* Download the hsqldb.zip file from the download page to your local computer.
* Use any program that can handle zip files to expand the .zip file.
* If you have the JDK installed, you can use the command line tool jar to extract the contents of the hsqldb.zip file. Open a command prompt, change to the directory where the file hsqldb.zip is located, and type: jar -xf hsqldb.zip.
* You need a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your computer to run HSQLDB.
* Browse the documentation included in the zip package, starting with the ‘index.html’ file.
