Installation of Cataloger's Desktop (CD-ROM only)
The installation program for Cataloger's Desktop has been developed to be as
simple as possible to operate. For most subscribers, all that will be necessary is to insert the
CD-ROM into the drive and run Setup.exe.
These instructions are intended to provide additional information, as well as answers to questions
about more complex installations. Please take a
few moments to read these instructions before attempting to install the product. Additional
instructions and last-minute updates may be found on your Cataloger's Desktop
CD in the \Manuals directory.
Types of installations
The installation programs have been developed with two basic types of use scenarios:
In most instances, standalone workstations may be found in one- or two-person cataloging departments.
It is important to know how your copy of Cataloger's Desktop will be accessed so that you
know which type of installation to use. It is recommended that a single individual or a small team do
all installations of Cataloger's Desktop in your institution since it will be imperative that
all workstations have this product installed the same way.
Standalone Workstations
- Insert the Cataloger's Desktop CD into your CD-ROM drive.
- Select the My Computer icon on your desktop;
select the CD-ROM drive that holds your Cataloger's Desktop CD; select Setup.exe.
- Answer each screen
in turn. (It is strongly recommended that you accept the default installation directories.) When
you reach the Setup type dialog, select Single User Install and then click the Next button.
- The following dialog, Select Components, offers you the opportunity to choose where you would like to copy all
of the infobases (documents) onto your computer's hard disk. You may choose to leave the
infobases on the CD-ROM or have the installation software copy them onto your computer's hard
disk. While copying the infobases onto the hard disk will probably enable the product to run
quicker, it will use considerably more hard disk space.
- Answer each screen in turn. When the installation program is complete, a program
group will have been created on your computer's desktop. If you accepted the default program
group name, LC Cataloging Tools, that is what it will be
called. Access the product in the normal way.
 
Networked Workstations
- Insert the Cataloger's Desktop CD into a networked CD-ROM drive.
- Select the My Computer icon on your desktop;
select the CD-ROM drive that holds your Cataloger's Desktop CD;
select Setup.exe.
- Answer each screen in turn. On the Choose Destination Location
dialog, click the Browse button and
select a unique location on a networked drive for the workstation install
you are about to create.
After you have selected the network install location,
click the Next button.
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When you reach the Setup type dialog,
select Network Install and then click the
Next
button.
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The following dialog, Select Components,
offers you the opportunity to choose where you would like to copy all of the infobases
(documents) onto your computer's hard disk. You may choose to leave the infobases on the CD-ROM
or have the installation software copy them onto your computer's hard disk.
While copying the infobases onto the hard disk will probably enable the product to run quicker,
it will use considerably more hard disk space.
REMEMBER: If you choose to leave the infobases on the CD-ROM,
the CD must remain in the same drive whenever it is used.
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If you chose to leave the infobases on the Cataloger's Desktop CD, the following dialog will
ask you to confirm the networked location of your Cataloger's Desktop CD-ROM.
- Answer each screen in turn. When the installation program is complete,
you will see the dialog box pictured above. This portion of the network
installation will be done only once per issue.
At this point you have created the workstation installation programs for
Cataloger's Desktop . This workstation installation
program must be run on each workstation that will be used to access the product.
REMEMBER: Do Not use the installation program (Setup.exe)
found on the CD-ROM to install the products on individual networked workstations.
Use the installation program which is now on the networked drive.
A program group will be created on each workstation's desktop. If you accepted the default program group name,
LC Cataloging Tools, that is what it will be called. Access the product in the normal way.
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