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   ==== Install OpenNMS with GUI installer
   
  -For _Microsoft Windows_ environments download the _standalone-opennms-installer-{VERSION-NUMBER}.zip_ file from the link:http://sourceforge.net/projects/opennms/files/OpenNMS/[OpenNMS SourceForge] repository.
  +For _Microsoft Windows_ environments download the _standalone-opennms-installer-{ONMS-VERSION}.zip_ file from the link:http://sourceforge.net/projects/opennms/files/OpenNMS/[OpenNMS SourceForge] repository.
   Extract the downloaded _ZIP_ file.
   
   NOTE: The `{ONMS-VERSION}` has to be replaced with the latest stable version.
  
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  The following information has to be provided:
  
  * Installation Directory for _PostgreSQL_, e.g. `C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\{PG-VERSION}`
  * Password for the database superuser (_postgres_), this password will be used during the _OpenNMS_ setup.
  * Port to listen for _PostgreSQL_ connections, default is `5432` and can normally be used.
  * Locale for the database, keep `[Default locale]`, if you change the locale, _OpenNMS_ may not be able to initialize the database.
  
negative.code: === Install on Microsoft Windows Systems
  
  _OpenNMS_ is mostly developed on Unix/Linux based systems, nevertheless it is possible to install the platform on _Microsoft Windows_ operating systems.
  To install the application a graphical installer is provided and can be used to install _OpenNMS_ on _Microsoft Windows_.
  This section describes how to install the _OpenNMS_ platform on _Microsoft Windows 2012 Server_.
  
  NOTE: The standalone installer for _Microsoft Windows_ is only available for the most recent stable version of _OpenNMS_.
  
  IMPORTANT: It is required to have link:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html[Oracle JDK 8] installed.
             The _JRE_ is *NOT* sufficient.
  
  TIP: To edit _OpenNMS_ configuration files on _Microsoft Windows_ the tool link:https://notepad-plus-plus.org/[Notepad++] can deal with the formatting of _.property_ and _.xml_ files.
  
  The setup process is described in the following steps:
  
  