to confirm.
Click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard.

3.4. How to Uninstall VisualXSL

To uninstall VisualXSL, select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, or Programs and Features > VisualXSL > Remove or Uninstall.

Note: If XEPWin is being used by another RenderX product, it should not be removed. If XEPWin is removed, the system must be restarted for the changes in XEPWin to take effect.