Installation Not Possible for Existing .exe Versions of Docker
If you want to install Docker Desktop with the ZEISS Microscopy Installer but already have a Docker Desktop version that was installed with an .exe file, for example from Docker directly, the installation is not possible.
- You first have to uninstall the version manually. Note that this uninstallation deletes existing Docker images!
The ZEISS Microscopy Installer allows you to install Docker Desktop for your software application. Docker Desktop is only needed when you want to use containerized features like AI models for instance segmentation. For additional information and possible requirements, see Requirements for Docker Desktop. The ZEISS Microscopy Installer installs Docker Desktop for WSL2.
- Your system is connected to the Internet.
- You have opened the ZEISS Microscopy Installer with admin rights and you are logged in.
- You have selected (default setting) the online installation, see ZEISS Microscopy Installer manual.
- Open the Install tab.
- The available products are displayed.
- On the left, select ZEN core with your respective version number.
- The available components and tools for installation are displayed on the right side.
- On the right side, activate Docker Desktop.
- The component is selected for installation.
- Activate I agree to the Terms and Conditions of the selected software and click Install.
- The selected components are downloaded and installed. The status is displayed in the ZEISS Microscopy Installer.
- After successful installation, close the ZEISS Microscopy Installer and restart your PC to complete the installation.
- After the restart of your computer the installation was successful.