Perforce¶

The installation executables, are listed below:
For Windows 10, use the 64 bit version, p4vinst64.exe
For Windows 7, use the 32 bit version, p4vinst.exe

Step 1 - Run the install file, select "Next"

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Step 2 - Keep default selections, select "Next"

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Step 3 - Set Server to values below, set your User Name, select "Next"

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Step 4 - Select "Install"

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Step 5 - Select "Close"

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Step 6 - To start Perforce select "P4V"

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Step 7 - Default startup dialog should appear, should have the proper Server and User set from Perforce installation Step 3 above. Select "OK"

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Step 8 - Check the "Trust this fingerprint" button and select "Connect"

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Step 9 - Enter in your password and select "OK"

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Step 10 - Select "No"

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Step 11 - Select "No"

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Step 12 - We need to create a workspace. Go to View Tab, pull down to "Workspaces"

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Step 13 - Notice a "Workspaces" pane has now appeared on the left side

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Step 14 - Right click in "Workspaces" pane and select "New Workspace ..."

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Step 15 - Default Workspace name is fine, but change Workspace root: to C:\ and select "OK"

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Step 16 - You might get the following warning, select "No"

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Step 17 - Now you should see your workspace in the right pane

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Step 18 - But we want to make a change to the workspace. Right click and select "Edit Workspace ...'

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Step 19 - Select the "Text List Box" display style to see the text of Workspace Mappings:

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Step 20 - Edit the text box to as show below, "//depot/.. //<your_workspace_name>/perforce/...

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Step 21 - Select "Do Not Update" (we will do it manually at first)

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Step 22 - In the right pane, select depot, right click, and select "Get Latest Revision"

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Step 23 - In a file explorer window, verify you now have a c:\perforce directory and a number of notional subdirectories and placeholder files to kickstart discussions

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