How to install and setup the Orange Data Mining software for Windows. – Tech Notes – Steve Schmidt

1. I recommend using the Portable Orange distribution that requires no explicit installation:
   • Download the Portable Orange zip file.
   • Extract the files from that downloaded zip.
2. Setup the Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL drivers for portable version of Orange Data Miner:
   From a Command Prompt:
   • cd into the Orange folder that contains python.exe
   • Run python -m pip install pymssql psycopg2
3. Setup Orange Data Miner to read SQLlite databases:
   • Manually add the Orange3-SQLite3 add-in from within the Orange program.
4. Create copy of the Orange.lnk shortcut and place on the Windows Desktop:
   • Change the Startup Directory in the shortcut to the Orange folder.

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