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Installing Notes basic configuration on a USB drive
Use this procedure to install IBM Lotus Notes basic configuration on your supported USB drive.

Installation and use of Notes on a USB drive is not supported for Notes standard configuration.

Notes installation and use from a USB drive is only available with the Notes client-only installation kit, not the Notes Allclient kit.

The following considerations are helpful as you install Notes on a USB drive:

You can use Notes on USB with roaming users. When a roaming user activates this feature, the roaming user's roaming files are replicated to the USB drive that the roaming user is using.
When you run the setup process (Step 2 below), program and data files are installed and an initialization file, AUTORUN.INI, is created. An executable file, AUTORUN.EXE, is also created and stored in the root directory of the install area on the USB drive.
When you use the AUTORUN.EXE command (Step 4 below) to install the Notes client, a streamlined install process is performed. During the streamlined install process, the USB drive letter is determined, AUTORUN.INI is read, standard Notes registry keys are set and a desktop shortcut is created. During the install process, a temporary directory is also created and the Notes client files are stored in the temporary directory.
Microsoft Windows does not natively support autoplay for USB drives; the autorun process installs and launches Notes each time you plug the USB drive into the USB port.
When you remove the USB drive, Notes is uninstalled and all registry entries and files that were added to the computer are removed. The desktop shortcut, temporary directory and any attachments that you used are also removed. No changes are made to the USB drive.

Complete these steps to install Notes client on your supported USB drive:

1. Obtain the Notes client-only install kit and expand the files into a folder on your hard drive, or place the expanded kit onto a shared drive for others to access.

2. Insert the USB drive into the USB port on your computer.

3. Note the assigned USB drive letter; this drive letter assignment is dynamic and will change when you use that USB port in the future.

4. Open a command prompt window and navigate to the folder or directory you created in step 1.

5. In a command prompt window, enter the following command to install Notes to the USB drive; in this example "F" is the USB drive:

setup.exe /a /v"NOMAD=1 TARGETDIR=F:\ /qb+"

Note The /a parameter allows the NOMAD and TARGETDIR properties to be read and used. The /qb+ parameters allow for user interface display and a message when install is complete.

Note If you are installing from a Web kit's self-extracting executable, you must use a slightly different command line to force an administrator mode installation, as follows where C1SP2EN.exe is the self-extracting executable.

C1SP2EN.exe /a /a /v"NOMAD=1 TARGETDIR=g:\ /qb+"

The first /a parameter forces the self-extracting executable to run in administrator mode.

6. When the install process is complete, run the command AUTORUN.EXE from the root USB drive by double-clicking on the filename or by typing the command on the command line.

7. The Notes client is installed and will automatically launch. Complete the Notes setup process as usual.

The AUTORUN.INI file

The AUTORUN.INI file that is created will be similar to this sample file.

[Autorun]

MSI_LOCATION=Z:\Lotus Notes 8.0.2.msi

MSI_COMMANDLINE=/qb PROGDIR="Z:\program files\Lotus\notes\" DATADIR="Z:\program files\Lotus\notes\Data\"

AUTOLAUNCH_NOTES=Yes

AUTORUN_MODE=Yes

TMP_DIR=g:\tmp

The settings in the file AUTORUN.INI are described in the table.

AUTORUN.INI variable Description

MSI_LOCATION= Specifies the path on the USB drive to the MSI file that is used to perform the install when the USB drive is plugged in. The drive letter is dynamically replaced at run time with the correct drive letter of the USB Drive.

MSI_COMMANDLINE= Specifies the command line that is passed to the program MSIEXEC.EXE that performs the install. The drive letters used in the PROGDIR and DATADIR properties are replaced at run time.

AUTOLAUNCH_NOTES= Specifies that the Lotus Notes client is to open after the USB drive install is complete.
You can set this value to NLNOTES which causes the Notes client to run from the USB drive even if a local version of the Notes client is already running.
To turn off autolaunch, set the value to NO.

AUTORUN_MODE= Specifies that a process is to remain running while the user is logged in. When the user logs out or restarts the system, the process terminates and AUTORUN.EXE needs to be run again. The autorun process causes the Notes install to run automatically when the USB drive is reconnected.
Note Use the autorun startup option that restarts the autorun each time someone logs on.

TEMP_DIR= Specifies the path for the temporary directory in which the Notes client files are stored. This setting enhances security. The drive letter is dynamically replaced. The Notes client also uses the temporary directory for attachments so that attachments are removed with this directory when the USB drive is removed.

Related topics

Setting up and customizing Notes installation

Enabling the autorun process to start at Notes login

Installing and running Notes on a USB drive

Running Notes basic configuration from a USB drive

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AUTORUN.INI variable	Description
MSI_LOCATION=	Specifies the path on the USB drive to the MSI file that is used to perform the install when the USB drive is plugged in. The drive letter is dynamically replaced at run time with the correct drive letter of the USB Drive.
MSI_COMMANDLINE=	Specifies the command line that is passed to the program MSIEXEC.EXE that performs the install. The drive letters used in the PROGDIR and DATADIR properties are replaced at run time.
AUTOLAUNCH_NOTES=	Specifies that the Lotus Notes client is to open after the USB drive install is complete. You can set this value to NLNOTES which causes the Notes client to run from the USB drive even if a local version of the Notes client is already running. To turn off autolaunch, set the value to NO.
AUTORUN_MODE=	Specifies that a process is to remain running while the user is logged in. When the user logs out or restarts the system, the process terminates and AUTORUN.EXE needs to be run again. The autorun process causes the Notes install to run automatically when the USB drive is reconnected. Note Use the autorun startup option that restarts the autorun each time someone logs on.
TEMP_DIR=	Specifies the path for the temporary directory in which the Notes client files are stored. This setting enhances security. The drive letter is dynamically replaced. The Notes client also uses the temporary directory for attachments so that attachments are removed with this directory when the USB drive is removed.