HOW TO: Install PGP Command Line on Windows

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This article details how to install PGP Command Line on Windows systems.

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Installing PGP Command Line on Windows

To install PGP Command Line onto a Windows system:

1. Close all Windows applications.
   
   
2. Download the installer application, PGPCommandLine990Win.zip, to a known location on your system.
   
   
3. Unzip the file PGPCommandLine990Win.zip. You will get the following file:
   PGPCommandLine990Win.msi.
   
   
4. Double click on PGPCommandLine990Win.msi.
   
   
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
   
   
6. If prompted, restart your machine. A restart is needed only if other PGP products are also installed on the same machine.

The Windows PGP Command Line application, pgp.exe, is installed into:
C:\Program Files\PGP Corporation\PGP Command Line\

After you run PGP Command Line for the first time, its home directory will be created automatically in the user’s home directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\PGP\

Application data is stored in the directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\PGP Corporation\PGP

Locations may be different for the different Windows versions.