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VISIO EXPRESS NETWORK.TXT FILE
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This file contains information about setting up and running Visio Express on a network. We recommend that you read this file and keep a printed copy with your Visio Express documentation. For late-breaking information about installing and running Visio Express, see the README.TXT file.

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LICENSING INFORMATION
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To run Visio Express on a network where multiple users have access to the product, you need additional licenses. You can get additional licenses by purchasing additional retail packages of Visio Express.

(1) Grant of License for Non-Networked Workstations

With this option, you purchase one additional product for each additional designated workstation. For example, if ten users access Visio Express on ten workstations, you need ten copies of Visio Express. If the ten users access Visio Express on two designated workstations, you need two copies of Visio Express.

(2) Grant of License for Metered Concurrent Usage over a Network

With this option, you can install Visio Express on a network and allow as many users to access the product concurrently as you have licensed products. For example, if you have ten products, ten users can use the product concurrently. Your network must have a software metering mechanism that monitors and controls the number of users accessing the software.

(3) Grant of License for Non-Metered Usage over a Network

With this option, you can set up as many designated workstations as you have licensed products. For example, if you have ten products, you can set up ten designated workstations. This option is designed for networks that do not have software metering mechanisms.

For more information about network use policies, please see your Visio Express license agreement. If you have any questions, you can call Shapeware Product Licensing at 206-521-4500 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time, or send a fax to 206-521-4501. You can also write to:
 
	Shapeware Corporation
	Attention: Product Licensing 
	520 Pike Street, Suite 1800
	Seattle, WA  98101-4001
	USA

To order Visio Express License Packs, contact your reseller or contact Shapeware's Customer Service Department. Customers from the United States and Canada can call 800-446-3335.  Customers from other countries can call 303-743-9533, or fax orders to 303-727-4499. You can also mail orders to:

	Shapeware Corporation
	Attention: Customer Service
	P.O. Box 22063
	Denver, Colorado 80222
	USA
		 

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NETWORK SETUP INFORMATION
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Setting up Visio Express on a network is a two-step process: First, you install Visio Express on the network server; second, you set up workstations so they can either run Visio Express from the server or from each workstation's hard disk.

For details about setting up Visio Express on a network so that multiple workstations can use a shared copy from the server, see Section A.1 of this document. For details about running Visio Express from a server on a workstation, see Section A.2. For details about setting up Visio Express files on a network server so that the program can be loaded onto the hard disks of individual workstations, see Section C.1. For details about copying Visio Express onto your workstation hard disk, see Section C.2. 

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A. Running a Shared Copy of Visio Express from a Network Server
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A.1 >> To install Visio Express on a network server:

1. From a workstation, log on to the network and connect to the drive where you want to install Visio Express.  You must have write access to the network server to install Visio Express on the server.

2. If it is not already running, start Windows.

3. Insert Disk 1-Setup in a drive.

4. From the File menu, choose Run.

5. Type the drive letter of the drive followed by setup /n. For example, type:

	a:\setup /n

/n creates a directory called Visio\System where the Windows system (OLE) files required by Visio Express are stored.

6. Follow the instructions on your screen.

7. Setup asks where you want to install Visio Express. Type the path to the directory on the server where the Visio Express program files will reside. For example, type:

	e:\visio

Please refer to section B, "Troubleshooting Network Installations," later in this file.

8. If you run a shared copy of Visio Express from the network, mark VISIOMSO.EXE read-only.  Alternatively, you can mark the directory that contains VISIOMSO.EXE read-only through your networking software (not File Manager).

Note that the VISIOMSO.INI file is not an installed file.  By default, VISIOMSO.INI is created automatically in the same directory as VISIOMSO.EXE the first time Visio Express is started.  However, if VISIOMSO.EXE is marked read-only (or the directory that contains VISIOMSO.EXE is marked read-only), VISIOMSO.INI is created in your personal Windows directory. By maintaining your own copy of VISIOMSO.INI as opposed to a shared copy, you can customize Visio Express according to your preferences.

