Microsoft KB Archive/135313

= Writer/Artist: Macintosh Network Server Installation =

Article ID: 135313

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q135313



SUMMARY
This article describes how to set up Creative Writer or Fine Artist on a network.



MORE INFORMATION
Use the following steps to set up the Kids program on the network server, and then run the program on workstations from the server.

Floppy Disk Installation

 * 1) On the network server, insert the installation disk in the drive.
 * 2) Run setup for the Kids programs you want to install.
 * 3) When Setup asks you where you want to install the program, click Network, and then continue the installation.
 * 4) Lock the Kids program.
 * 5) Share the Mskids folder on the Server hard drive.
 * 6) On the workstation, connect to the Mskids folder on the server, and then run Creative Writer or Fine Artist from there.

Compact Disc Installation

 * 1) On the network server computer, insert the compact disc for the Kids program you want to install.
 * 2) Run Setup for the Kids program.
 * 3) When you are asked where you want to install the program, click File Server, and then continue the installation.
 * 4) Share the CD-ROM and its contents. For more information about how to accomplish this task, see your Macintosh documentation.
 * 5) Lock the Kids program.
 * 6) Share the Mskids folder on the server hard drive.
 * 7) On the workstation, connect to both the Mskids folder and the Kids program compact disc.
 * 8) Run the Kids program from the shared MSKIDS folder.

After following these steps, the program should run successfully on the workstations, and Spike should not prompt you to insert the a disk.

Possible Error Messages
When you try to run Creative Writer or Fine Artist on a local workstation from a server, you may receive the following error message from Spike:

I can't find the Creative Writer CD. Put the CD into the CD-ROM drive so you can use the pictures, sounds, and documents. Spike.

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I can't find the Fine Artist CD. Put the CD into the CD-ROM drive so you can use the pictures, sounds, and documents. Spike.

When Creative Writer or Fine Artist are installed onto a server to allow the program to be used by several users on the network, the Mskids folder and the CD-ROM drive must be shared.

Each user on the individual workstations must make connections to both the Mskids folder and the CD-ROM drive.

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