Corel WordPerfect Office - X7 Deployment Guide
Deployment Guide
Introduction
Welcome! This guide is intended to support you, the administrator, in deploying
Contents Stage 1: Preparing for deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Conventions Please note the following conventions used in this guide.
Corel® WordPerfect® Office X7 to your network.
Stage 2: Copying the contents of the DVD or extracting the ESD
to the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Stage 3: Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Stage 4: Maintaining the installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Appendix: Specialized deployment scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Deploying Paradox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
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Introduction 1
Stage 1: Preparing for deployment
Highlights:
Server requirements. . . . . . . 2
Workstation requirements . . 3
Before beginning the deployment, take the time to familiarize yourself with
your network and the software you want to deploy to it. Doing so can help
your administrative duties run as smoothly as possible.
In this stage Getting to know your network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Getting to know the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Setting up your network accordingly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting to know your network
Make sure to consider your network requirements for the deployment.
Administrative factors Does your organization (or do you, as administrator) have any particular
requirements for deploying and maintaining software?
Server factors Does your server have any special characteristics or constraints?
Workstation factors Do your workstations have any special characteristics or constraints?
User factors Do your workstation users have any special workflows?
For more information For general guidance on assessing your deployment needs, please refer to
“Processes: Stage 1” in the Corel Beginner’s Guide to Network Deployment.
Getting to know the software
Make sure that your server and workstations are eligible for the software. If
your organization uses a document-management system (DMS), make sure
that it is supported by the software.
Server requirements You can copy or extract WordPerfect Office X7 to a server that meets the
following requirements:
• Operating system with the latest service pack and critical updates:
Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server
2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R1 or Windows Server 2008, or
Windows Server 2003
• 1.5 GB of server space (for a typical installation without extra content)
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Windows® Terminal Server (2012, 2012 R2, 2008, 2008 R1, 2008 R2, or
2003) is supported, but please note the following:
• You must use the WordPerfect Office X7 DVD or ESD to install the
software on the server.
• Corel Corporation does not provide technical support for installing thirdparty software included with the product.
For details on server permissions, see “Server setup” on page 4.
Workstation requirements You can install WordPerfect Office X7 on workstations that meet the
following requirements:
• 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows® 8.1, Windows 8, Windows® 7,
or 32-bit version of Windows XP
• 466-MHz processor
• 256 MB of RAM
• 1.5 GB of hard-disk space for minimum installation (Paradox, if
included, requires an additional 215 MB of hard-disk space.)
• Mouse or tablet
• 1024 × 768 monitor resolution
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
Some features also require Microsoft® Outlook®.
For details on workstation permissions, see “Workstation setup” on page 4.
DMS requirements WordPerfect Office X7 offers support for the WordPerfect® Office (WPD,
WPT, WP, QPW) formats on the following document-management
systems:
• Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
•Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 with SP1
• SharePoint Portal Server 2003
For details on SharePoint setup, see page 4.
For more information For important notes on installing and using the software, it’s a good idea to
review the Readme file for the software.
To access the Readme file on the installation disc
• Run the following command line (where X: is the disc drive):
X:\ReadMe.htm
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Setting up your network accordingly
After familiarizing yourself with your network and the software you want
to deploy to it, you can set up your network accordingly.
Server setup Do the following:
• Make sure that you are either a local administrator or an administrator
for the domains and workgroups that you are managing.
• Create a shared network location for the media you are copying or
extracting to the server, and make sure that you have read/write access to
that location.
If you want to make extra content (such as clipart and videos) available to
workstation users, do the following:
• Set up a shared network location, and make sure that users have access
to that location.
• Use the program DVD to install or copy the content to the shared
location.
Workstation setup Do the following:
• Make sure that you are — and anyone else who will be installing the
software is — either a local administrator or an administrator for the
domains and workgroups that you are managing.
• Make sure that you have — and anyone else who will be installing the
software has — read access to the location where you copied or extracted
media.
SharePoint setup WordPerfect Office IFilter is installed automatically when you install
WordPerfect Office X7. If you want WordPerfect Office IFilter as a
standalone application, you can download it from here
install WordPerfect Office IFilter on all servers that will be hosting
WordPerfect files. Detailed instructions on installing WordPerfect Office
IFilter on Microsoft SharePoint 2013, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, and
Microsoft SharePoint 2007 servers are available on officecommunity.com
Step 1: Check your security settings
WordPerfect supports the SharePoint features for Windows Security. Be
sure to configure the local domain to allow password authentication for
your SharePoint server, which requires Hypertext Transfer Protocol over
Secure Socket Layer (HTTPS/SSL) security.
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Step 2: Install WordPerfect Office IFilter & SharePoint
Resources
On your SharePoint server, run the appropriate WordPerfect Office IFilter
executable file, which you can download from here
. The setup installs the
WordPerfect Office IFilter (for detecting and indexing stored WordPerfect
documents), along with various other enhancements. Detailed installation
instructions are available on officecommunity.com
.
Step 3: Deploy SharePoint support
Workstations automatically receive SharePoint integration (and the
WordPerfect Office IFilter) when WordPerfect Office X7 is installed.
