SOLA Release Candidate Web Start Applications

The instructions below will guide you through the installation of the SOLA Release Candidate Web Start applications. There are two web start applications, SOLA Desktop and SOLA Admin. The applications share components, so the total size of the download for both is approximately 50Mb. If you encounter issues with the installation, refer to the Installation Troubleshooting section of the SOLA User Guide.

Upgrading SOLA Desktop

If you already have the SOLA Desktop Web Start Applications, you can upgrade to the Release Candidate simply by launching SOLA Desktop and/or SOLA Admin from your desktop shortcut. Java Web Start will automatically download the new Release Candidate and upgrade SOLA Desktop for you. Be aware the upgrade will also replace your desktop shortcut and you may need to reconfigure the shortcut as described in the SOLA User Guide.

If you receive an Unable to launch the application error while attempting to upgrade SOLA Desktop or SOLA Admin, uninstall the web start application using the Java Control Panel and install the Release Candidate using the instructions below.

Installation Pre-requisites

The Java SE Runtime Environment 7 is required for the SOLA Web Start Applications. All versions of Java 7 are compatible with he SOLA Web Start Applications. If you don't have Java 7 installed, you can download the installation package from here.
- Download the latest Java Platform, Standard Edition JRE. It should be approximately 20Mb.
- You will need to accept the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE before downloading Java 7.
- Download the product appropriate for your operating system. Note that the Windows x86 products are for Windows 32bit operating systems and the Windows x64 product is for Windows 64bit operating systems. If you are not sure, use the Windows x86 Offline option.
- You will require local administration privileges to install Java 7.
- Avoid downloading Java SE 7u7. This update of Java 7 has an issue with Java Web Start and will not install the SOLA Desktop shortcut. To access a previous release click the Previous Release tab and download and earlier update of Java 7.

Installing SOLA Desktop

Right click SOLA Desktop Web Start and choose Save link as... and save the sola-desktop.jnlp file to a known location on your local file system.
Once the file has been saved on your file system, locate the sola-desktop.jnlp file using Windows Explorer or equivalent and double click the file. You should see a Java 7 splash displayed followed by the Starting application... dialog.
The application will download and then verfiy the installation package. The verification may take serveral minutes. Please wait until this action has completed.
When prompted with the digital signature security warning, tick Always trust content from this publisher and choose Run.
SOLA Desktop will start automatically. At the login screen, enter User test and password test.

Installing SOLA Admin

Right click SOLA Admin Web Start and choose Save link as... and save the sola-admin.jnlp file to a known location on your local file system.
Once the file has been saved on your file system, locate the sola-admin.jnlp file using Windows Explorer or equivalent and double click the file. You should see a Java 7 splash displayed followed by the Starting application... dialog.
The application will download and then verfiy the installation package. The verification may take serveral minutes. Please wait until this action has completed.
If you are prompted with the digital signature security warning, tick Always trust content from this publisher and choose Run.
SOLA Admin will start automatically. At the login screen, enter User test and password test.

Additional Information

The installation will install a shortcut to SOLA Desktop and SOLA Admin on your computer desktop. These shortcuts may require further configuration. Refer to the SOLA User Guide for details.
The license for the SOLA Release Candidate is available here.
The SOLA Database used for SOLA Desktop and SOLA Admin will be reverted daily at 0100 GMT. Any data changes you make will be lost.
All users of the SOLA Release Candidate Web Start Applications will be able to see any data changes you make until the database is reverted.
For a list of known issues, refer to open tickets the SOLA Lighthouse project. If you encounter an issue or bug that is not listed in the Lighthouse project, you can notify the SOLA Team by sending an email to or add a new ticket describing your issue.
To uninstall either or both SOLA Desktop and SOLA Admin, refer to the Uninstall section in the SOLA User Guide.