# 2.Installing Required Software for the Node

### 2.1 Download the Node Installation Package

<mark style="color:purple;">**After the launch of Hyperdust beta, the Node Installation Package link will be provided.**</mark>&#x20;

<mark style="color:purple;">**Please stay tuned!**</mark>

**Please install step by step, choosing 'Next' by default (except for the virtual sound card)：**

### 2.2 Install VC Runtime Library&#x20;

VC Runtime Library(miner\software\VisualCppRedist\_AIO\_x86\_x64.exe)

### 2.3 Install DX Runtime

After installation, it is necessary to detect and repair any issues.

Launch“ miner\software\DirectX\_Repair-Eng\DirectX Repair.exe‘’.

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### 2.4 Text Editor: Notepad++&#x20;

Virtual Audio Card Driver (miner\software\VirtualAudioCable\setup64.exe)

### 2.5 Install the virtual audio card

The setup64.exe, and click 'Next' until the installation is complete.

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### 2.6  Launch the Virtual Audio Card Control Panel (vcctlpan.exe) with administrator privileges

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### 2.7  Modify the drive parameter value to "2"

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### 2.8 Left-click on the volume icon on the Windows desktop

If it displays as shown in the figure below, the configuration is successful.

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### 2.9 Finally, set up Windows services to start automatically

Launch the Windows Service application, search for "Services" in the search box, find Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint, right-click on each, open the menu, and set the Startup Type in their properties to "Automatic" (if it is already set to automatic, no action is needed).

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### 2.10 Run “config.bat (miner\config.bat)

After completing the above steps, run “config.bat (miner\config.bat)“.

&#x20;If the control panel displays the following information, it indicates success.

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### 2.11 Click "Continue"&#x20;

If the environment check is normal, it indicates successful startup.

### \*Proceed to the next step. If the environment check is normal, the startup is successful. If the startup fails, please refer to the 【Guide to Common Issues】 for step-by-step troubleshooting and then restart the service.