Now, I know that all of you sophisticated developers and administrators out there don't need this. However, we do have quite a few readers who are just plain ol' users. This will be of help to them. In addition, if you've got a moderately handy user who needs to do a Notes install, save yourself some time and point him or her to this article. That way, you can avoid doing yet another install yourself and you'll be able to help empower your users.

Running the installer
First, of course, you'll need the Notes install disk. Pop the CD-ROM into your drive, and the installer should automatically load, as you can see in Figure A.

FIGURE A

When the installer launches, you have some options. Click picture for a larger image.

If your installer doesn't automatically load, navigate to your My Computer icon, double click the Notes CD icon, and run the Setup program.

You'll notice you have a bunch of options you can choose from when installing the client. By default, the installer tells you to install Notes, but you can also install Designer and Administrator. Even though this graphic doesn't show it, I installed Notes 6.5, as well as Domino Designer 6.5 and Domino Administrator 6.5. All three are on the same CD-ROM.

"IBM is basically telling you that your personal information is theirs to use as they please."

Once you choose your options, the actual installer program will begin running, as shown in Figure B. Just click Next.

FIGURE B

Just click Next. Click picture for a larger image.

Figure C shows the license agreement screen.

FIGURE C

There's a lot to read here. Click picture for a larger image.

Just for kicks, I actually decided to read this license agreement. It's quite a work of legal art, coming to sixteen single-spaced pages. If you plan to read the license agreement, be prepared to have a lot of coffee. I have to admit, I never read the Notes license agreement before. I found two things I though were interesting. First, IBM claims you might be able to claim damages, and since they're covering all bases, they're including a liability for death:

You may be entitled to claim damages from IBM, (including fundamental breach, negligence, misrepresentation, or other contract or tort claim), IBM is liable for no more than 1) damages for bodily injury (including death) and damage to real property and tangible personal property and 2) the amount of any other actual direct damages up to the charges for the Program that is the subject of the claim.