TITLE: Installing WordPerfect 5.x on NWL Network DOCUMENT ID: TID1200419 DOCUMENT REVISION: 1 DATE: 23MAR95 ALERT STATUS: Yellow README FOR: NA NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NETWARE LITE V1.1 ABSTRACT: NA --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEAN TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUE: INSTALLING WORDPERFECT ON A NETWARE LITE NETWORK This document was created to help network administrators install and run WordPerfect on a NetWare Lite server. If more than one user needs access to the WordPerfect program, the following changes must be made: ***** WARNING ***** If WordPerfect is installed on two or more machines, a multiple-copy site license must be obtained. ------------------------------------------------------------------- | FASTPATH STEPS | DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 1. Type CD C:\WP1 | 1. It is necessary to be in the directory | | | where the WordPerfect files are located.| | | This is usually called c:\wp. To change | | | to this directory type "cd \wp" and | | | press . | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 2. Type INSTALL | 2. WordPerfect has an installation | | | procedure that allows you to change the | | | machine's configuration. To access the | | | installation menu, type INSTALL and | | | press . | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 3. Press to | 3. Press to continue with the | | continue. | installation procedure. | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 4. Press to | 4. Because you are installing these files | | install to hard | for a NetWare Lite server, press to | | disk. | install to your hard disk drive. | | | | | | Note: You must have a hard drive to | | | install your computer as a server with | | | NetWare Lite. | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 5. At installation | 5. Select "3" to perform a customized | | menu, select "3". | installation onto a network. | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 6. At the Network | 6. The WP{WP}.ENV file is the file that | | Customization | lets WordPerfect recognize a network | | Installation Menu,| environment and allows the WordPerfect | | select "5". | program files to be shared by multiple | | | users. To check or create this file, | | | select "5." | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 7. Press to | 7. If the WP{WP}.ENV file does not | | create if | already exist, the computer will prompt | | necessary. | you to create it. Press for yes. | | | | | | Note: If this file already exists, | | | the computer will skip this step. | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 8. At the Check | 8. The Check WP{WP}.ENV File menu appears | | WP{WP} .ENV File | and allows you to select the type of | | Menu, select "4". | network environment you will be using. | | | Because NetWare Lite is not listed, | | | select "4" for IBM. Secondary selection | | | if the first does not work is select "0"| | | for other. | | | | | | Note: Do NOT select 1 for Novell | | | NetWare. This will not configure your | | | machine for NetWare Lite. | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | 9. Enter the | 9. At the bottom of the screen, the | | directory and | computer will prompt you for the path | | path for setup. | you want the setup files to be copied to| | | Normally you would set this path to the | | | same location of the other WordPerfect | | | files. If that is correct, type in that | | | path and press . If not, change | | | it to reflect the desired path. | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |10. Press to |10. Installation is now complete. Press | | exit installation.| the function key to exit the | | | installation menu. | ------------------------------------------------------------------- From now on, when you start WordPerfect, the program will prompt you to enter a three-letter username. This is to distinguish one user from another. Each user must go into the setup + and define the location of their own files. Each user must specify the drive letter they mapped WordPerfect to in NetWare Lite for the location of the system files. Printing When a station is setup as both a server and client by default, the station is configured so that SERVER.EXE is loaded before CLIENT.EXE. SERVER.EXE may be loaded after CLIENT.EXE. However, upon loading the server, a warning message will appear indicating that printing may not function correctly. To eliminate this warning, simply verify that server is loaded before client. When a printer is selected in WordPerfect, an option is available for specifying whether the printer is on a network or local. WordPerfect assumes that printers are local unless otherwise specified. It is fine to select WordPerfect's default and specify the printer as local. If you choose to make the printer a network printer, be sure to suppress the top of form on the last page of the document. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. 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