Client Setup for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows 95

When installing Microsoft® Host Integration Server 2000 client binaries in the Win32® environments of Microsoft Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT®, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, or Windows 95, the Microsoft System Installer (MSI) packages supplied with Host Integration Server 2000 should be used. These supplied MSI packages can be invoked as part of your custom installation procedure to install client binaries.

The MSI Client packages are located on the Host Integration Server 2000 CD-ROM in separate subdirectories under the Setup\Clients folder. The client MSI packages supplied with Host Integration Server 2000 are as follows:

MSI Package FileDescription
Administrator\HIAdmin.msiAdministrator client for use on Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, and Windows NT
EndUser\HIClient.msiEnd-user client for use on Windows XP (Professional or Home Edition),Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows 95.

A template INF file is supplied with each of these MSI packages that lists all possible client binary setup options available in each package and the default option that will be selected by default. The Host Integration Server 2000 MSI packages and the MSIEXEC.exe tool supplied as part of the Microsoft System Installer support a batch mode setup option that can be used with a modified version of these INF files configured with your preferred setup options.

The Host Integration Server 2000 CD-ROM also contains a Setup\Clients\Web folder containing the files needed for a Web-based installation of the SNA 3270 and 5250 clients to a client computer using a Web browser across a corporate intranet. No end-user configuration is required. Users click a hyperlink and connect to their host application through Host Integration Server 2000. The Host Integration Server 2000 web clients are compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.02 or higher and can be used on the Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT version 4.0, Windows 98, and Windows 95 operating systems.

The following sections provides information regarding installation of the Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 and 3.0 Client binaries in the Win32 environments of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95. This information will enable you to consolidate SNA Server into your product's own setup, simplifying operation for the end user. SNA Server versions 3.0 and later support SNA Server versions 2.0 and 2.1 Client binaries for Win32 environments, although it is recommended that you release updated binaries with each normal product release.

This section describes the use of SNA Server versions 3.0 and later binaries, which are recommended for all new applications.

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