Instuctions for installing and running MetaeXist 1.0-dev: 1) Download the metaexist-1.0-dev.jar file. 2) Install MetaeXist by running java -jar metaexist1.0dev.jar 3) Once installed, set the EXIST_HOME environment variable to the directory where you install MetaeXist. 4) Also set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the directory where you install Java. 5) Run the "MetaeXist database startup" from the program group.