User`s guide

IBM Lotus Notes, Domino, Domino Designer 8 Release Notes
Lotus Notes
Uninstall Notes 8 Beta before reinstalling
If you have installed an earlier, or the same, version of Lotus Notes 8 Beta, you must uninstall that Beta
version before installing this Beta version. Attempting to install over an existing Beta version can leave
the client in an unsupported state. See the uninstall release notes for details.
Lotus Notes
Keeping a pre-Notes 8 version on Windows
On Windows, you can make a copy of your IBM Lotus Notes 6.5.x or 7.x installation and then install Lotus
Notes 8.
These instructions apply to single user installations only.
You must have local administrator privileges to complete this procedure.
1. Shut down the Notes client and all Notes-related tools, utilities and add-ins running on your computer.
2. Make a backup copy of your notes.id and notes.ini file.
3. Rename the Notes 6.5.x or 7.x install directory. For example, rename the directory notes7.
4. Rename the entire Notes registry key HKEY
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LOCAL
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MACHINE\Software\Lotus\Notes. For example,
rename it HKEY
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LOCAL
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MACHINE\Software\Lotus\Notes7.
5. Rename the entire Installer registry key HKEY
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CURRENT
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USER\Software\Lotus\Notes\Installer. For
example, rename it HKEY
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CURRENT
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USER\Software\Lotus\Notes\Installer7.
6. Create a new desktop shortcut to run the Notes 6.5.x or 7.x version. Create a copy of your existing
Notes desktop shortcut icon, then right click on it, click Properties and change the following settings:
a.Change the Shortcut tab - Target value to \notes7x\notes.exe =\notes\notes.ini.
b.Change the Start in value to \notes7x.
c. Change the Title (General tab) to Notes 7.
d.Click OK to close the properties dialog.
7. Install Lotus Notes 8.
8. When installation is complete, rename the 6.5.x or 7.x install directory back to its original name.
Lotus Notes
Creating a verbose log file during Notes 8 install
If reporting Notes 8 Beta issues against the Windows version Notes 8 installation program, you should
include a verbose log file with your problem report. To create a verbose log file, do either of the following:
z
Run the setup executable from the command line in the verbose mode and specify a log file name.
For example, start the installer using the following command line:
setup /v"/lv* c:\temp\install.log"
z
Set a registry value to always generate an MSI log file for each Notes 8 install and uninstall. To do so,
create a registry entry HKEY
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LOCAL
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MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer
with String Value Logging=voicewarmup. This will create an MSI log file in your <
temp > directory with
the file extension ".log" for all MSI installations.
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