Microsoft KB Archive/137905

= Contents of Network.txt from Excel 7.0 for Windows =

Article ID: Q137905

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY
The following is the contents of the Network.txt file. In Microsoft Excel 7.0, Network.txt is located on the setup disk (Disk 1). Network.txt is also placed in the Excel folder after installation. The text describes various things you should consider when you install or use Microsoft Excel 7.0 for Windows 95 in a network environment.

MORE INFORMATION
NETWORK INSTALLATION

If you have a license to install Microsoft Office on more than one client computer, there are two ways you can install Office in your organization. You can distribute the Office disks to each end user or you can install Office on a network and have each end user install from there. The information in this file explains the second option.

CONTENTS:

INSTALLING MICROSOFT OFFICE ON A NETWORK Creating the administrative installation point Administrative installation Client installation

INSTALLATION ISSUES Installing Office in Shared Windows for the First Time Creating "My Documents" Folder on a Server for Multiple Users Support for Long Filenames on Novell 3.11 Run From Network Server Errors on Novell 3.11

COPYING DISKS AND EXTRACTING FILES MANUALLY FOR MORE INFORMATION INSTALLING MICROSOFT OFFICE ON A NETWORK

Installing Office over the network is a two step process:

1. The administrator creates the administrative installation point by creating

the set of folders that will hold all the Office software and from which client installations will be done. 2. Users install Office by running Setup from the administrative installation

point. The same Setup.exe is used for each of these steps, although in two different modes. To avoid confusion in the discussion below, these two modes will be referred to as follows:

* Administrative Setup

- To create the administrative installation point, you run Setup.exe from the physical media with the /a command line option.

* Client Setup

- To perform a client installation, a user runs Setup.exe from the administrative installation point without the /a command line option.

Creating the administrative installation point
You need to run administrative Setup under Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51 (or later), or Windows NT Advanced Server 3.51 (or later).

The administrative installation point must have at least 180MB of disk space, and you (the administrator) must have read, write, delete, and create permission to this location. Users need read access as well. If your users will be running in a shared Windows environment, you need to run Setup in that same environment and you need write and create permissions to the Windows folders.

Using the administrative mode of Setup, you need to install all of the Office files from the CD or floppy disks to the administrative installation point. This consists of two primary folders which will be created by Setup:

1. \Msoffice - The main Office application files, such as Microsoft Word and

Microsoft Excel will be installed in this folder. 2. \Msapps - Shared components, such as Art Gallery and Word Art, will be

installed in this folder.

Administrative installation
Before doing the administrative installation of Office, make sure:


 * Destination folders are empty. If a previous version of Office exists, delete all of it.
 * Users sharing applications or running shared Windows from this server are logged off.
 * Folders are locked to network user access during administrative installation.
 * Virus detection software is disabled.

To install Office on the administrative installation point:

1. Run Setup.exe from the CD or floppy disk with the command line option /a:

"setup.exe /a". Setup.exe must be run from a workstation with write access to  the server, not directly on the server itself.

NOTE: Double-clicking on Setup.exe in the File Manager (Windows NT) or  Explorer (Windows 95) will not work. You need to use the Run command on the File menu of Program Manager or File Manager (Windows NT), or the Run command in the Start menu (Windows 95) to use the command line option /a. If you double-click on Setup.exe it will perform a client installation. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

NOTES:

- The organization name you enter will be used for all client installations of  Office from this network location.

- When asked for the server and path for the shared applications folder, enter the name in the same way that users will specify it when installing Office. You can specify whether the server will be accessed by users with a drive letter (for example, G:\) or a UNC path (for example, \\server\share). If you select drive letter, users installing Office will need to have that drive letter mapped to this folder before running client Setup.

- When Setup asks where you want the shared application files installed, the option you select controls the choices your users will have during client Setup:

+ Server............The shared application files will remain on the server and run remotely; the user won't get a choice during client Setup. + Local Hard Drive..The shared application files will be                           copied to the user's local hard drive; the user won't get a choice during client Setup. + User's Choice.....The user will be asked to choose Server or Local Hard Drive during client Setup. Setup then copies all files from the CD or floppy disks to the administrative installation point.

After the installation is complete, share the two folders (\Msoffice and \Msapps) on the network, either creating a single share that contains both folders, or creating two separate shares, one for each folder.

Client installation
To install Office on the client computers, users will:

1. Connect to the main Office folder on the administrative installation point.

2. Run Setup.exe.

When users run client Setup from this administrative installation point, they will see the Run From Network Server option in addition to the other installation options. If a user selects this option, the main Office application files are left on the server and run remotely.

Note that when using the Run From Network Server option, Setup will place approximately five megabytes of files in the user's main Office folder. For workarounds that can reduce this disk space usage, see chapter 8, "Installing Microsoft Office" in the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit," or contact Product Support Services. See "For More Information" at the end of this file for instructions on obtaining the resource kit or connecting to support resources.

It is recommended that users have a read-only connection to the server Office folder when they are running Setup, and also when they are running the applications after a Run From Network Server installation.

INSTALLATION ISSUES

Installing Office in Shared Windows for the First Time
The first time Office is installed to a user's computer in a shared Windows environment, Setup will attempt to copy a few Office files into the shared Windows folder. Although users normally have read-only access to the shared Windows folder, the first client installation of Office does require write access to copy these files.

After the first installation is completed, the first user's access rights to the shared Windows folder can be set back to read-only. Subsequent users installing Office need only read-only access to the Windows folder since the needed files will already be present and Setup won't attempt to copy them again.

