Installing LFNAlias Version 1.0

	LFNAlias Version 1.0

User Guide

Installing LFNAlias Version 1.0

Installing LFNAlias Version 1.0 is just as easy as installing any other software. But, because more than just one setup package may be made available for LFNAlias, the process may appear more complicated than it actually is. This page will help to clarify potentially confusing terms and issues.

Installation Types

All LFNAlias setup packages permit three types of installation. These three installation types being:

1.	Per user installations
2.	Per machine installations
3.	Administrative installations

Per User Installations

A per user installation is the default installation type of all LFNAlias Version 1.0 setup Packages. It installs, patches or update software on per user account basis. That is, on a NT-based (e.g. Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, or later) system with the user accounts Jane and John, if the software is installed under Jane's user account, the software will be installed for exclusive use by Jane, and John will not be able to use the software unless he also installs the software under his user account.

In contrast to per machine installations, per user installations can be performed under any user account with adequate privileges to install (and uninstall) software. Although this is applies to the default user privileges of most NT-based operating systems, recent and current versions of Windows with User Account Control (UAC) (i.e. Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, and later) may require elevated privileges to install LFNAlias. Nonetheless, a per user installation is recommended for most users.

Because per user installations are the default installation type, they do not need to be explicitly selected or specified on the command line, even when performed under an account with administrator privileges.

Per Machine Installations

Unlike per user installations, a per machine installation (automatically) makes the (installed) software available under all user accounts on a particular computer, including local user accounts that are created after the software has been installed. Unfortunately, the downside of a per machine installation is that it has to be performed under an administrator account. In other words: Elevating the privileges to administrator, either prior to installation or on-demand, under a guest, user, power user, etc. account, does not suffice to perform a per machine instalation. Under newer Windows versions, particularly those with User Account Control (UAC), this may involve creating and/or modifying user accounts.

Furthermore, for technical reasons, a per machine installation may also require removing remnants of the (installed) software manually, both from the file system and/or the registry, when the software is uninstalled.

A per machine installation can be selected in the repsective dialog of the executable component, named the SST Setup Launcher (which click here to see) of the LFNAlias Version 1.0 web, disk, and self-extracting packages. If a dialog of this nature is not displayed, your system and/or the account under which the installaiton is being performed, does not fulfill the criteria for a per machine installation and a per machine installation should not to be attempted.

Administrative Installations

Administrative installations are essentially only a form of pseudo-installation, in that they do not install the software for direct use by individual users under their own user account(s). Instead, they provide a single installation source for numerous users, commonly, but not necessarily, located on a network server. Users with access to this local or network location can then install the software on their own computers from the source created by the administrative installation.

Because the target folder of the administrative installation is comparatively easy to administer and this installation type permits an end-user installation of the software in which most of the software's files can remain in the central installation repository ("run from source"), this type of installation is recommended primarily for medium to large LANs or WANs. As it requires experience in managing access rights and user accounts, it is less suited for smaller networks without a permanently accessible server and stand-alone computers.

Administrative installations are invoked by specifying "-a" or "/a" (without the quotation marks) on the command line.

Mixing Different Installation Types

While it is perfectly OK to mix a per machine or a per user installation with an administrative installation, it is not recommended to mix per user with per machine installations, as this may lead to unpredictable results when the software is uninstalled.

	Installing LFNAlias Version 1.0 by Means of the Microsoft Installer Package

•	Per User Installation
	1.	In as far as we have made it available as a separate setup package and provided your browser, security settings, and third party security software (e.g. virus scanner, firewall, etc.) have been confiugured to permit online installations, you can install LFNAlias Version 1.0 by opening the Microsoft Installer package (e.g. SSTLFNAliasEnVer1Pt0.msi) on the respective LFNAlias Version 1.0 downloads page. Alternatively you can provide the users of your system with a link to the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup package or download the installation package to a folder that can be accessed by any user who may want to install LFNAlias.
	2.	After having opened SSTLFNAliasEnVer1Pt0.msi, simply follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Per Machine Installation
	1.	Download the installation package.
	2.	Log off from your user/download account and log on as administrator or ask your administrator to perform the following steps.
	3.	Open a command prompt window.
	4.	In the command prompt window enter a command according to the following schema: Msiexec.exe /i <full or relative path to the downloaded installation package>\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0.msi ALLUSERS=1 Example 1 (fully qualified path to Microsoft Installer setup package): Msiexec.exe /i C:\Users\Example User\Downloads\SSTLFNAliasEnVer1Pt0.msi ALLUSERS=1 Example 2: (relative path to Microsoft Installer setup package): Msiexec /i "..\..\Public\Downloads\SSTLFNAliasEnVer1Pt0.msi" ALLUSERS=1
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Administrative Installation
	1.	Download the installation package.
	2.	Open a command prompt window.
	3.	The schema of the command line to enter at the command prompt is: Msiexec.exe /a <full or relative path to the downloaded installation package>\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0.msi Example 1 (fully qualified path to Microsoft Installer setup package): Msiexec.exe /a C:\Users\Example User\Downloads\SSTLFNAliasEnVer1Pt0.msi Example 2: (relative path to Microsoft Installer setup package): Msiexec.exe /a "..\..\Public\Downloads\LFNAlias Version 1.0\SSTLFNAliasEnVer1Pt0.msi"
	4.	On the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup Wizard's "Network Location" page select or enter a folder that can be accessed by the users you want to provide access to the software to.
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.
	6.	Inform the users of the newly available software, its location, and how to install it.

