User`s guide

IBM Lotus Notes, Domino, Domino Designer 8 Release Notes

6. Locate and run the setup.exe installation executable.

Note: If a user has the environment variables USERPROFILE, HOMEDRIVE, or HOMEPATH set to a

network share, you must use special command line parameters to ensure that all data directories are

installed locally, thus eliminating issues with network shares. You can check for these environment

variables by typing "SET" at a command prompt. If HOMEDRIVE is not set to C:, you must review this

instruction carefully. For example, if HOMEDRIVE=H: (where "H" may be a mapped network drive).

7. Read the Welcome screen and click Next.

8. Read and accept the license agreement terms and click Next.

9. Enter your user name and organization, choose the "Multi-user Install" setting, and click Next.

10. Accept the default install directory or specify a different directory installation directory and click Next.

Note: You must install to a directory that is readable but not writeable by all users.

11. Select the features and subfeatures to install and click Next.

These options include the following:

Activities -- Select this to install the Activities feature. An activities server is required to use this

feature.

Sametime (integrated) -- This option is not available for selection. Basic Sametime capabilities

such as chat and live names are automatically installed. A Sametime server is required to use this

feature.

IBM Lotus Productivity Tools -- Select this to install IBM Lotus Documents, IBM Lotus

Presentations, and IBM Lotus Spreadsheets.

Composite Applications Editor -- Select this to install the Composite Applications Editor for use

with composite applications.

12. Optionally specify Notes as your default email program and click Install.

13. Read the preview screen and click Install to continue or Back to revise your feature selections.

Note: The installation process takes several minutes.

Note: A security acceptance screen from any firewalls you have installed may appear asking for

confirmation.

Note: If errors occur and you are installing the current Lotus Notes release on a system on which an

existing version of the current Lotus Notes release, such as a Beta version, may not have been

properly uninstalled, see the "Uninstalling Notes on Windows" and the "Cleaning a previous Notes 8

Beta installation from your client" release notes for details.

14. When installation is complete, read the summary screen and click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

Note: If installation is unsuccessful, this screen points you to the install log file.

You can see application icons on the desktop and by clicking Start - All Programs - Lotus

Applications. Applications are resident in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start

Menu\Programs\Lotus Applications.

If you installed the IBM Lotus productivity Tools, you can see application icons on the desktop and by

clicking Start - All Programs. Applications are resident in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start

Menu\Programs.