GroupWise - Client Install

Prerequisites

• 24MB of free disk space on the hard drive
• Your Windows 9x or Windows XP computer must be able to connect to the Internet.
• Close all running programs in Windows. The installation procedure may require restarting the computer.

Installation

• Insert the CD into the CDROM drive
  
  
• Click on the Windows Start button and choose Run menu.
  
  
• In the Open field type: d:\gw\win32\setup (replace d: with whatever disk drive letter is assigned to the CDROM drive in your computer)

The GroupWise setup program will start and begin an automated install of GroupWise.

REBOOT MAY BE NEEDED: During the install, a window may appear titled "Windows Messaging" asking if you want to restart your computer. Click the Yes button. In some situations, a second windows may appear called "Restart Computer?". If this happens, click the OK button. The computer should shutdown and restart. The GroupWise setup should automatically restart and finish the job. If you do not see this happen, start the GroupWise setup just as you did the first time. It should complete without further reboots.

The setup program will have created a shortcut for GroupWise on the desktop. This icon should be edited by doing the following:

• right-click on the GroupWise icon and select Properties from the popup menu
  
  

• click on the Shortcut tab
  
  

• press the [End] key on the keyboard; this should place a blinking cursor at the end of the Target field
  
  

• press the [Spacebar] on the keyboard following by the following text: /@u-? /ipa-gw.messiah.edu
  
  
• click the OK button

Running GroupWise

First, establish your Internet connection if you are not already connected.

Click on the GroupWise icon on the desktop. You should NOT use the icon from the Start Menu unless you modify it in the same way you did the Windows Deesktop icon described above.

FIRST TIME: Please note that starting up GroupWise for the 1st time may be a slow process - up to several minutes. After the 1st time it will usually be faster at starting up.

Finished Using GroupWise

When finished, close the GroupWise client.