Installation of Notes on Microsoft® Windows® is supported for single user or multi-user. For Windows, the Lotus Notes client-only is available in the Notes.msi.w32 installation media kit. The Allclient kit is not available for multi-user installation.

For installation considerations, see Considerations before installing Lotus Notes on Windows.

1. Shut down all applications.

2. If you have installed a Beta 1 or Beta 2 version of Lotus Notes 8, uninstall it before continuing. You should not need to uninstall Lotus Notes 8 Beta 3 prior to installing/upgrading to this Lotus Notes 8 release.

3. Obtain the Lotus Notes installation media kit.

For example, obtain the installation media kit CD or open a browser and navigate to the Lotus Notes/Domino Web site at which the installation media kit resides.

5. Navigate to the folder in which you saved the installation media kit.

6. Locate and run the SETUP.EXE installation executable.

Note If a user has the environment variables USERPROFILE, HOMEDRIVE, or HOMEPATH set to a network share, you must use special command line parameters to ensure that all data directories are installed locally, thus eliminating issues with network shares. You can check for these environment variables by typing "SET" at a command prompt. If HOMEDRIVE is not set to C:, you must review this instruction carefully. For example, if HOMEDRIVE=H: (where "H" may be a mapped network drive).

8. Read and accept the license agreement terms, and then click Next.

9. Enter your user name and organization, choose the "Multi-user Install" setting, and then click Next.

10. Accept the default install directory or specify a different installation directory and click Next.

Note You must install to a directory that is readable but not writeable by all users.

The default installation directories for a new multi-user install on Windows are listed below:

• Lotus Notes 8 product and binary files installation directory -- C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes
• Data directory for each user -- C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\data
• Workspace directory for each user -- C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\data\workspace
• Lotus Notes 8 Java code installation directory -- C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\framework

• Activities -- Select this to install the Activities feature. An activities server is required to use this feature.
• Sametime (integrated) -- Select this to install basic IBM® Lotus® Sametime® capabilities such as chat and live names. A Sametime server is required to use this feature.
• IBM Lotus Productivity Tools -- Select this to install IBM® Lotus® Productivity Tools including IBM Lotus Documents, IBM Lotus Presentations, and IBM Lotus Spreadsheets.
• Composite Application Editor -- Select this to install the Composite Application Editor for use with composite applications.

13. Read the preview screen and click Install to continue or click Back to revise your feature selections. The installation process takes several minutes.

A security acceptance screen from any firewalls you have installed may appear asking for confirmation.

Note If errors occur and you are installing Lotus Notes 8 on a system in which an existing Beta version of Lotus Notes 8 was installed, the existing version may not have been properly uninstalled.

14. When installation is complete, read the summary screen and click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

Note If installation is unsuccessful, this screen points you to the install log file.

You can see application icons on the desktop or by clicking Start - All Programs - Lotus Applications. Applications reside in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Lotus Applications.

If you installed the IBM Lotus Productivity Tools, you can see application icons on the desktop and by clicking Start - All Programs. Applications reside in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs.

• After install, the Lotus Notes icon is visible by clicking Start - All Programs - Lotus Applications.
• After install, the IBM Lotus Productivity Tool icons, if installed, are visible by clicking Start - All Programs.
• Desktop shortcuts are created for all users in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop.
• A shared data directory is created in the following location:
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\data
  • Microsoft® Windows® Vista: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Lotus\Notes\data
• A data directory and workspace directory is created for each user in the following location:
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\data
  • C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\data\workspace
  • Microsoft® Windows® Vista: c:\users\<user>\AppData\Local\Lotus\Notes\data
  • C:\users\<user>\AppData\Local\Lotus\Notes\data\workspace
• Notes classic files are installed in <install_dir>.
• Core IBM® Lotus® Expeditor files are installed in <install_dir>\framework\rcp.
• Core Eclipse files are installed in <install_dir>\framework\eclipse.

After you install the Notes client, users can log in and run Notes.

1. Log in as a non-administrative user.

2. Start Lotus Notes using the new desktop shortcut or click Start - Lotus Applications - Lotus Notes 8.

3. Respond to Notes setup prompts as they appear.

4. If this is the first time that you have installed or updated to this Lotus Notes release, you should update your Lotus Notes mail template and contacts list now. This step is only necessary when you first update to this Lotus Notes release. If you uninstall and reinstall Lotus Notes you will not need to repeat this step. Replace the design of your Mail and Contacts templates and make sure that your location document points to the correct server. For mail, use the Mail (R8) (MAIL8.NTF) template. For contacts, use the Personal Address Book (PERNAMES.NTF) template.

1. Click Open - Mail or the Mail tab.
2. Click File - Application - Replace Design.
3. Select the Mail (R8) (MAIL8.NTF) template from the list.
4. Disable the Inherit future design option.
5. Click Replace and then click OK or Yes in response to any prompts.
6. Close the Mail tab. The new design will appear when you open Mail after restarting the client.
7. Click Open - Contacts or the Contacts tab.
8. Click File - Application - Replace Design.
9. Select the Personal Address Book (PERNAMES.NTF) template from the list.
10. Disable the Inherit future design option.
11. Click Replace and then click OK or Yes in response to any prompts.
12. Close the Contacts tab. The new design will appear when you open Contacts after restarting the Lotus Notes client.

You must restart Lotus Notes after replacing the mail and contacts template designs.

See also

Lotus Notes pre-installation checklist
Considerations before installing Lotus Notes on Windows
Setting up client installation and installation methods
Installing Lotus Notes in a multi-user environment
Automating client installation using a silent install
Customizing client installations using the tuner
Customizing Notes installation using the install manifest
Updating, adding, and removing installed Notes features
Uninstalling Notes

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