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windream Client Installation windream GmbH, Bochum Copyright © 2001 – 2007 by windream GmbH Wasserstr. 219 44799 Bochum Issue: 08/07 – 4.0.0.0 All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form (print, photocopy, or any other form) or by any means without the explicit permission of windream GmbH. Important Note All information and technical specifications in this book have been collected by the authors with great care. They cannot, however, either guarantee, take legal responsibility for or make any other warranty resulting from the use of this information. We would also like to point out that all software and hardware logos and names are the exclusive property of the trademark, brand name or patent right holders. These are naturally protected by the appropriate laws and trade agreements. Table of Contents i Table of Contents windream Client Installation 1 Introduction 1 windream client computer system requirements 3 System requirements 3 System settings under Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista 4 Executing the windream client installation 7 Client installation – standard 7 Client installation on server - local server share drive 7 Client installation on terminal server 7 Client setup – installation modes 8 Connecting the windream drive 10 Client setup – starting the installation 11 Computer reboot 11 Installing the windream client (standard installation) 13 Launching the setup program 13 Welcome 13 Licence agreement 13 windream info 14 windream system check 14 Select destination path 14 Settings database server 14 Select program folder 14 Installation summary 14 windream setup complete 14 windream drive mapping 15 Starting windream 16 Update installation – windream client 17 Client installation - local server share drive 18 System requirements 18 Installing the server drive 19 Welcome 19 Licence agreements 19 windream info 19 windream components 19 windream system check 20 Select destination path 20 windream drive 20 VFS-service logon account 21 Configuration database server 22 Select program folder 22 Installation summary 22 windream setup complete 23 After the installation 23 Restrictions of the windream client computers 24 Installing the windream client computer 26 ii Table of Contents windream components 26 Closing the setup program and mapping the network drive 28 Client installation on terminal servers 31 System requirements 31 Installing the terminal server network driver 32 Welcome 32 Licence agreements 32 windream Info 33 windream components 33 windream system check 33 Select destination path 34 VFS-service logon account 34 Settings database server 35 Select program folder 36 Timestamp 36 Installation summary 37 windream setup complete 37 Connecting the windream drive 39 After the installation 39 Restrictions of the windream terminal clients 40 Index 41 windream Client Installation 1 windream Client Installation Introduction The present documentation serves as a guideline for the installation of the windream client. Since windream version 3.6 has been released, the following installation types can be executed via the windream client setup: • Client installation – standard: The windream client is installed locally with the driver for the windream drive (VFS-driver) on every workstation computer (simulating a network drive). • Client installation on server – local server share drive: The driver for the windream drive (VFS-driver) is installed once and locally on a server which can be accessed by the clients (shared server drive). The windream client is installed with a filter driver (Windows 2000 or higher required) and without VFS-driver on the workstations. • Client installation on a terminal server: In this case, the windream client and the driver for the windream drive (VFS-driver) are installed as terminal server network drivers on a terminal server. This way, the windream client application is available in the Windows terminal server environments as provided by Microsoft and in Citrix MetaFrame as well. Depending on the question which type of driver is installed for getting access to the windream drive respectively which of the mentioned installation types are to be executed, the windream client setup can be run in the standard mode or in an extended mode. Installation requirements and procedure The installation description first explains the steps to be executed before the installation of the windream client at the workstations. Depending on the operating system used (Windows 2000, Windows XP or Vista), different system requirements are to be fulfilled, and additional components as well as specific system settings are required. The requirements to be fulfilled for the installation on a shared server or on a terminal server are explained with the description of the respective installation procedure. The respective installations are described in separate chapters. • Client installation - standard – p. 13 f. • Client installation – local server share drive – p. 18 f. • Client installation on a terminal server - p. 31 f. 2 windream Client Installation Update installation If you have already installed an earlier windream version, you can also execute an update installation via the setup routine. Note: A switch from a standard client with local server drive to a client with access to the server share incl. filter driver (or the other way round) is not possible via the setup program or via an update installation. In this case, the client application must be uninstalled and the computer must be rebooted. Then, you will have to select the components mentioned in the extended mode and within a new installation process. Further descriptions This documentation can also be found on the installation CD. The directory for the client installation also contains an HTML readme file named Readme.htm. This file allows to access all windream documentations provided with the installation CD. windream Client Installation 3 windream client computer system requirements We will now describe the requirements for the installation of the windream client. These requirements are valid for the installation of the windream workstations. The system requirements to be fulfilled for the installation of the server drive on a server share respectively the installation of a windream terminal server network driver are described separately. System requirements Consider the following minimum system requirements to ensure that the system will work properly. • Computer with at least 100 mailboxes free hard disk space and • at least one free drive letter for the windream drive. Operating system • Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or • Windows Vista Business Ultimate. Further requirements – additional components Before installing the windream client application, it is required to install specific additional components. The windream installation CD contains the required components, which can be installed from the CD directly. • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher with Active Desktop must be installed. • Microsoft Scripting Host 5.0 with Java/VB-support and Microsoft Script Control 5.0 must be installed (for executing scripts in windream). Optional components: • Microsoft Management Console 1.2 must be installed, if administrative tasks with the windream Management Console shall be executed on this computer. • Microsoft XML 3 (msxml3.dll version 8.10.8303.0) must be installed. This file can be found on the installation CD. On setup execution, the system will check whether MSXML has already been installed on the target system. If not, MSXML will have to be installed manually by executing the EXE-file. • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher must be installed for displaying and printing the documentation. 4 windream Client Installation Note: If the installation of Microsoft Scripting Host should be required, this has to be executed before installing the windream client. If you install this component during the windream setup, answer the question displayed whether the computer shall be rebooted with No, reboot later. Otherwise, setup will be cancelled at this point. If the installation of Microsoft Script Control is required, this has to be executed before installing the windream client. Due to an error in the Script Control setup, the predefined path (for example C:\Program Files\Script Control) in the dialog box displayed cannot be changed via the Browse button, but only via a manual entry. Otherwise, the installation of the Script Control will be cancelled with an error. Thus, change the predefined path manually (for example C:\Program Files to D:\Programs). How to install the additional components 1. Insert the windream CD into your CD-ROM drive of your computer. If the autorun function is enabled, file Autorun.inf will be launched automatically. 2. Select menu item Installation on the start page. 3. Click menu item Additional components. 4. Select the menu item of the first additional component you want to install. 5. Repeat step 4 until all missing components have been installed. During the following setup process, the system will check whether the required components are available. If important components are missing, a respective message will be displayed in the System check dialog box. The setup process will be cancelled at this point and must be continued after having installed the missing components. System settings under Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista After the installation of the additional components, it is required to make the following