I have changed the DATADIR in my package to point to c:\documents and settings\%username%\Local settings\Application data\Lotus\Notes\data The problem is that on a few PC's the install is crea… Read More

To change the install location of the program and the data folder, you can modify the properties field within the transform itself. There are two fields, one is "PROGDIR" and the other "DATADI… Read More

Here's something crazy but it has worked. Download the Microsoft Office Resource kit for Office XP. Use the ORK to build a new MST (Must be the XP ORK - it doesn't work on tke ORK for Off2K3)… Read More

If you're looking to automate your client upgrade to Lotus Notes 6, here's what I have done to make this happen, using a Wise Installation and the Lotus Notes 6.0.2 Client MSI. 1. First, I'll… Read More

The Notes 651 client includes the Tuner component of IS' AdminStudio product. It will create an MST via direct editing or through a response file. Very quick & easy. However, the install pat… Read More

Found that despite INSTALLDIR pointing elsewhere, OEM MSI will always overwrite older versions if they exist. This may be a problem depending upon your migration strategy. I had to re-setup/cap… Read More

If you want to install to the default Program and Data directories, enter this command from the command line: msiexec /i "Lotus Notes 6.msi" /qn TRANSFORMS="custom.mst" If you want to overwri… Read More