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Help file error on Multiuser Notes 6.5 installaion.

Note: No Domino server is being used for this installaion.

If I install Notes 6.5 for multi-users. If I try to access anything on the help menu, I get an error message that the help file is missing. I noticed that these and other shared/common files are stroed in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\shared or common.

If I moved these filesfrom "AllUsers" to the %UserProfile%\Lotus\Notes\Data directroy, it works fine; but I don't think this is how things should work. Is this a bug or do I have to populate each user profile with the same files (80 MB worth)? It seems like a waste. Any help would be appriciated.

HemanthaKumar

When you install multi-user don't install designer or admin clients !!

~Hemanth

rk156

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The only things I'm installing are...

Client Help files
Domino Enterprise Connection Service (DECS)
Spell Checker
Modem Files
Symbol Files for support.

HemanthaKumar

Then try this workaround

create a file called help.dir in your notes executable path and specify the path where the help files can be located.

restart client and try accessing help files.

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rk156

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This truned out to be a permissions issue (we are in a lock down environment). I discovered this by trying qwaletee answer. Although it wasn't the exact answer, it led me to teh solution.