If on your particular network configuration, the VISIOMSO.INI file is not created in your personal Windows directory, add these two lines to your WIN.INI file to direct your VISIOMSO.INI to a different directory: 

     [VISIO]
     ini=path

For example, if your Visio Express and Windows installations are both on read-only network drives, you can add these lines to your personal WIN.INI to put VISIOMSO.INI in a directory that is read-write:

     [VISIO]
     ini=j:\users\kelly

IMPORTANT NOTE:  A Visio Express setup directory called Visio\Setup is created during this installation process. To run Visio Express, you must first set up each workstation using the procedure described in the following section.

A.2 >> To run Visio Express from the server:

1. On each workstation, run Setup from the drive and directory on the server where the Visio Express setup program resides. For example:

	e:\visio\setup\setup.exe

2. Follow the instructions on your screen. Setup will install the Windows system (OLE) files required by Visio Express and create a Program Manager group.

3. Start Visio Express from within a Microsoft Office application by choosing Object from that application's Insert menu. A private copy of the VISIOMSO.INI file is automatically created in your personal Windows directory the first time you start the program.

Tip: Once the private copy of VISIOMSO.INI has been created, you can specify an alternative path for your drawing files by changing the following line in the [application] section of your VISIOMSO.INI file.  For example, if you want to specify your local Visio\Drawings subdirectory for your drawing files, make the following change:
						
	Default:				Change to:
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	[application]				[application]
	DrawingsPath=drawings\*.vsd		DrawingsPath=c:\visio\drawings\*.vsd

By default, Visio Express looks first in the Visio subdirectory named Drawings for drawing files. If you are running a shared copy of Visio Express, this directory is likely to be marked read-only. If you want the primary location for drawing files to be elsewhere, you can substitute any valid path for c:\visio\drawings. This will cause Visio Express to look in the specified directory whenever you open an existing file or save a new file.

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B. Troubleshooting Network Installations
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Shared Visio Express running on a shared copy of Windows:

During a workstation installation, if Setup warns that the Windows\System directory is marked read-only, three options are available to complete the installation.  We highly recommend using option 1.  Using options 2 and 3 may cause problems after installing other OLE 2.0-compatible applications.

1. Contact your network administrator to determine if the files in the shared Visio\System directory can be copied into the shared Windows directory, or

2. Copy the files in the Visio\System directory to the user's local Windows directory, or

3. Add the shared Visio\System directory to the path statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the workstation.  Be sure to include the drive letter.  For example: PATH=C:\DOS;E:\VISIO\SYSTEM.  Users will need to reboot after changing the path statement.  

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C. Placing Visio Express Files on a Network Server
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Installing from a network server is a time-saving, convenient alternative to installing Visio Express from disks. Visio Express has an administrative setup option that you can use to place Visio Express files on a network server. This option does not set up a copy of Visio Express that you can run; instead it transfers the files from the Visio Express Setup disks to the network drive in their compressed format. After the Visio Express files are in a directory on the network, users can connect to the directory and run the Setup program to set up Visio Express for their workstations. 

Before installing Visio Express on any workstations, you must be in compliance with the terms of your Visio Express license agreement. For details, see "Network Licensing Information" earlier in this file.

C.1 >> To place Visio Express files on a network server:

1. From a workstation, log on to the network and connect to the drive on which you want to install Visio Express. You must have write access to the network server to install Visio Express.

2. If it is not already running, start Windows.

3. Insert Disk 1-Setup in a drive.

4. From the File menu, choose Run.

5. Type the drive letter of the drive followed by setup /a. For example, type:

	a:setup /a

6. Follow the instructions on your screen.

7. Setup asks where you want to install Visio Express. Type the path to the directory on the server where the Visio Express program will reside. For example, type:

	e:\visio

8. Write-protect the network server directory where you've placed the Visio files.


C.2 >> To install Visio Express so that it runs from a local workstation:

1. From the workstation, log on to the network and connect to the drive that contains Visio Express.

2. Start Windows if it is not already running.

3. From the File menu, choose Run.

4. Type the complete path to where Visio Express is installed on the network, followed by setup. For example, type:

	e:\visio\setup

5. Follow the instructions on your screen to install Visio Express. When Setup asks where you want to install Visio Express, type the path to the directory on your workstation where the Visio Express program will reside. For example, type:

	c:\visio


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VISIO EXPRESS AND WINDOWS REGISTRATION
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Please see "Visio Express and OLE Registration" in the README.TXT file. 


