The procedure for performing a new installation of the Windows 8/2012/7/2008/Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client is almost the same as for installing the standard JP1/Software Distribution Client.

The following differences when you install the Windows 8/2012/7/2008/Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client should be noted:

• Because the corresponding information has not been sent, the Register User dialog box is hidden.
• Because the GUI mode installer is always created, the Enable installation in GUI mode check box in the Specify Program Folder dialog box is hidden.
• Because the Windows 8/2012/7/2008/Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client is always used with non-administrator user permissions, the Run the client with non-Administrator user permissions check box in the Set Options dialog box is not displayed.

For details about how to install the Windows 8/2012/7/2008/Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client, see 3. Installing JP1/Software Distribution Client in the manual Setup Guide.

When you initialize the OS of the computer on which JP1/Software Distribution is installed and you then upgrade the version, you must make a backup and uninstall the JP1/Software Distribution Client.

When you make a backup or restore from a backup, you must use Client Manager to first stop the client and then stop JP1/Software Distribution service.

You can perform overwrite installation of the OS only if the OS to be upgraded is Windows XP.

When you upgrade the version by overwriting the OS, Step 2 in the procedure is not required. This is the step in which you initialize the OS and then upgrade the version. Also, when you uninstall the JP1/Software Distribution Client, you must not delete information about hosts managed by higher systems.

To install the Windows 8/2012/7/2008/Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client after initializing and upgrading the OS version:

1. Make a backup of the data under the installation directory of JP1/Software Distribution Client.
   Make a backup of the following directories:
   
   • CLIENT
   • DMAMT
   • MASTER\DB
   • USERINV
2. Make a backup of the data under the Windows folder.
   Make a backup of the following directories:
   
   • NETMDMP.HID
3. Uninstall JP1/Software Distribution Client.
   For details about how to uninstall JP1/Software Distribution Client, see 1.4 Uninstalling JP1/Software Distribution in the manual Setup Guide.
   
4. Upgrade the OS version.
5. Install the Windows 8/2012/7/2008/Vista Edition of JP1/Software Distribution Client.
   For details about the installation procedure, see 3. Installing JP1/Software Distribution Client in the manual Setup Guide.
   
6. Use Client Manager to stop the client.
7. Restore from the backup.