Dr. Neau's Tournament Manager Installation Instructions

Step 1: Download and unzip the ZIP file from drneau.com

This will create a directory called "DrNTM" with everything under it.

Step 2: If needed for your platform, download and install Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or higher

Windows and Linux/UNIX users

Windows and Linux/UNIX users can find it here if you don't already have it.

Follow the platform-specific instructions for installing it on your system. Make sure you set your PATH environment variable to include the "java" executable...otherwise TournamentManager won't work. The J2SE installation instructions provide good steps for how to do this.

Mac OS X users

Mac OS X users can find it on Apple's website if they don't have it installed as part of their operating system (make sure you get 1.5 or higher).

Step 3: Execute the appropriate file for your platform

Once everything is installed there are two ways you can run Dr. Neau's Tournament Manager.

As a double-clickable JAR file - the coolest and easiest way

Windows users

Try double-clicking the JAR file "DrNTM.jar" in unzipped directory. This will most likely result in one of the following outcomes:

Macintosh users

Try double-click the JAR file. Tournament Manager should start up, assuming everything is installed correctly.

Via the supplied startup scripts

Make sure your PATH environment variable includes the Sun Java "bin" directory.

In the unzipped directory, you'll find the appropriate executable for your platform:

Troubleshooting

If it doesn't work, contact me and I'll see if I can help.