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Appendix: EPRI Installation Instructions
It is assumed that the person installing EPRI has experience setting up Web sites using Microsoft® Internet Information Server (IIS) and Microsoft® SQL or SQL Express.
The following components are required to run EPRI:
- Windows XP®, Windows® Server 2003, Windows Vista®, Windows® Server 2008, or Windows 7.
- Internet Information Server 5.1 or greater.
- Microsoft® .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1.
- Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 or Microsoft® SQL Express 2008 SP1.
Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 is included in the EPRI installer and will be installed after Step 2 (below) if it is missing.
Installation steps:
- Download the EPRI Installation Program (epri_installer.zip) from the EPRI Web site (https://www.ahrq.gov/research/epri/).
- Extract and run epri_installer.exe
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After the .NET Framework is installed (if necessary), a welcome screen appears. Select Next.
Specify settings then select Next:
- Enter credentials to connect to the EPRI database on your server.
- Enter SMTP parameters.

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The application installs.
The installation procedure is completed.
- Note that the default EPRI administrator login and password is displayed on the screen.

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AHRQ Publication No. 11-0061-2-EF
Current as of April 2011