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Westlaw Business Software Version 2.0.0018 (1/20/11)


Download instructions for single and multiple desktop users

System requirements

  • Minimum System Requirements

    • Operating system: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later) or Windows XP Professional, or Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit, or Windows 7
    • Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
    • Additional Software: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007
    • Processor: PC with 600 MHz processor or faster (Intel Pentium/Celeron family or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family)
    • Internet connection
    • Memory (RAM): At least 256MB of available RAM
    • Hard disk space: 2GB

    User Permissions for Business Law Solutions
    Note:
    The following user permissions are required for installing and running Business Law Solutions. You must have administrator rights to install the software.

    File Permissions (Default)

    • Read and Execute, Read, and Write permissions for C:\Program Files\Thomson
    • Read and Execute, Read, and Write permissions for [InstallationFolder]\Thomson (by default is C:\Program Files\Thomson)

    Additional File Permissions (Vista, Windows 7)

    • Read and Execute, Read, and Write permissions for C:\ProgramData\Thomson

    File Permissions (64-bit)

    • Read and Execute, Read, and Write permissions for C:\Program Files\Thomson (Note: This directory will need to be created if it does not exist)
    • Read and Execute, Read, and Write permissions for [InstallationFolder]\Thomson (by default this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Thomson)

    Additional File Permissions (XP)

    • Read and Execute, Read, and Write permissions for C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Thomson

    Registry Permissions (Default)

    • Full Control Permissions to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Thomson West and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Thomson West

    Registry Permissions (64-bit OS)

    • Full Control permissions to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Thomson West and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE \Thomson West

    Registry Permissions (Word)

    • Full Control permission to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OFFICE