If desired, you can deploy the following customized settings:
• disabling of WordPerfect toggle for displaying files in Internet Explorer:
Use the
WPDVIEWLOCK public property (see page 16).
• home page for the Open File dialog box:
Use the HomePageURL registry key (see page 32).
To extend the SharePoint functions of WordPerfect — for example, to
automate multiple check-ins, multiple check-outs, or file-comparison
reports — you can use PerfectScript™ macros. The following commands
(fully detailed in the installed Macro Help file, psh.chm) will be of interest.
To do the following Use the following commands
Directly access the documentmanagement engine directly,
bypassing its UI
Access the document-management
UI
Specify command arguments
(macro-specific values)
Specify document properties
DocMgmtCheckin
DocMgmtCheckout
DocSetWorkingFolder
DocMgmtUndoCheckout
DocMgmtCheckinDlg
DocMgmtCheckoutDlg
DocMgmtDocHistoryDlg
DocMgmtDocPropertiesDlg
DocMgmtUndoCheckoutDlg
DocMgmtVersionCompareDlg
DocMgmtGetResultCode
DocMgmtGetResultDesc
DocMgmtSetArg
DocPropertyGetCount
DocPropertyGetName
DocPropertyGetType
DocPropertyGetValue
DocPropertyRemove
DocPropertyRemoveAll
DocPropertySet
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Stage 2: Copying the contents of the DVD or extracting the ESD to the server
After preparing for deployment, you’re ready to copy (DVD) or extract
(ESD) media to the server.
You can modify certain aspects of the media you copied or extracted to the
server or its setup. If you want to support multiple installation types, you
can create multiple versions of the media you copied or extracted to the
server.
Finalizing media on the server
This section describes recommended steps to take before deploying from
the media copied to the server.
Optionally, you can finalize the media you copied or extracted to the server
in the following ways:
• Customize the registry settings you want to deploy (see page 31).
Applying patches To avoid deploying the software twice, you may want to check for software
updates and apply them as necessary. For details, see page 20.
Supporting OOXML You can deploy support for saving to Office Open XML (OOXML) format
from within WordPerfect Office X7.
To deploy support for saving to OOXML
1 After copying the DVD or extracting the ESD content to the server,
open the Setup folder.
2 Create a new folder, and name it MSPack.
3 In your browser, navigate to http://apps.corel.com/redirect/
command.asp?_redirect=command&function=download&app=CHO
&subfunction=ffc&lang=en and download the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack.
4 Save FileFormatConverters.exe to the MSPack folder.
All future workstation installations from this location will automatically
allow users to save to the Microsoft 2007/2010 format.
Configuring BDE For WordPerfect and Quattro Pro® to function properly, you must ensure
that the network folder settings for the Borland® Database Engine (BDE)
point to a folder for which all users have write and delete permissions.
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To adjust the Borland Database Engine
1 Log on to the server console as an administrator.
2 From the Windows Control Panel, open the BDE Administrator.
3 Click the Configuration tab.
4 Expand the Configuration tree, and navigate to the following:
Drivers\Native\PARADOX
5 In the right pane, click the field to the right of the NET DIR entry.
6 Click ..., and browse to the location of the desired network folder.
All users must have write and delete permissions for this folder.
7 Click Object Apply.
8 Click OK to confirm the save, and then click OK again when you are
prompted to restart all Borland Database Engine applications.
Testing You may want to test on a small subset of workstations before rolling it out
to your entire organization.
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Stage 3: Installing the software
Highlights:
Using switches . . . . . . . . . 10
Using public properties . . .11
After copying the contents of the DVD or extracting the ESD to the server,
you can use it to install the software on the workstations in one of two
ways:
• manually, by having users “pull” the software to their own workstations
• automatically, by “pushing” the software to the workstations on their
users’ behalf
In this stage Pulling the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Pushing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Pulling the software
If users have both access to the server and administrator-level rights to their
workstations, they can install (or “pull”) the software themselves. To do
this, they run the setup from the media you copied or extracted to the
server.
In this section Preparing for pull installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Carrying out a pull installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Preparing for pull installation
To ensure that the pull-installation process runs as smoothly as possible,
take the time to prepare for it.
Requirements
Recommendations • Map the workstations to the media you copied or extracted to the server,
• Confirm that each workstation meets the minimum requirements for the
software (see
• Confirm that each workstation user has read-only access to the media
you copied or extracted to the server and administrator-level access to
the workstation (see also
and set the workstations to log in to that server location at startup.
Doing so ensures that users are always connected this content.
• Confirm that all workstations are running the latest version of Microsoft
Windows Installer. Doing so simplifies the installation process.
Carrying out a pull installation
Users pull the software to their workstations by running the setup from the
media you copied or extracted to the server.
“Workstation requirements” on page 3).
“Workstation setup” on page 4).
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The degree of user interaction required by the setup depends on how you’ve
customized the media you copied or extracted to the server and the
deployment process.
If you prefer to restrict user customization, you may want to offer multiple
versions of the media you copied or extracted to the server — one per set of
installation options.
