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ESRI ArcInfo Workstation 8.3 MSI information
Last Updated: 2003-06-19 by Chad J Dupuis

1. MSI Information
2. Configuration Issues
3. Known Bugs
4. Installations

1. MSI Information
• Repackaged MSI from MIT License media using InstallShield AdminStudio.
• Needed to add the creation of a workspace folder - C:\WorkSpace
• Setup a custom action to give users write permission to C:\WorkSpace
• Changed 4 Registry keys under HKLM\Software\Esri...
  • License server -> MIT License Server
  • InstallUser -> Administrator
  • User work space -> C:\WorkSpace
  • Startup Dir -> C:\Workspace
• Delete the Shortcuts component which contains Print and Help
• Create shortcut for printing "ArcPrint" which points to the winpress.exe component
• Create shortcut for help "ArcHelp" which points to the arcinfo.hlp component
• Set all working directories for existing shortcuts (arc, grid, arcedit, etc.) to C:\WorkSpace.
2. Configuration Issues
• C:\WorkSpace is the default workspace. You may want to have a logoff script or other maintenance script that cleans this up. Additionally, users may need to be trained to move their final files to their My Documents area.
3. Known Bugs
• No Known Bugs.
4. Installations
• No Known Installations.
• Source: file://win.mit.edu/dfs/msi/acst/esri_arcinfo_workstation_83/esri_arcinfo_workstation_83.msi
• License: MIT site license