Windows installation: quick example

The quickest way to get started:

  1. Log on to Windows with Administrator privileges to install the Helix Server.

  2. Download the Helix core server software from https://www.perforce.com/downloads/helix-versioning-engine-p4d

  3. Install the Helix Server using the downloaded installer binary.

    1. Choose the features to install - Server (P4D) and Command-Line Client (P4).

    2. Choose the default Port Number 1666 or specify another port number.
    3. Choose the default server location or specify a new location.

    4. When prompted for Client Configuration, type in Server field <machine name>:1666 where <machine name> is the name of your machine, and type in the User Name field the Helix username you want to use.

    5. The Windows services applet can be used to stop and start the Perforce service (the Helix Versioning Engine).
  4. Verify that the Helix Server is running by issuing in a command window p4 -p <machine name>:1666 info
  5. To connect to your new Helix Server, download Helix P4V from https://www.perforce.com/downloads/helix-visual-client-p4v

  6. Install the Helix Visual Client.

  7. As shown in the "Connecting with P4V" video, connect the client to the "remote" server.
  8. Watch the videos on "Setting up Workspaces in P4V" and "Basic Operations in P4V".
Note

If you see the following error message:

"Helix Versioning Engine cannot be installed because setup has detected that this machine is already configured for distributed version control."

Perform these steps:

  1. Locate the p4d.exe file in the DVCS folder.
  2. Remove it or rename it.
  3. Run the installer.

See also the Support Knowledgebase article, Error Installing Helix Server on Windows.