Installing InfoPath


InfoPath is easy to install and is available either as part of the Microsoft Office System Enterprise Edition or as a stand-alone product. Before you get started installing InfoPath, you need to look at a few guidelines:

  • Close all other programs that are running on your machine.

  • Have your Microsoft Office InfoPath license handy—the setup program will prompt you for this key and you will need to enter it before you can continue.

  • Verify that you are running Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows XP, or a later operating system.

  • Make sure that your PC is a Pentium 233 MHz or greater with at least 100MB of hard disk space and 128MB of RAM. For installation requirements, plan to have at least 300MB of disk space available during the installation. A small amount of this space will be taken up by files that you can use for maintenance or updates that are left on the drive. If you don’t want to keep these files, you will be prompted to delete these files later and can do so if you need the extra space.

  • Verify that you have Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater installed—this is required by InfoPath.

  • If you would like to check the Office Update site for updates or additional downloads, you need an Internet connection. Near the end of the installation, the setup program will ask whether you want to open a browser window and look for any updated files after setup is complete.

If you have met all the preceding criteria, you can now proceed with the InfoPath installation.

Running the Setup

InfoPath is provided on a product CD-ROM. To start the installation, place the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. If the installation doesn’t start automatically, select Start | Run and then type D:\setup (where D: is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive).

The first step of the InfoPath Installation Wizard, shown in Figure 1-10, assesses your system setup and copies any temporary files the wizard needs to get started.

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Figure 1-10: Getting ready to install

Once this process is completed, you are prompted to enter your InfoPath Product Key using the dialog box shown in Figure 1-11. This 25-character key is usually found on the back of your CD-ROM case or cover.

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Figure 1-11: InfoPath Product Key

Tip

If you are unsure of where to find the Product Key for your product or if you have questions about licensing InfoPath, check with a system administrator or the person within your organization who looks after Microsoft licensing options.

After you have entered the Product Key, click Next and you will be prompted for your name, initials, and organization. When you are finished entering this information, click Next to continue.

You need to read and familiarize yourself with, and accept the terms of the Microsoft End-User License Agreement, shown in Figure 1-12, before you can proceed with the installation. Click the check box to accept the agreement and then click Next to proceed.

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Figure 1-12: Microsoft InfoPath End-User License Agreement

Selecting Components

When installing InfoPath, you have a choice of either using the default installation options or selecting exactly which components to install and where, using the dialog box shown in Figure 1-13.

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Figure 1-13: Installation type selection

At the bottom of the dialog box, you can select a location in which to install InfoPath, either by typing a path into the text box provided or by using the Browse button to locate a folder where you want to install the product.

At the top of the dialog box are a number of choices to specify which InfoPath components to install on your computer. If you select the option for a Typical Install, the most commonly used tools and features will be installed on your computer. You can also perform a Complete Install to install all the available tools and utilities. Or, if you are short on space, you can use the Minimal Install option to install only the files required to run InfoPath, with none of the extras.

If you are unsure about what will be installed with these options or if you would like to select which components are to be installed, you can use the Custom Install option for complete control over the installation. Selecting Custom Install and then clicking Next opens the Advanced Customization options, shown in Figure 1-14.

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Figure 1-14: Advanced Customization options

You can select from the different InfoPath components that are available and mark them to be one of the following:

  • Run from My Computer

  • Run all from My Computer

  • Installed on First Use

  • Not Available

If you think you may need a particular component or feature in the future, it is always a good call to mark them as Run from My Computer as opposed to Installed on First Use. Selecting the Installed on First Use option could require that you have the installation CD-ROM or files handy to use a particular feature.

Some of the components listed in the Advanced Customization options are actually included with other Office programs and some are completely optional. If you are unsure of what a particular component is used for, use the Help button in the lower-left corner to do a little research on how the component is used.

Completing the Setup

When you are finished selecting the components you wish to install, click Next, which opens the Summary page, shown in Figure 1-15.

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Figure 1-15: Installation Summary page

The file installation then begins, with a progress indicator displayed like the one shown in Figure 1-16, indicating the progress of the installation as it copies and registers files on your computer. If there are files that the setup program needs to update or change that are currently “locked” or in use by another program, you will be prompted to retry or ignore these errors during this step of the installation. If you do encounter errors, you may want to reboot without opening any additional applications and try the setup again.

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Figure 1-16: Installation progress indicator

When the installation is finished, you are prompted for a few final installation- related tasks, as shown in Figure 1-17. If you want to check the Office Update web site for updates or additional downloads (including security updates, sample files, and so on), click the option to Check the Web for Updates and Additional Downloads. After the wizard is finished, a browser window will open and you will be taken to the Office web site.

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Figure 1-17: Updates and file deletion

The InfoPath Installation Wizard also copies a number of installation files to your local drive, which you can delete if you require the space that they take up. The dialog box shows the size of these files and allows you to select the option to Delete Installation Files. If you have enough room on your hard drive, it is always a good idea to keep these files, because they can be useful when performing maintenance on your InfoPath installation. Click the Finish button to complete your setup and exit the InfoPath Installation Wizard.

You should now be able to open InfoPath from your Start menu or from the Microsoft Office Program Group, as shown in Figure 1-18.

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Figure 1-18: Starting InfoPath 2003




How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 (How to Do Everything)
ISBN: 0072231270
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 142

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