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Primavera P6 Professional Windows 10 Installation Instructions

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Primavera P6

Installation Instructions

For Windows 10 Users



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IMPORTANT: READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM

EXACTLY.

The following is provided for your convenience only. Ten Six Consulting do not

offer technical support for the installation process of P6 Professional. If you are

experiencing difficulties downloading or installing Primavera P6 Professional

evaluation software, please contact Oracle.

Prerequisites: you have already downloaded the Primavera P6 Professional

installation media zip file from the Oracle e‐delivery cloud at:

https://edelivery.oracle.com/

See the Ten Six instructions for downloading the correct media files from Oracle

at the following URL:

https://tensix.com/wp‐content/uploads/2017/12/Downloading‐Primavera‐P6‐Professional‐

Revision‐4.0‐2017.pdf



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Installing Primavera P6 Professional R17.12 or later

The V971400‐01.zip media delivery file will be a different number with each released of Primavera P6

Professional. These instructions we written using a 2017 zip file V971400‐01.zip, however the principles

are identical for later versions.

Unzip your V971400‐01.zip to your Downloads or other convenient folder on the computer. The

installation media image will create the following folder structure:

C:\Downloads\P6_Pro_R(version number)

HOW TO: Unzip the V971400‐01.zip File:

1. Locate the V971400‐01.zip file using the Windows file Explorer.

2. Click on the Extract tab.

3. Click the Extract All tab to extract the Primavera P6 Professional installation files.

4. In the Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders dialog, select a destination path.



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5. Click Extract.

6. You will see the files being extracted.

7. The P6 installation files will be in a folder named P6_Pro_R1712. For example, if you chose to

extract it to your downloads directory it would be located in a folder similar to the following:

C:\Users\TenSix\Downloads\V971400‐01

You have now unzipped the Primavera P6 Professional installation files and can proceed to the next

steps that show you how to install the program.



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IMPORTANT: Read the following instructions carefully and follow them EXACTLY. If you deviate from

these instructions the installation may not work. These are provided for your convenience only. Ten Six

Consulting do not offer technical support for Primavera P6 Installations.

HOW TO: Install Primavera P6 Professional on your Windows 10 Computer

1. Using your Windows file explorer, locate the Setup.exe file in the P6_Pro_R1712 folder and

right‐click on it.

2. Select the Open option from the menu. You can also double‐click to start the installer.

3. In the Welcome to P6 Professional dialog, go with the default Typical installation option and

click OK.



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4. In the Ready To Install Primavera P6 Professional dialog, click Install.

5. Depending on your UAC (User Account Control) setting, you may be prompted to allow the

program to make changes to your system. Click Yes to allow.

Note: to find the UAC settings in Windows 10, do a search in the Settings dialog for UAC.

The installer may also prompt you to install certain prerequisite programs on your machine.

These include Java, the DHTML Editing Component and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and

x64). If prompted, allow the installer to proceed with these installations.



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Possible Prerequisites

You may be prompted to install certain prerequisite applications if they are not already on your machine

or are out of date.

6. If you do not already have Java on your machine, you may be prompted to install it. Click Install.

7. When the Java installation is completed, click close.



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8. After any necessary prerequisites are installed, the Primavera P6 client installation will start.

9. Once the install of the client is complete, the following database options dialog appears.

10. Select the Run Database Configuration option (typically this is the default).

11. Click OK.



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12. In the Select Driver Type dialog, choose the P6 Pro Standalone (SQLite) option.

13. Click Next.

14. In the Configure P6 Professional Standalone Connection, select the Add a new standalone

database and connection option.



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15. Click Next.

16. In the resulting dialog, enter and confirm a password for your system. This will be the password

you use to login to P6.

VERY IMPORTANT: Be sure to make a careful note of this password. It will be

used for all the database passwords and the P6 administrative user once you

login. Write it down on the following line:

My P6 Admin Password is:_______________________________________

17. In the next you will need to confirm the location of the SQLite database and make sure you also

check the Load Sample Data option.



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18. In the Sample Data dialog, check the option to load the sample data as part of your P6

installation.

Training Note: If you are loading this in order to participate in a Ten Six online or

on‐site training class, the sample data must be loaded.

1. Click Next.

2. In the Connection Successful dialog, click the Finish button.



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Primavera P6 Professional is now loaded on your computer along with the SQLite database and sample

data. Some of the prerequisites installed may cause the installer to prompt you that a restart of the

computer is required. If so, click ‘Yes’ to restart your machine.

Getting Started with P6

Primavera P6 Professional can now be started from the Start menu’s All apps option.

We also recommend that you Right‐click on the P6 Professional menu item and Pin it to your Start menu

or Taskbar. This will make the program easier to access in the future.



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Now run the application to be sure the installation has worked correctly. To do so click on the P6

Professional menu item in the Start menu or Taskbar.

When prompted, enter the admin password you specified during installation.

Upon the first login, you will be prompted to set the appropriate industry for your organization. You will

need to make this change in the Admin Preferences area of P6 Professional as show in the following

figures.

In the ‘Admin Preferences’ dialog, click on the ‘Industry’ tab and select your desired industry sector

option.



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This will determine the terminology and default settings P6 uses for subsequent sessions.

Training Note: If you are participating in a Ten Six Primavera P6 Professional online or on‐site training

class, please select the ‘Engineering and Construction’ option.

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