MSMQ Dependent Client Setup Procedure

To install an MSMQ dependent client you need to know:

If you are installing an MSMQ dependent client from an installation share, you are still prompted for the name of the supporting server, but a default server name is provided. Setup provides the computer name specified by the SupportingServer= entry in the Mqisinst.ini file. For information on the Msmqinst.ini file default settings, see "Installing MSMQ from Installation Shares" earlier in this chapter.

Both the supporting server and the site controller server (PSC or PEC) must be online when you install an MSMQ dependent client.

Note MSMQ dependent clients and their assigned server do not have to be in the same site. However, because all of the dependent client's communication goes through the server, if the communication to the server is slow or expensive, all dependent client communication will also be slow or expensive.

Warning MSMQ dependent clients cannot be installed on a computer that also has Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Transaction Server, MS DTC, or any other application that installed MS DTC. If you want to install an MSMQ dependent client on a computer that has MS DTC installed, you must first remove the current MS DTC installation. For specific instructions, see "Installing an MSMQ Client on a Compuer with MS DTC Server Installed" in the MSMQ release notes (\Msmq\readme.doc on the Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Components CD).


To install the MSMQ dependent client software

  1. If you are installing MSMQ on a computer running Windows 95, install Internet Explorer 3.0 or later if you have not already done so. You can install Internet Explorer 3.01 from the \Clients\Win95\Win95upd\Ie3 folder on the Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Base CD.
  2. If you are installing MSMQ on a computer running Windows 95, install DCOM95 from the \Clients\Win95\Win95upd\Dcom folder on the Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Base CD.
  3. Run MSMQ dependent client Setup from the MSMQ\Client.dep folder on the Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Components CD, or from a shared MSMQ installation folder (typically shared as MSMQInst).
  4. Click Continue.
    5. 5. Confirm the default installation folder, Or click Change Folder to select a new one.
  5. Click Client.
  6. If you are not installing MSMQ from an installation share, you are prompted for the computer name of the dependent client's supporting computer. Specify the computer name of a PEC, PSC, BSC, or MSMQ routing server. If you are installing the dependent client from an MSMQ server, Setup uses the computer name of the server holding the installation share.
  7. If you are not installing MSMQ on a computer running Windows 95, restart the computer to allow Setup to complete.

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