To pull the software to a workstation
1 Browse to the location of the media you copied or extracted to the server,
and double-click Setup.exe.
2 Carry out the installation, specifying any desired options, by following
the on-screen instructions.
For best results, limit the installation path to 70 characters.
Pushing the software
To “push” the software from the media you copied or extracted to the server
to the workstations, you must write a command line that includes the
following:
• the filename of the setup you want to use
• any desired switches, to control how the setup runs
• any desired public properties, to specify installation settings
In this section Specifying the setup file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Specifying the setup file
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Using this command line, you can install the software on the workstations
by using any supported push method.
Using switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using public properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Running your command line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
The most important item to specify in your command line is the executable
file for the setup: the Setup.exe file on the server you want to use:
\\server\path\Setup.exe
If your path contains spaces, you must place quotation marks around it:
"\\server\path containing spaces\Setup.exe"
If your network requires deployment via msiexec.exe instead of
Setup.exe, see page 33.
Using switches
By using switches in your command line, you can control the setup process.
Listed in this section are the switches most commonly used when installing
the software.
For general information on switches, along with details on switch syntax,
please “Switches” in the Corel Beginner’s Guide to Network Deployment.
For a list of all command-line switches for Microsoft Windows Installer,
please see the Microsoft website.
/l Event logging
Use
/l to log installation events.
Parameter What it logs
i
w
e
a
r
u
m
o
Status messages
Nonfatal warnings
All error messages
Initiated actions
Action-specific records
User requests
Error messages for out-of-memory warnings or fatal exits
Error messages for insufficient hard-disk space during
server installation
p
*
v
The default parameters for
Terminal properties
All of the above, in a single log file
NOTE: Alternatively to
/l*, you can use /log.
Very detailed information
/l are iwearmo (/liwearmo "c:\install
Logs.txt").
If you want to specify a path for the log file, use the following syntax:
/l "path"
If you do not specify a path and filename, the log file is created in the
current user’s temporary (Te m p ) folder.
In the following example, the
/l switch (with default parameters) is used
to log installation events in the specified file:
\\server\path\Setup.exe /l "C:\install.txt"
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/q Limited setup UI
Use
/q to limit the amount of setup UI encountered during installation.
You can use
/q to prevent users from entering their own registration
information, to help enforce specific installation options, or even to perform
silent installations (in which no setup UI is visible whatsoever).
Parameter What the user sees during installation
n
No UI whatsoever. Errors are logged in a file that you
can control by using
/l (see page 10). This is the default
parameter.
NOTE: Alternatively to
b
Basic UI: a progress bar and a Cancel button. If the user
/qn, you can use /quiet.
pushes the Cancel button, the installation is rolled back
upon confirmation.
b!
NOTE: Alternatively to
Basic UI: only a progress bar. The user cannot cancel the
/qb, you can use /passive.
installation.
b+
Basic UI: a progress bar and a Cancel button. If the user
pushes the Cancel button, the installation is rolled back
(without first prompting for confirmation).
r
Reduced UI: A progress bar, along with a page
containing information about the installation. The user
can cancel the installation.
/? Help
Using public properties
f
The default parameter for
Full UI
/q is n.
In the following example, all setup UI is suppressed, and any errors are
recorded in the specified log file:
\\server\path\Setup.exe /q /l "C:\Logs\My_Log.txt"
The
/? switch (or /help) displays Help for the setup.
By using public properties in your command line, you can specify
installation settings. Listed alphabetically in this section are the properties
most commonly used during software installation.
For general information on public properties, along with details on
property syntax, please see the Corel Beginner’s Guide to Network Deployment.
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For a list of all command-line properties for Microsoft Windows Installer,
please see the Microsoft website.
ADDLOCAL Installing specific components
For details on this scenario, see the following topics in the appendix:
• “Deploying specific features” on page 25
ASSOCIATE_DOC_FILES Associate DOC files with WordPerfect
You can associate all Microsoft® Word (DOC) files with WordPerfect by
using the following property:
ASSOCIATE_DOC_FILES=1
ASSOCIATE_PPT_FILES Associate PPT files with Presentations
You can associate all Microsoft® PowerPoint® (PPT) files with
Presentations by using the following property:
ASSOCIATE_PPT_FILES=1
ASSOCIATE_XLS_FILES Associate XLS files with Quattro Pro
You can associate all Microsoft® Excel® (XLS) files with QuattroPro by
using the following property:
ASSOCIATE_XLS_FILES=1
DESKTOPSHORTCUTS Opting out of desktop shortcuts
You can prevent the installation of desktop shortcuts by using the following
property:
DESKTOPSHORTCUTS=0
IGNORE_LAUNCH_
CONDITIONS
Suppressing the software-requirements check
By default, the setup checks whether the computer meets the minimum
software requirements (see page 3) before proceeding with the installation.
To suppress this check, use the following property:
IGNORE_LAUNCH_CONDITIONS=1
FORCENOSHOWLIC Suppressing the EULA prompt
If the software is installed silently (see page 11), each workstation user will
be prompted to accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA) at first
start-up. To suppress the EULA prompt on the workstations, use the
following property:
FORCENOSHOWLIC=1
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