IBM WebSphere Studio 5.0.1 Technology Previews
Offline Installation Instructions

This document describes how to install one or more of the IBM WebSphere Studio 5.0.1 Technology Previews from a downloaded copy of technology_preview_501.zip, available from IBM Software Support.

These Technology Previews are available for Windows installations of

Installation is performed through the update manager capability built into the product. The following table shows which products the Technology Previews are compatible with:


Technology Preview Application Developer 5.0.1 Site Developer 5.0.1 WAS-Express 5.0.1
UML Visualizer Y N N
WSDL Editor and Explorer Y N N
Web Site Designer Y Y Y
Active Script Debugger Y Y Y

Note: There are known issues that may result in problems during or after applying the updates. To ensure proper installation:

All screen captures in this document are taken from a WebSphere Studio Application Developer installation. Screens may differ slightly if you are using WebSphere Studio Site Developer and WebSphere Application Server - Express.

Installing IBM WebSphere Studio 5.0.1 Technology Previews


  1. Log on to your system with a user ID that has write access to the install location and start WebSphere Studio 5.0.1. (This is typically an ID with Administrator authority on Windows, and root authority on Linux).

  2. Open the Install/Update perspective (select Help > Software Updates > Update Manager). In the Feature Updates view, navigate the My Computer section to find the directory where you unzipped technology_preview_501.zip. From there, find the tp501/Version 5.0.1, Technology Previews section:



  3. Select the Technology Preview you would like to install. The Preview view shows information about the selected Technology Preview. You can click More Info to view additional information. Click Install to begin the Installation.

  4. An Install Wizard will be shown. Click Next.

  5. Once you have read and accepted the license, click Next.

  6. The final page of the Install Wizard will confirm the Install Location. Click Finish to continue.
    Attention: Do not modify the default selection as this may result in errors.

  7. If you are warned that you are about to install an unsigned feature, click Install to continue.
    This warning will not cause problems during installation.

  8. When the installation is complete you will be asked to restart the product. If you wish to install another Technology Preview click No and repeat steps 3 - 7 for the next Technology Preview. Click Yes when you are ready to restart the product.
    Note: This action will not reboot your machine.



  9. To verify that the installation was successful, switch to the Install/Update Perspective (select Help > Software Updates > Update Manager) and from the Install Configuration view, verify that the Technology Previews that you chose are shown.

    picture of the Installation Configurations view showing proper versions

  10. Your installation is now complete.

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