If you have downloaded a version of the Incremental Installer 4.13 to 4.14, then you need the Update to 4.14 Incremental Installer
If you have downloaded the OS/2, W16, W95 or NT, North American or International English platform of the Incremental Installer 4.13 to 4.14, you will need to
download and install the template files that were not installed.
File Name: templts.exe
File Size: 761,143 bytes
Q&A R4.14 Incremental Installer
Release 4.14 of Lotus Notes is now available for download off the Web
using the NEW and IMPROVED Lotus Notes Incremental Installer.
The Lotus Notes Incremental Installer is a way for you to update your files
to the latest Notes release without having to reinstall the whole program.
The latest Incremental Installer updates Lotus Notes Release 4.13 to
Release 4.14 and can be downloaded from the Notes Network Information
Center Web site, Notes.Net site at http://notes.net.
All platforms, are available as well in both North American and
International English Encryption. A complete platform listing is included
below:
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Platform Server Client
Windows 3.1/WFWs N/A Yes
Windows 95 Yes Yes
Windows NT/Intel Yes Yes
Windows NT/Alpha Yes Yes
OS/2 Yes Yes
Macintosh N/A Yes
AIX Yes Yes
HP-UX Yes Yes
Sun Solaris SPARC Yes Yes
Sun Solaris Intel Edition Yes Yes
*Instructions on running the Incremental Installer, the Release Notes for
Release 4.14, a readme.txt containing the list of fixes in Release 4.14,
and a Q&A about the Incremental Installer are available to be downloaded
separately also on the NotesNIC Web site.
To download the Incremental Installer, access the Notes Network Information
Center Web site (http://www.notes.net) and choose the "Software Updates and
Downloads" selection.
Follow the links to the Release 4.14 Download page. From this page, first
choose the platform on which you have Notes installed, then choose the type
of security, North American or International, and either Workstation or
Server. When prompted, select a TMP directory in which to download the
Incremental Installer. Be sure to read over the instructions before
executing the Incremental Installer.
Lotus Notes Release 4.14 will also be available on CD-ROM though the normal
Channel distribution mechanisms and will automatically be sent to all Notes
Passport Maintenance customers.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Lotus Notes Incremental Installer is now available on the World Wide
Web for download at http://www.notes.net/. The Lotus Notes Incremental
Installer is a way for you to update your files to the latest Notes release
without having to reinstall the whole program. The current Incremental
Installer updates Lotus Notes Release 4.13 to Release 4.14.
Q. How will the Lotus Notes Incremental Installer be priced?
A. The Lotus Notes Incremental Installer for Notes Release 4.14 is
available free via download at the NotesNIC Web site, http://www.notes.net.
This version of the Incremental Installer requires that Notes Release 4.13
must be already installed and you have not changed, added, or deleted any
.dll or .exe files.
Q. On what platforms does the Lotus Notes Incremental Installer run?
A. This version of the Incremental Installer is available for the following
Notes Release Platforms:
Notes North American Version
Platform Server Client
Windows 3.1/WFWs N/A Yes
Windows 95 Yes Yes
Windows NT/Intel Yes Yes
Windows NT/Alpha Yes Yes
OS/2 Yes Yes
Macintosh N/A Yes
AIX Yes Yes
HP-UX Yes Yes
Sun Solaris SPARC Yes Yes
Sun Solaris Intel Edition Yes Yes
Notes International English Version
Platform Server Client
Windows 3.1/WFWs N/A Yes
Windows 95 Yes Yes
Windows NT/Intel Yes Yes
Windows NT/Alpha Yes Yes
OS/2 Yes Yes
Macintosh N/A Yes
AIX Yes Yes
HP-UX Yes Yes
Sun Solaris SPARC Yes Yes
Sun Solaris Intel Edition Yes Yes
Q. What kind of support will be provided?
A. Support for the Incremental Installer is covered under existing Notes
Support contracts with the exception of problems encountered accessing the
World Wide Web, for which you should contact your service provider.
Q. Do you need a password download the Incremental Installer?
A. No password is required. The Incremental Installer is a free download.
Q. Why would you want to use the Incremental Installer?
A. The average Notes installation kit is 20 Meg (90 Meg for UNIX) . Instead
of distributing an entire Notes install kit for every maintenance release
to your users, you can distribute the Incremental Installer. The
Incremental Installer uses a binary difference engine to apply only the
required changes to each program file to make it an exact duplicate of the
target program file. The size of the Incremental Installer depends on the
scope of the changes between Notes releases.
Q. Will Lotus continue to ship Notes maintenance releases on CD-ROM?
A. Yes, Lotus will continue to make available all Notes maintenance
releases on CD-ROM though all normal channel distribution mechanisms as
well automatically sending it to all Notes Passport maintenance customers
in agreement with their contracts. The Incremental Installer is an added
convenience to our customers making it easier to upgrade to the latest
available Notes release.
Q. How do you download and run the Incremental Installer?
A. To download the Incremental Installer, access the Notes Information
Center Web site, NotesNIC (http://www.notes.net) and choose the "Software
Updates and Downloads" selection. Follow the links to the Release Downloads
page. Available on this page are the instructions on running the
Incremental Installer and an Additional Information URL where you can find
the Release Notes for Release 4.14, and a readme.txt containing the list of
fixes in Release.
Q. Can you upgrade from any version of Notes to the latest version using
the Incremental Installer?
A. No, this version of the Incremental Installer will only upgrade a Notes
Release 4.13 client or server to Notes Release 4.14. To use the Incremental
Installer, you must have the standard program files for Notes Release 4.13
currently installed.
