Copyright: ¾ 1994 Farallon Computing, Inc.


Installing Timbuktu Pro for Networks

This Help document shows you how to install Timbuktu Pro from floppy disks or from a network file server.

Installing Timbuktu Pro does not alter any of your system files, nor does it replace your existing video, mouse, keyboard, or other drivers.

To learn how to customize the default installation options before installing Timbuktu Pro in a large organization, see Appendix C in the Timbuktu Pro for Networks User's Guide.

Before installing Timbuktu Pro:

1.	Verify that your TCP/IP or NetWare (IPX) networking software, or both, are installed and running.

2.	Start Windows if it is not already running.

3.	Continue with the appropriate procedure below -- "Starting from floppy disks" or "Starting from a network file server."

Installing from floppy disks:

1.	Make working copies of the Timbuktu Pro disks. Store the originals in a safe place, and use the copies to install the software.

2.	Insert Timbuktu Pro disk 1 into the disk drive. The following instructions assume that you're using the A drive. If necessary, substitute a different letter in step 4.

3.	From the Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.

4.	In the Run Program dialog box, type

A:SETUP

and click OK. The Timbuktu Pro Installer dialog box appears.

5.	Continue with "Completing the installation" below.

Installing from a network file server:

1.	Log on to the file server that contains the Timbuktu Pro Installer application, SETUP.EXE.

2.	Attach the server directory containing the Timbuktu Pro Installer application, SETUP.EXE, to the drive of your choice. These instructions assume that you're using drive E. If necessary, substitute a different drive letter in step 4.

3.	From the Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.

4.	In the Run Program dialog box, type

E:SETUP

and click OK. The Timbuktu Pro Installer dialog box appears.

5.	Continue with "Completing the installation" below.

Completing the installation:

The Timbuktu Pro Installer dialog box appears.

1.	In the Timbuktu Computer Name field, type a name that other Timbuktu Pro users can find easily when they are browsing for your computer among the other Timbuktu Pro users on your network, for example, "Martha's Compaq" or "Marketing 3rd Floor." Quotation marks are unnecessary.

2.	Click the Install Timbuktu Pro button. The Timbuktu Pro Installer dialog box appears, displaying the installation options.

3.	If desired, type a different value for the Installation Path, which is where your Timbuktu Pro files will be copied. If you leave the Installation Path unchanged, the Installer will create and use an installation directory called "Timbuktu" at the root level of your startup disk.

4.	The three check boxes in the next section of the dialog box affect the way Timbuktu Pro is handled by Windows:

To add a Timbuktu Pro menu to your File Manager application, select Enable Timbuktu Pro File Manager Extension. This allows you to send files directly from the File Manager to any other Timbuktu Pro users.

To have Timbuktu Pro started automatically whenever Windows is started on your computer, select Run Timbuktu Pro When Windows Starts Up.

To create a Timbuktu Pro group in the Program Manager, select Add Timbuktu Pro Group To Program Manager. This places an icon in the Program Manager that you can double-click to start Timbuktu Pro.

5.	If you're installing Timbuktu Pro for the first time, skip to step 6. If you're installing over a previous copy of Timbuktu Pro, you'll see an additional panel titled Upgrade Options:

To have your new copy of Timbuktu Pro use the Preferences settings from your previous copy, select Keep existing preferences. Otherwise, select Use default preferences.

To have your new copy of Timbuktu Pro use the registered users and other security settings you defined for your previous copy, select Keep existing password file. Otherwise, select Create a new password file.

To have your new copy of Timbuktu Pro use the personal address book you compiled for your previous copy, select Keep existing address book. Otherwise, select Create a new address book.

6.	Click OK to continue. The Installer copies the new software to your PC.

7.	After the files are transferred, you're reminded to install the dial-in client software that ships with Timbuktu Pro if you want to be able to dial in to a remote PPP server. Click OK to continue.

8.	When its job is complete, the Installer informs you that the operation has been a success. You are given the option of viewing the README file that contains the latest Timbuktu Pro information. If you choose to look at the README file, it is displayed in the Windows Write program. If you select No, you are returned to the Program Manager.

You are ready to use Timbuktu Pro.