Microsoft KB Archive/62925

Word: Sample Network Configurations

PSS ID Number: Q62925 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The tables below give examples of where files might be located on a typical network. The examples assume that users running on hard disk workstations access the network server as Drive E and the local workstation hard disk as Drive C. For floppy-disk-based workstations, it is assumed that the network server is accessed as Drive E and the local workstation floppy disk as Drive B.

= MORE INFORMATION =

= File Server =

Directory or Disk Files —————– —–

E: Word program files (program directory) Standard documents (optional) Standard style sheets NORMAL.STY NORMAL.GLY Standard spelling dictionaries .PRD and .DAT files Printer .INI files Downloadable fonts

The permissions on the E: program directory should be set to Read, Open, and Search. The permissions on the files in the program directory should be set to Read only.

Hard Disk Workstation with the User’s Working Directory on the Local Workstation Hard Disk ====================================================================

Directory or Disk Files —————– —–

C:  AUTOEXEC.BAT containing: (root directory) PATH=E: SET MSWNET=C: SET TMP=C:

C: User’s MW.INI (working directory) SCREEN.VID for user’s video card User’s own documents User’s style sheets Individual user dictionaries User’s copy of NORMAL.STY (optional) User’s copy of NORMAL.GLY (optional)

Hard Disk Workstation with the User’s Working Directory on the Network Server’s Hard Disk ======================================================================

Directory or Disk Files —————– —–

C:  AUTOEXEC.BAT containing: (root directory) PATH=E: SET MSWNET=E:_to_User’s_Dir_on_FileServer SET TMP=E:_to_User’s_Dir_on_FileServer

E:_to_User’s_Dir_on_FileServer (working directory) User’s MW.INI SCREEN.VID for user’s video card User’s own documents User’s style sheets Individual user dictionaries User’s copy of NORMAL.STY (optional) User’s copy of NORMAL.GLY (optional)

The permissions on E:_to_User’s_Dir_on_FileServer should be set so that the user has full permissions on this directory.

Floppy Disk Workstation with the User’s Working Directory on the Workstation’s B: Floppy Disk ================================================================

Directory or Disk Files —————– —–

Drive A: DOS startup disk with AUTOEXEC.BAT containing the statements:

PATH=E:\WORD5 SET MSWNET=B:\ SET TMP=B:\ Drive B: Document disk, containing the following files:

User's MW.INI SCREEN.VID for user's video card User's NORMAL.STY (optional) User's NORMAL.GLY (optional) User's own documents User's own dictionaries Floppy Disk Workstation with the User’s Working Directory on the Network Server’s Hard Disk ================================================================

Directory or Disk Files —————– —–

Drive A: DOS startup disk with AUTOEXEC.BAT containing the following statements:

PATH E:\WORD5 SET MSWNET = E:\Path_to_User's_Dir_on_FileServer E:_to_User’s_Dir_on_FileServer (working directory) User’s MW.INI SCREEN.VID for user’s video card User’s own documents User’s style sheets Individual user dictionaries User’s copy of NORMAL.STY (optional) User’s copy of NORMAL.GLY (optional)

The permissions on E:_to_User’s_Dir_on_FileServer should be set so that the user has full permissions on this directory.

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