I posted a version of this as a response to a switching ID's thread and thought it might be worth a helpful tip as it has made life easier here since we changed to this system.
If you have multiple users on a PC the best way is to store each configuration in it's own data area ie c:\notes\auser. Ie own desktop, address book, user.id file, archive file etc.
You can do this for existing users and new users alike. (Information is on the Lotus support page). It has the advantage that the user is portable just move the directory and shortcut icon to a new PC with notes installed and hey presto the user is setup.
For new users it is really easy just install to c:\notes\username (depending on your setup and name of the user) and then move the notes.ini from c:\windows to c:\notes\username. Create a shortcut for notes with command line as 'c:\notes\notes.exe =c:\notes\username\notes.ini' (depending on your install). Configure Notes as you normally would (If you have used the new icon the notes.ini in the users data area will be configured).
For existing users you have to perform a few more steps. Copy the existing notes data directory to the new username. Put a copy of the notes.ini in the new directory. Create a new shortcut as above and then edit the notes.ini file for the user you are modifying (a bit of editing is needed but it is pretty obvious what needs changing). Once you start notes with the new shortcut. You should find that the installation can be personalised for the modified user as a new install. Just tidy up the dross and other users info and again you have a self contained user directory.
If you need to save space you can move some of the standard nsf files into the program directory c:\notes and point any database links to here rather than have multiple copies.
This works very well as each user has their ID file in their own directory along with everything else.
Have installed this now on NT and 9X Pc's with single and multiple users and moved users directories about between Pc's - It's an elegant solution that should be put into the manual as it is so simple and not just posted on the support pages. Hope this is of help
If you have multiple users on a PC the best way is to store each configuration in it's own data area ie c:\notes\auser. Ie own desktop, address book, user.id file, archive file etc.
You can do this for existing users and new users alike. (Information is on the Lotus support page). It has the advantage that the user is portable just move the directory and shortcut icon to a new PC with notes installed and hey presto the user is setup.
For new users it is really easy just install to c:\notes\username (depending on your setup and name of the user) and then move the notes.ini from c:\windows to c:\notes\username. Create a shortcut for notes with command line as 'c:\notes\notes.exe =c:\notes\username\notes.ini' (depending on your install). Configure Notes as you normally would (If you have used the new icon the notes.ini in the users data area will be configured).
For existing users you have to perform a few more steps. Copy the existing notes data directory to the new username. Put a copy of the notes.ini in the new directory. Create a new shortcut as above and then edit the notes.ini file for the user you are modifying (a bit of editing is needed but it is pretty obvious what needs changing). Once you start notes with the new shortcut. You should find that the installation can be personalised for the modified user as a new install. Just tidy up the dross and other users info and again you have a self contained user directory.
If you need to save space you can move some of the standard nsf files into the program directory c:\notes and point any database links to here rather than have multiple copies.
This works very well as each user has their ID file in their own directory along with everything else.
Have installed this now on NT and 9X Pc's with single and multiple users and moved users directories about between Pc's - It's an elegant solution that should be put into the manual as it is so simple and not just posted on the support pages. Hope this is of help