Microsoft KB Archive/258467

= Description of the revised network installation instructions (Network.wri) for Visio 2000 Standard Edition =

Article ID: 258467

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258467



SUMMARY
The Network.wri file that is included with Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition contains incorrect instructions for how to perform a network installation.

This article contains the full text of the Network.wri file, with the corrections incorporated. Use the information in this article instead of the Network.wri file when you need to do either of the following:
 * Install Visio 2000 Standard Edition to a network drive for shared use.

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 * Install Visio 2000 Standard Edition locally from a network drive.



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Visio® 2000 Standard Edition Network Installation Instructions

Copyright© 1991 - 1999 Visio Corporation. All rights reserved. File version 6.0.0 Visio(R) 2000 Standard Edition US English version Network Installation Instructions

This file contains information about setting up and running Visio 2000 on a network. We recommend that you read this file and keep a printed copy with your Visio documentation. For other late-breaking information about installing and running Visio 2000, see the README.WRI file. For a list of all the files copied to your hard drive if you install the complete version of Visio 2000, see the FILELIST.WRI file.

CONTENTS

·  NETWORK LICENSING INFORMATION ·  OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR VISIO 2000 ·  NETWORK SETUP OVERVIEW ·  PREPARING A WORKSTATION TO SET UP VISIO FOR SHARED USE ·  SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR SHARED USE ·  SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR LOCAL INSTALLATION TO     WORKSTATIONS ·  WORKSTATION SETUP - DETECTION OF READ-ONLY SYSTEM FILES IN A SHARED WINDOWS DIRECTORY ·  DEFINING DEFAULT FILE PATHS FOR VISIO FILES ·  OPENING VISIO FILES ON A NETWORK ·  USING FILTERS WITH VISIO IN SHARED WINDOWS ENVIRONMENTS

NETWORK LICENSING INFORMATION

To run Visio on a network that gives more than one person access to the product, you need to acquire additional licenses either by purchasing additional retail packages of Visio or by purchasing license packs.

A license pack, which authorizes one additional user, includes a product license, a serialized registration card, and a documentation order form.

OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR VISIO 2000

To use Visio 2000 Standard Edition, you must be running one of the following 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems: ·  Microsoft Windows 95 ·  Microsoft Windows 98 ·  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or later is required)

Service Packs for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT operating systems can be obtained from Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

NOTE To install Visio 2000 on a workstation running Windows NT 4.0, the user installing the product must have Administrator privileges for that workstation.

NOTE  Installation Path Length Limitation:  To ensure operation of the Visio 2000 Solutions the directory chosen for installation of Visio 2000 Standard Edition must have a path name of less than 55 characters in length.

NETWORK SETUP OVERVIEW

Setting up Visio on a network is a two-step process: First, you install Visio on the network server; second, you set up individual workstations so they can run Visio from the server or from each workstation's hard disk.

NOTE Setting up Visio 2000 on a network server for shared use requires Windows NT 4.0 SP 3 or later. This procedure is not supported under Windows 95 or Windows 98.

For details about setting up Visio on a network so that multiple workstations can use a shared copy from the server, see "SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR SHARED USE" below.

For details about setting up Visio files on a network server so that the program can be loaded onto the hard disks of individual workstations, see "SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR LOCAL INSTALLATION TO WORKSTATIONS" below.

PREPARING A WORKSTATION TO SET UP VISIO FOR SHARED USE

The Visio 2000 setup program is based on the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) technology. MSI must be installed on the workstation you are using to set up Visio 2000 for shared use before starting the Visio 2000 setup program. If MSI is not installed on the workstation, or if you are in doubt, use the following procedure to install MSI:

1. Insert the Visio 2000 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. From the Start menu, choose Run.

3. Type d:\Install\bin\sp\MSI\WinNT\InstMSI, where d is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.

After installing MSI, complete the following procedure to install Visio 2000.

SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR SHARED USE

To install Visio 2000 on a network server for shared use:

You must have write access to the network server to install Visio on the server.

NOTE Do not run the Setup.exe file located in the root directory of the Visio CD for this procedure. This file is for single-user installations only, and will not install Visio correctly for shared use.

1. From a workstation running Windows NT 4.0, log on to the network and connect to the drive where you want to install the Visio program.

2. Insert the Visio 2000 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Start menu, choose Run.

4. Type d:\Install\Setup /a where d is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive. Setup prompts you for the location of your Visio installation.

5. Type e:\visio, where e is the letter assigned to the network server and Visio is the directory on the server where the Visio program files will reside.

6. Follow the instructions on your screen.

Setup /a installs the Visio program files and creates the following subdirectory: Visio\Bin, for Visio product files.

To set up a workstation to run Visio from a network server:

1. On the workstation, from the Start menu, choose Run. 2. Type e:\Visio\setup, where e is the drive letter and \Visio is the directory on the server where the Visio setup program resides.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

The workstation setup does the following: ·  Installs or updates any Windows system and shared files required by Visio. ·  Adds Visio 2000 to the Start Menu.

SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR LOCAL INSTALLATION TO WORKSTATIONS

You can place Visio 2000 files on a network server by following the steps in the preceding section, "SETTING UP VISIO 2000 ON A NETWORK SERVER FOR SHARED USE." Then, users can connect to the directory and run the Setup program to install Visio on their workstations.

To install Visio 2000 from a network server to a workstation

1. On the workstation, from the Start menu, choose Run.

2. Type f:\visio\setup where f is the drive letter and Visio is the directory on the server where the Visio setup program resides.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

4. When Setup prompts you for an installation location, type c:\program files\Visio, where c is the letter assigned to the workstation hard drive and \program files\Visio is the directory on your workstation where the Visio program will reside.

DEFINING DEFAULT FILE PATHS FOR VISIO FILES

Users can define default file paths for Visio drawings, templates, add-ons, and filters. To specify these custom paths, choose Options... from the Visio Tools menu, then click the File Paths tab. File paths defined here are written into the user's registry under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Visio\Visio 2000 key. Click the Help button on the File Paths tab for more information.

OPENING VISIO FILES ON A NETWORK

Working with and opening Visio files on a network is essentially the same as on an individual workstation. On the network, however, you can make a drawing available to other users and allow them to make changes to the file. You can also protect the file from changes.

Keep the following issues in mind when using Visio on a network:

You can share stencil files so that multiple users can access them at once. However, when you share stencil files, it is important that users not open them in read/write mode. (When a Visio drawing file is opened in read/write mode, no other network user can access the file.)

By default, the read-only attribute is set for stencil files to prevent users from opening them in read/write mode. You can also set the network Visio directory to read-only to prevent users from opening the files in read/write mode.

USING FILTERS WITH VISIO IN SHARED WINDOWS ENVIRONMENTS

If you are using Visio 2000 in a shared Windows environment in which system files are write-protected, Visio 2000 cannot store custom filter settings. You will need to make changes to any filter defaults each time you use that filter - changes will not be retained from one use to the next.

Visio 2000 Standard Edition END of Network Installation Instructions

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