Creating "My Documents" Folder on a Server for Multiple Users
If you have users who install Office in a user folder on a network share (for example, users running on diskless workstations), the Office client installation process must be planned carefully to insure that multiple users do not share the same "My Documents" folder for their personal documents. "My Documents" is the default folder used by Office applications for saving the user's personal document files.

Office Setup will create the folder "My Documents" in the root of the drive to which Office is being installed. For example, if a user installs Office to c:\Msoffice, then Setup will create the folder "c:\My Documents" for that user's personal documents.

If a user installs Office to a user folder on a network share, "My Documents" will be created at the root of that share. If multiple users, then, install Office to separate user folders on a single network share, a single "My Documents" folder will be created at the root of that share for all users. This can cause document sharing issues because they will all be using the same "My Documents" folder for their personal documents.

For example, suppose two users have drive letter G mapped to the same network server share:

user1 - g: mapped to \\Server\Share user2 - g: mapped to \\Server\Share

The two users run Office Setup and install Office into subfolders of this server share:

user1 - g:\User1\Msoffice = \\Server\Share\User1\Msoffice user2 - g:\User2\Msoffice = \\Server\Share\User2\Msoffice

As each user runs Setup, it will create the folder "My Documents" at the root of drive G. Because each user's drive G is mapped to the same network location, Setup will actually create a single "My Documents" folder at the root of the share:

user1 - g:\My Documents = \\Server\Share\My Documents user2 - g:\My Documents = \\Server\Share\My Documents

Both users will then be using the same "My Documents" folder for their personal documents, with each user having access to the other user's documents.

To avoid this situation, users must be mapped directly to their own specific subfolder on the network share. Following the previous example, suppose each user has drive letter G mapped directly to their own subfolder on the server share:

user1 - g: mapped to \\Server\Share\User1 user2 - g: mapped to \\Server\Share\User2

Each user then installs Office to "g:\" and Setup will create the "My Documents" folder at the root of that drive. Because each user has mapped drive G to a separate folder, they will each have their own "My Documents" folder:

user1 - g:\My Documents = \\Server\Share\User1\My Documents user2 - g:\My Documents = \\Server\Share\User2\My Documents

Before any users install Office to network locations, you need to insure that each user is mapped to a separate folder on the network share. This means that you need to make sure the appropriate network shares are defined in advance, and you need to edit user login scripts where the mapping occurs or inform users of the correct mapping procedure.

For additional information and workarounds, see chapter 8, "Installing Microsoft Office" in the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit." See "For More Information" at the end of this file for instructions on obtaining the resource kit.

Information on this issue can also be obtained by contacting Product Support Services, or connecting to the support resources outlined in the individual product helpfiles under "Getting Help", "Connect to Microsoft technical resources."

Support for Long Filenames on Novell 3.11
If the shared Office files reside on a Novell 3.11 server, then a client installation using the Run From Network Server installation option will not work correctly. This is due to a problem in the way Novell handles long file names.

There is a patch available from Novell to correct this. It is in a file called os2ptch.nam which replaces the standard Novell 3.11 file os2.nam.

Once this patch is installed on the Novell 3.11 server, make sure the long file name feature of Windows 95 is turned on by setting the following entry in the Windows 95 system.ini file:

[nwredir] SupportLFN=2

Run From Network Server Errors on Novell 3.11
On some network configurations, the Run From Network Server client installation option may fail when the Windows 95 driver for the DEC EtherWorks Turbo / TP (DE201) network adapter is being used on a Netware 3.11 server. Some of the error messages that can occur are:

1. BOOTSTRP caused a general protection fault in module SETUP.EXE.

2. The ordinal 65535 could not be located in the dynamic link library

Kernel32.dll. 3. The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005).

To avoid such errors, a different network adaptor should be used in the server.

COPYING DISKS AND EXTRACTING FILES MANUALLY

Your Microsoft Office disks use a format called DMF (Distribution Media Format), which increases the capacity of a 3.5-inch floppy disk.

WARNING
Because DMF is a newer format, many existing utilities such as Norton Disk Doctor, Microsoft ScanDisk, MS-DOS DiskCopy, and Microsoft Windows Copy Disk do not recognize DMF. Do not use disk utilities to examine a DMF formatted disk, as these utilities can corrupt the DMF disk. You cannot copy DMF formatted disks using MS- DOS DiskCopy or Microsoft Windows Copy Disk. For a complete discussion of DMF format, see the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit," or see, "Using Disks with Distribution Media Format," in the Office Readme file, OFREADME.TXT located in your Office folder.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Only the basic installation information has been described here. For more details, including how to customize a network installation for your specific needs, you should purchase a copy of the "Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit."

The Resource Kit is designed to help you successfully roll out and support Office 95 and its component applications in your organization. It includes information such as the architecture of Office applications, detailed information about the installation process and tools you use to customize this process, maintenance and support information including frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips, information on how to use Office in a workgroup, and how to switch from other applications. There is also a CD-ROM with valuable tools and utilities, including an electronic copy of the book itself.

To order the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Resource Kit:

1. In the U.S., call 1-800-MSPRESS, Dept. FSUP.

2. In Canada, call 1-800-667-1115.

3. Outside the U.S. and Canada, fax to International Coordinator, +(425)

936-7329, or contact your local Microsoft subsidiary. More information on issues presented in this file can also be obtained by contacting Product Support Services, or connecting to the support resources outlined in the individual product helpfiles under "Getting Help", "Connect to Microsoft technical resources."

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