Note Notes installation on Linux® and Mac OS X® is supported for multi-user install only.

Note Notes installation on Citrix® is supported for single user install and multi-user install.

IBM® Lotus® Notes® is available as an install kit. Notes can be installed in graphical mode, silent mode, and by using Smart Upgrade.

See the "Considerations for installing and deploying Notes on Windows" topic in this guide before installing Notes on your Windows platform.

1. Shut down all applications.

2. Obtain the Notes installation kit.

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

Note If you are installing or upgrading Notes on Windows Vista, see the "Windows Vista: Considerations for Notes install and upgrade" topic in this guide before proceeding.

5. Navigate to the folder in which you saved the installation 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:, 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 click Next.

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

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

11. Select the features and sub-features to install and click Next.

• Notes client -- The Notes client is installed automatically.
• Domino Administrator -- Select this to install or upgrade the Domino Administrator client.
• Domino Designer -- Select this to install or upgrade the Domino Designer client. Note that the Property Broker Editor is installed automatically with Domino Designer.
• Connections -- Select this to install the Connections feature. An connections server is required to use this feature.
• Composite Applications Editor -- Select to install the Composite Applications Editor for use with composite applications.
• Lotus Symphony -- Select this to install IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ including Lotus Symphony Documents, Lotus Symphony Presentations, and Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets.
• 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.

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

The installation program creates new shortcut icons on your desktop.

If this is a new install, respond to the configuration wizard prompts. Your administrator can supply the Domino server and configuration information to you.

Notes pre-installation checklist
Considerations for installing and deploying Notes on Windows
Windows Vista considerations for Notes install, upgrade, and uninstall
Notes installation directories for Windows
Considerations for enabling GB18030 support on Windows XP
Setting up and customizing Notes installation
Customizing the Notes install kit
Installing Notes in a single user environment
Automating Notes installation using a silent install
Customizing Notes install using the tuner
Adding or removing installed Notes features within a release
Eclipse files and folders in the install kit
Reducing the Notes install kit size
Using Notes Smart Upgrade
Uninstalling Notes from a Windows client
Using the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) pack on Windows
Running a silent install or upgrade using optional arguments
Installing the Multilingual User Interface (MUI) pack

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