Microsoft KB Archive/179523

= PUB98: Installing on a Network Workstation =

Article ID: 179523

Article Last Modified on 11/9/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179523



SUMMARY
It is possible to run Microsoft Publisher on a workstation from a network server. You can also perform a local installation from that shared location.

Prior to performing these types of installations, you must run an administrative setup. For additional information, open the Pubntwk.hlp file located in the root directory of the Publisher compact disc. To open the file, double-click it. For additional information please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179180 PUB98: Installing Publisher to Network Server, Shared Directory



MORE INFORMATION
To perform either a local or workstation installation of Microsoft Publisher from a shared folder, follow these steps:  On the Windows Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type the following:

\\\Setup

where  is the server location where you installed the Publisher files.

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:\Setup

where  is the disk drive where you installed the Publisher files. Type the user name you want to use. Verify the Product Identification Number. Select the folder where you want to install Publisher. This folder can be located on the local hard disk or on the network server. If you install the files to the network server, you must have read, write, create and delete privileges.

NOTE: If you choose to install the files to the Network server, the Setup program will create a small folder that contains some specific files for Publisher on the local hard disk.</li>  When you created the administrative installation point, if you selected the User's Choice option, which allows the user to specify where shared components will be installed, you will see the following options: <pre class="fixed_text">     Server            Setup copies the shared component files to the Msapps folder on the server. That is, the shared components will be accessed over the network.

Local hard disk  Setup copies the shared component files to the <Windows>\Msapps folder on the local hard disk. </li>  Select from one of these three installation options: <pre class="fixed_text">     Complete          All options and components of Publisher are installation     installed to the local hard disk or                        network drive.

Custom           The components you select will be installed to the installation     local hard disk or network drive.

Workstation      The main Publisher application files are left on      installation      the server; they will be executed over the network. If you click Custom Installation, Setup will present a series of lists so that you can select only the components you want to install. The first list contains the main Publisher components:

Microsoft Publisher

Wizards and Design Gallery

Graphics Filters

Text Converters

Mail Merge

Commercial Printing

Publisher Tools

Web Authoring Accessories

For text converters, graphic filters, and Publisher tools, click Change Option to view the list of sub-options within the component. For example, you can select Graphics Filters and then click Change Option to see the list of graphics formats supported by filters available with Publisher.

If a check box has a grey background, some sub-options are already selected. If a check box contains a check mark, all sub-options will be installed. No check mark indicates that the option will not be installed. </li> After you select the installation type and the options you want, continue with Setup and follow the instructions on your screen.</li></ol>

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