TITLE:              PNW & Microsoft Office Suite
DOCUMENT ID:        TID800174
DOCUMENT REVISION:  2
DATE:               23JUN95
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
README FOR:         NA

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
PERSONAL NETWARE V1.0

ABSTRACT:
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SYMPTOM:
Unable to install Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Mail, Powerpoint,
Access) as an Administrative installation to run across a Personal
NetWare (PNW) network.

When doing an administrative network installation of Microsoft Office
onto a Personal NetWare server, the installation fails at the very
end with the following message:

"Cannot change properties of the file named: X:\MSOFFICE\SETUP.INI. 
It is in use by another application."
          Retry, Cancel

CAUSE:
The SETUP.INI file is a read-only file stored on the installation
diskettes.  During installation it is copied to the server's hard
drive as a read-only file.  Microsoft Office opens and closes this
file multiple times in the installation process.  In all cases except
for the very end of install, this file is opened as (Deny Write,
Read).  At the very end however, the file is opened with desired
access of (Deny Write, Deny Read, Write).  These access rights are
being expressed as NCP equivalents to the DOS call being made.  At
this point, the Personal NetWare server is returning a reply of a
(Lock Fail).

SOLUTION:
Install the administration copy to a substituted drive letter on the
SERVER without the network loaded.  When asked for a server name
enter the following:

\\SERVER_NAME\VOLUME_NAME  \

Installation Example:

Novell recommends creating a shared directory called MS_OFFICE with
an actual directory path of C:\MSOFFICE, and give the shared
directory the preferred drive letter O:.  

This example assumes:

- Microsoft Office Excel 5.0 is going to be installed as a shared
  application.
- The PNW server where Excel is to be installed is called SERVER_PC.
- All users are to run Excel off of the O: drive letter.

SET UP THE NETWORK

A. Login as Supervisor.
B. Launch NET ADMIN.
C. Click on VIEW, SHARED DIRECTORIES.
D. Press the INSERT key.
E. Give the new shared directory the name of MS_OFFICE.
F. Highlight the server, SERVER_PC, then click on OK.
G. Enter the actual directory path, C:\MSOFFICE.
H. Click on BROWSE PATH, double click on [-C-], click on Create,  and
   enter MSOFFICE.
I. Click on SUGGESTED DRIVE and select drive letter O:.
J. Click on OK (leave Default Access Rights to ALL).

The list of network directories should update with the name of
MS_OFFICE on server SERVER_PC and path of C:\MSOFFICE.

Exit the NET ADMIN utility.

REBOOT THE SERVER MACHINE WITHOUT LOADING THE NETWORK
(Either add REM to the beginning of the CALL C:\NWCLIENT\STARTNET.BAT
line in the Autoexec.BAT file and reboot or press <f8> during boot
and load all but Startnet.BAT)

INSTALL EXCEL:

A. At the DOS prompt, issue the SUBST command to substitute drive
letter O: for C:\MSOFFICE, i.e., SUBST O: C:\OFFICE
B. Launch Windows.
C. At the Program Manager, click on FILE, RUN, and enter A:\SETUP /A
(the /A is for the administrative or network installation).
D. When asked for the install directory path, change it to O:\EXCEL.
E. The directory path for the MSAPPS directory should default to:
O:\MSAPPS, accept this and continue.
F. When asked for the network server name enter,
\\SERVER_PC\MS_OFFICE
G. A message will appear stating that setup could not connect to the
network path, click on CONTINUE.
H. Choose where the shared files are to be stored as prompted.
I. Setup will then install the administrative files to the hard
drive.
J. After the installation is completed, exit Windows.

REBOOT THE SERVER MACHINE AND LOAD THE NETWORK
  
SETTING UP THE WORK STATIONS:

A. Map the MS_OFFICE network directory (created above), i.e, NET MAP
MS_OFFICE (do not give it a drive letter).
B. Launch Windows.
C. At the Program Manager, click on File, Run, and Browse.  Select
drive letter O:, and double click on EXCEL.  
D. Double click on SETUP.EXE and click on OK.

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