PUB: Installing Publisher on a Network Workstation (152795)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q152795

SUMMARY

It is possible to run Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95 or Microsoft Publisher 97 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, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152296 PUB: Installing Publisher to a Network Server or Shared Directory

MORE INFORMATION

To perform either a local or workstation installation of Microsoft Publisher from a shared folder, follow these instructions:
  1. In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4, click Run on the Start menu.

    If you are using Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, choose Run from the File menu in either Program Manager or File Manager.
  2. In the Open box in Windows 95 or the Command Line box in Windows NT, type the drive and the complete path to the folder where Publisher was installed on the server, followed by \setup

    Example:

    UNC path

    \\MyServer\MyShare\Setup

    or

    Using a drive letter

    S:\Setup

  3. Enter the user's name.
  4. Verify the Product Identification Number.

    Setup asks for the destination folder for Publisher; the folder you specify here can be on the user's local hard disk or it can be a network drive on which the user has read, write, create, and delete privileges.

    NOTE: Even if the software is not installed locally, Setup creates a small folder that contains some specific files for Publisher.
  5. When you created the administrative installation point, if you elected to allow the user to choose where shared components are installed (the "User's Choice" option), the client Setup displays the following options for the user: 
       Server            Setup configures the user's system to point to the
                     server share defined during administrative installation
                     (the server location of the MSAPPS folder); 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 user's local hard disk.
  6. Setup asks for one of three installation types: 
       Complete          All options and components of Publisher are
   installation      installed to the user's local hard disk or
                     network drive.

   Custom            Setup displays a series of lists that allow the user
   installation      to choose which components are to be installed to the
                     user's local drive or network drive.

   Workstation       The main Publisher application files are left on the
   installation      server to be executed over the network.
    If the user chooses Custom Installation, Setup displays a series of lists so the user can choose which components to install. The first list contains the main Publisher components:

    Publisher Program files
    Automated Design and Instruction
    Fonts
    ClipArt and Papers
    Graphics Filters
    Text Converters
    Microsoft Draw
    Setup and Microsoft Info

    For Text converters and Graphic filters, the user can select the Change Option button to view the list of sub-options within the component. For example, selecting Graphics Filters and clicking the Change Option button displays the list of graphics formats supported by filters available with Publisher.

    For each option displayed in the list, a check mark next to the option indicates that the option will be installed; no check mark indicates that the option will not be installed.
  7. Once the user chooses the installation type and options (if required), Setup starts copying files.
For additional information, consult the Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95 CD Deluxe Companion, page 4.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbinfo kbnetwork kbsetup KB152795
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