Installation under Windows XP
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Installation under Windows XP

Instructions

The download contains two files:

  • The binary package, for example: brainvisa-Windows-XP-i686-version-date.zip

  • The installation instructions file .README (also provided in the zip file), for example: brainvisa-Windows-XP-i686-version-date.README

Installation instructions:

  1. Go to the folder in which you wish to install the application (i.e. my_folder). Download the above-mentioned files.

  2. Uncompress the zip file.

  3. You may change the name of the brainvisa-Windows-XP-i686-version-date folder in my_folder to brainvisa for example.

  4. You may delete brainvisa-Windows-XP-i686-version-date.zip unless you plan to reinstall the program.

  5. It is safe to move the installed package to a different folder afterwards. It does not contain any hard-coded path, so moving it is OK.

Using programs

Several programs are in fact available: two software (BrainVISA and Anatomist), along with command lines from the Aims and Vip libraries. All the programs are independent of each other. They are in the bin subfolder of the binary package.

Program: BrainVISA

To use BrainVISA, run the brainvisa.bat file by double clicking it via either a shortcut on the desktop or the bin folder.

Refer to this appendix to see the brainvisa command options, or enter one of the following command lines:

brainvisa -h
or 
brainvisa --help

Program: Anatomist

The Anatomist application is independent of BrainVISA. You can run Anatomist without running BrainVISA. Anatomist will be described in another handbook.

To use Anatomist, run the anatomist.bat file by double clicking it via either a shortcut on the desktop or the bin folder.

Command lines

You can also launch Aims*.exe, Vip*.exe and si*.exe command lines, such as AimsFileInfo, independently of BrainVISA and Anatomist. To get information on a command, enter: 

command_name -h

You will find all the commands in the bin sub-directory or on the Web page: http://brainvisa.info/doc/index_commands.html.

These commands are usable from a DOS terminal from the bin sub-directory of the BrainVISA package.

For instance, to use AimsFileInfo command via DOS terminal, follow the instrucions below:

  1. Initiate a DOS terminal via the Program -> Accessories -> Command prompt menu.

  2. Locate in bin sub-directory of brainvisa-Windows-XP-i686-version-date package. You can use cd command to move of directory and dir command to list the files of directory: 

    cd C:\brainvisa-Windows-XP-i686-version-date\bin

  3. Launch the command:

    AimsFileInfo -i D:\data\image.ima
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