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- Installing WordPerfect Office
-
-
- The information in this document is due to the efforts of David Godsey
- of Teledyne Microwave (Mountain View, CA), Bruce Helming of Artisoft,
- Inc, and WordPerfect Office technical support.
-
-
- Note to those with Office currently running on LANtastic:
- If you have tried previously to get Office to run and Mail and/or
- Scheduler don't function, you may need a reinstallation. Attempt to
- re-run userid /i with the j:\ paths (see step 6 below) and modify your
- paths in Shell before reinstalling. If you do need to reinstall, you
- must use a utility capable of locating, making readable, and removing
- hidden files (such as the Norton Utilities. Norton will gang clear
- attributes in entire subdirectories!). Some typical error messages
- that probably indicate that you need to reinstall are:
-
- 1. "Are other copies of Scheduler running?" followed by a "Share
- error" when attempting to run Scheduler. This means it has found
- duplicate files due to multiple installation attempts. some of
- these duplicates may be hidden.
- 2. "Path not found" when trying to run Mail. Can't locate correct
- drive/directory.
- 3. "Event.fil not found" when trying to run Scheduler. Can't locate
- correct drive/directory.
- 4. "Schedule.fil not found" when trying to run Scheduler. Can't
- locate correct drive/directory.
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- Full Installation Instructions
- WP Office on LANtastic Networks
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-
- It is recommended that you read through this instruction before
- installing WP Office. The instructions in Step 6 are critical to
- successful installation for Mail and scheduler.
-
- 1) Create a global network directory (normally named C:\Office) from
- which you want to run all programs, then copy the files listed on
- pages 10 and 11 of the Office System Manager's guide to that
- directory.
-
- Make you files read only by using the command
- ATTRIB C:\Office\*.* +r from the DOS prompt. Remove the read
- only status from shell.new by typing ATTRIB C:\Office\shell.new -r
- at the prompt.
-
- Copy the restricted system manager files listed on page 12 of the
- System Manager's Guide to a directory which will not be accessible
- to users (example: C:\Manager).
-
- 2) Enter LANtastic's NET_MGR program on your server and add Office
- using the actual server path for the "link path." Example:
- OFFICE --> C:\Office
-
- Set all of the ACL privileges for this device except P.
-
- Modify User's access and server start-up parameters as needed.
-
- 3) Modify config.sys file to include a LASTDRIVE= statement per the
- LANtastic NOS user's manual. Example for these instructions:
- LASTDRIVE=J
-
- Modify PATH statement in autoexec.bat to include the drive you
- will run Office on. Example (here, J:\ is the Office path)
- PATH=c:\;c:\dos;c:\lantasti;c:\manager;c:\office;j:\
-
- Modify your LANtastic net boot command set to have the server log
- onto the WPOffice directory. Example:
- NET USE J: \\servername\OFFICE
-
- 4) Reboot your server so the all modifications to autoexec.bat and
- config.sys are loaded.
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- 5) Change to the C:\Manager directory and enter NB USERID.NB to start
- the notebook program. Proceed with steps described in steps 4
- through 17 on page 15 of the System Manager's guide.
-
- 6) (the following instructions assume you wish to install Mail and
- Scheduler at this time)
-
- Change to the c:\Office directory on the server and, at the DOS
- prompt, enter USERID /I J:\
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: the first time installation process includes an
- inquiry by the software that is only requested once, during the
- original installation. It will ask for the location for
- USERID.NB. You must give it the NET drive location, not the actual
- server path! Example:
- Drive/directory for userid.nb? J:\
-
- When it asks of the scheduler directory, give it J:\SCHED
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- When it asks for the Mail directory, give it J:\WPMAIL
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- When it asks for the type of network, give it 4 to indicate IBM
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- Indicate Y or N for password protection.
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- SECURITY NOTE
-
- LANtastic has excellent security, but if you are using
- autoexec.bat files at the workstations to automatically log onto
- the net, you have effectively neutralized that security. Password
- security in Office will keep unauthorized personnel from viewing
- the Appointment Calendar for that station's user.
-
- 7) Switch to the J: drive and run MTN per the WPO installation
- instructions.
-
- 8) Run SHELL SHELL.NEW to get the default menu on the server. Change
- all program paths in SHELL (for WPO functions) to J:\ Example:
- Program Name For the Scheduler menu change default directory to
- J:\sched
-
- 9) At all workstations, modify SHELL paths as described in 8.
-
- 10) Typical autoexec.bat example for a workstation booting from a C:\
- and equipped with a clock. Modify the unit's config.sys per the
- LANtastic NOS user's guide.
-
- REM username'S AUTOEXEC.BAT
- prompt $p$g
- path c:\;c:\lantasti;j:\
- lanbios
- redir username
- net login servername username password
- net use J: \\servername\OFFICE
- net use prn \\servername\@printer
- cls
- net show
- pause
- j:
- WPO
- shell
-
- Typical autoexec.bat example for a 'bare bones' workstation
- booting from A:\. Modify the unit's config.sys per the LANtastic
- NOS user's guide.
-
- REM username'S AUTOEXEC.BAT
- prompt $p$g
- path a:\;a:\lantasti;j:\
- lanbios
- redir username
- net login servername username password
- net use j: \\servername\OFFICE
- net use lpt1 \\servername\@printer
- net clock \\servername
- cls
- net show
- pause
- j:
- WPO
- shell
-
-
- MISC NOTES:
-
- For non-WPO activities, log you workstations into the resource via
- normal LANtastic login procedures as usual and modify each
- workstation's WPO menu to reflect the correct drive. This includes
- workstation resident programs such as C:\wp50\wp.exe.