SES Software installation requires the following software to be installed prior to beginning its installation:
| Prerequisite | ID |
| MSXML 6.0 SP1 (x86/x64) (for Windows XP x86 SP2, Windows XP x64 RTM/SP2, and Windows Server 2003 x86/x64 SP1/SP2) | {726F97A8-63B9-4A58-ACFB-B8A56B383740} |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2) | {8034C99E-3BC0-4E53-BC6E-02E3D8CF5378} |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) (for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2) | {b53018b3-1b31-47a5-ad4f-6eb7086d6008} |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 Full (for Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64), Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10) | {BFF4A593-74C5-482F-9771-7495035EBBB0} |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) (for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP; x86/x64; any service pack) | {270b0954-35ca-4324-bbc6-ba5db9072dad} |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86) SP1 MFC Security Update (KB2565063) (for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 1 and higher, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 - Service Pack 1 and higher, Windows XP - Service Pack 2 and higher; x86/x64; any service pack) | {4D429A61-F74B-4A48-92EB-16FDDF72750F} |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) (for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 2 and higher, Windows Vista - Service Pack 2 and higher, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP; x64; any service pack) | {7f66a156-bc3b-479d-9703-65db354235cc} |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x64) SP1 MFC Security Update (KB2565063) (for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 - Service Pack 2 and higher, Windows Vista - Service Pack 2 and higher, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP; x64; any service pack) | {1D82140E-53A1-4DFD-A479-D7AE96DB0FD9} |
| Microsoft DirectX9, 9.929.1974 (for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2, and Windows XP SP2/SP3; x86/x64) | {E161F603-AF81-4298-918E-F3C4EA33BCDA} |
| SlimDX Runtime x86 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (January 2012) (for all x86 and x64 Windows operating systems) | {C4FAAA2D-A4F4-486D-A3BA-949E8465092D} |
| SlimDX Runtime x64 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (January 2012) (for all x64 Windows operating systems) | {DC09621F-F20E-4DCA-8D7B-9EC1B2075DAC} |
| SES Software System | {A706560E-C923-4537-8542-3423AE898D57} |
Each prerequisite listed above has a corresponding identifier. The identifier is used to locate the subfolder under the ISSetupPrerequisites folder of the distribution where the installer for the prerequisite resides.
The installer for SES Software requires the latest version of Windows Installer 5.0 (or higher).
Windows Installer 5.0 is preinstalled on Windows operating systems that are, at least, at the version level of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows operating system that is, at least, at the version level of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 does not require an installation of MSXML6.0 SP1, since it is already up-to-date.
If you wish to manually install any of the prerequisites that are listed above, please refer to the topic, Command-line Arguments of SES Software Prerequisites.