Q. What's new in Notes Release 4.14 and why should you upgrade from Release
4.13?
A. Notes Release 4.14 is the latest Notes R4 maintenance release and
contains over 76 enhancements. For a complete list of all enhancements look
over the readme.txt and the Notes Release 4.14 Release Notes which are also
available on the NotesNIC Web site.
Q. What are the system requirements for running the Incremental Installer?
A. The only system requirements for running the Incremental Installer are:
*Notes Release 4.13 must be the version of Notes that you are currently
running.
*You have not changed, added, or deleted any .dll or .exe files (or any
shared libraries or executables on UNIX).
*You must have the amount of available disk space to run the Incremental
Installer specified in the Instructions.
*Notes must be shut down before running the Incremental Installer.
Q. Can the Incremental Installer be run if there are any Notes Addins or
APIs installed on the machine?
A. Yes, the Incremental Installer can be used to upgrade a Notes Release
client or server that is also running any Notes Addins or APIs.
Q. Is it necessary to backup any files before running the Incremental
Installer?
A. Yes, If you have modified any of the Templates in your Notes directory,
you should make backup copies before running the Incremental Installer as
the existing ones will be replaced. As an added precaution, you could also
make a backup of all important files and databases including:
notes.ini, desktop.dsk, names.nsf, and userid files.
Q. Will the Incremental Installer automatically update the Release Notes to
the latest version?
A. No, this version of the Incremental Installer does not update the
Release Notes automatically. The Notes Release Notes are also available on
the NotesNIC Web site to download. Simply copy the new Release Notes for
(readme.nsf) over the old Release Notes in your Notes Data directory.
Q. Can you uninstall after running the Incremental Installer if you want
to?
A. This version of the Incremental Installer does support a revert feature
for the Windows and OS/2 platforms. To downgrade back to a previous release
of Notes you must rerun the Incremental Installer and follow the onscreen
instructions. NOTE: Your templates will not be downgraded.
The revert feature is not available on the UNIX and Macintosh platforms. If
for some reason you want to downgrade back to a previous release of Notes
you must reinstall the full Notes software from CD-ROM. It is also a good
idea to have your Notes Release 4.13 CD-ROM handy in the event the
Incremental Install is interrupted before it has completed the upgrade as
you will have to reinstall Notes Release 4.13 before running the
Incremental Install again.
Q. Can you download the Incremental Installer to a Network file server and
make it available over the LAN for users that do not have access to the
Web?
A. Yes, you can download all available Incremental Installer executables to
a Network file server and instruct users how to access and run the
appropriate Incremental Installer executable for their platform. On UNIX
the Incremental Installer supports multiple push installs as well as
upgrading a "distribution" from which multiple push installs may also be
performed. See the 4.14 Download Web page for detailed instructions.
Unix Download Information
Download Instructions:
1.) Download the file to the temporary location you have chose (Note:
choose a different temporary location for each kit you download).
2.) Enter the following command to unpack the kit:
cat <filename> | uncompress -c | tar xf -
3.) Enter the following command to start the Incremental Installer program:
lotus_notes_incr/install
File Information:
Platform temporary location filesystem containing
Notes
IBM AIX 45Mb 31Mb
Sun Solaris/Sparc 24Mb 26Mb
Sun Solaris/Intel 22Mb 20Mb
HP-UX 37Mb 33Mb
Problem Fix List for Notes Release 4.14
NEW and exciting news!!!
In response to customer requests, we are now including the Software Problem
Report (SPR) number for each enhancement listed in the Release Notes and
Fix List to help you easily identify those which interest you most.
LAN/WAN related: 1
Server related: 22
Client related: 18
Install related: 2
API related: 3
Template related: 3
LotusScript related: 1
Web Navigator: 2
UNIX Only: __ _ 28
Total 80
All Platforms:
LAN/WAN
* SPR # VDSE3BVN3J - Prevent the TCP/IP port from coming up with a
listening port on a NetWare server when TCP/IP is not installed or not
configured properly.
Server
* SPR# SMUN3EETMK - Improve the memory management of NIF Pools in order
to avoid exhausting resources on the server.
* SPR# WIS3ANKQ6 - Prevent the Compact process from leaving an .NSF file
renamed to a .TMP file when finishing compacting. It will now report
the following error, Compaction failed: Unable to rename FILE.TMP back
to FILE.NSF: <error reason> - You must rename it yourself.
* SPR # DKEY398G8W - Prevent intermittent server crashes during the
merging of replication conflicts caused by a memory overwrite.
* SPR# BARA3ENHL4 - When upgrading a server to R4.14, if you have an
existing statrep.nsf containing "Server to Monitor documents", those
documents will be updated to the new format automatically when the
Reporter runs for the first time.
* SPR# DHOE3E8UY5 - Display Release 4 instead of Build 138 when logging
sessions being opened on the server.
* SPR# BLON3EUPMK - Prevent a very intermittent server crash resulting
in a .RIP file specifying a read access violation, probably caused by
a R3.x client accessing a database on the server.
* SPR# DHOE3EFLPQ - Have the AdminP process put the correct Build Number
into the Server document when requested.
* SPR# SMUN3FBPYG - Prevent message, Submit to 1 entries, from printing
on the server console for each name in a group that is expanded at the
server during mail routing.
* SPR# RRAN36MMGK - Automatically purge unused files in the \trans
sub-directory of the full-text directory to prevent the NetWare server
from failing with the message, Directory file limit has been exceeded.
* SPR# ANOT3FJSJE - Fix a problem in full-text searching which caused a
server crash after reporting the message, Topic message: Error E1-0200
(Retrievals): Out of memory (-30592), numerous times.