	Installation by Means of the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Web Setup Package

•	Per User Installation
	1.	In your browser open the setup executable (e.g. SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe). The setup executable, which is a specially adapted version of the SST Setup Launcher, will download the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Microsoft Installer file(s), perform a security check on the files, and initiate the installation (of LFNAlias Version 1.0).
	2.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Per Machine Installation
	Warning ! Even though the online installation is executed under an encrypted, secure Internet conection, we explicitly discourage Internet access under accounts with administrator privileges.
	1.	Download the setup package's executable component (SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe).
	2.	Log off from your user/download account and log on as administrator or ask your administrator to perform the following steps.
	3.	Run/execute the downloaded setup executable (SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe).
	4.	After having performed a series of security checks on itself and the downloaded file(s), SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe will display a dialog requiring you to specify whether to install the software for all users or the currently logged on user only. In this dialog, check the "All users" radio button. Close the dialog by clicking on its OK button.
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Administrative Installation
	1.	Download the setup package's executable component (SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe) and save it to a folder on your computer's hard disk.
	2.	Open a command prompt window.
	3.	In the command prompt window enter a command according to the following schema: <full or relative path to the downloaded setup package executable>\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe /a Example 1 (fully qualified path to web setup package): C:\Users\Public\Downloads\New\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe /a Example 2 (relative path to web setup package): ..\Public\Downloads\New\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0WebSetup.exe /a
	4.	On the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's "Network Location" page select or enter a folder that can be accessed by the users you want to provide access to the software to.
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions for the remaining steps of the administrative installation.
	6.	Inform the users on your network of the newly available software and the folder specified in step 4.

	Installation by Means of the Self-Extracting LFNAlias Setup Package

•	Per User Installation
	The following three steps (of this per user installation) assume that the installation is performed under a user account that does not have administrator privileges.
	1.	Download the self-extracting setup package (e.g. SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe).
	2.	Open/run the self-extracting setup package (SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe). The package's executable component will proceed to perform a security check on itself, extract the Microsoft Installer component(s), perform a security check on the extracted file(s), and initiate the installation.
	3.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Per Machine Installation
	1.	Download the self-extracting setup package (e.g. SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe).
	2.	If the user account you are currently logged on to does not have administrator privileges, log on as administrator, or ask your administrator to perform the following steps.
	3.	Open/run the self-extracting setup package (SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe).
	4.	After having performed a series of security checks on itself and the extracted file(s), SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe will display a dialog requiring you to specify whether to install the software for all users or the currently logged on user only. In this dialog, check the "All users" radio button. Close the dialog by clicking on its OK button.
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Administrative Installation
	1.	Download the self-extracting setup package (e.g. SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe).
		Open a command prompt window.
		In the command prompt window enter a command according to the following schema: <full or relative path to the self-extracting setup package>\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe /a Example 1 (fully qualified path to self-extracting setup package): E:\New\Software\SST\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe /a Example 2 (relative path to self-extracting setup package): ..\Software\SST\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0SESetup.exe /a
	4.	On the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's "Network Location" page select or enter a folder that can be accessed by the users you want to provide access to the installation (alt. software) to.
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Setup Wizard's instructions.
	6.	Inform the users of the newly available software, its location, and how to install it.

	Installation by Means of the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Disk Setup Package

•	Common Procedures
	1.	Download the disk setup package (SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.cab).
	2.	Extract all files and folders from the cabinet archive file. Be sure to preserve the folder hierarchy, folder and file names, and the folder and file attributes of the cabinet archive's contents.

After having extracted the contents of the archive to a folder on a hard disk, it is possible to install the software on any system supported by LFNAlias Version 1.0, but the necessary procedures may vary depending on the operating system, browser, and security settings. The simplest method is to burn the extracted contents of the cab archive to a CD/DVD and to subsequently install LFNAlias Version 1.0 from this CD/DVD.

•	Creating an Autorun Capable Installation Disk
	1.	Simply add all extracted files and folders to the root folder of a CD or DVD. Be sure to include all hidden, system, and read-only folders and files.
	2.	Burn the CD or DVD.

•	Per User Installation
	1.	Insert the CD/DVD into the drive and close the drive. In most cases this will suffice to automatically open the CD's contents and installation information file and run the disk setup package's executable component. However, if autorun/autoplay has been disabled or the automatic execution of the disk's software is blocked by security policy or security software, neither file will be opened. In this case it is necessary to open/run the setup package's executable component (Disk drive:\Bin\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe) manually. This can be achieved either by opening the CD's contents and installation information file (Disk drive:\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0Setup.htm) in a browser and subsequently running the setup executable by means of the link in this file, or by opening SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe directly in Windows Explorer. The executable component will then perform a security check on itself and the other components belonging to the setup package, and subsequently initiate the installation.
	2.	Follow the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Per Machine Installation
	1.	If you are currently not logged on to an administrator account, log on as administrator, or ask your administrator to perform the following steps.
	2.	Insert the CD into the drive and close the drive. Unless autorun/autoplay has been disabled, or it is prevented by the system's security policy or third party, security software, this is generally all that is necessary to open the LFNAlias Version 1.0 disk setup package's executable component (Disk drive:\Bin\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe) and the contents and installation information file. In cases in which this may fail, for any of the given reasons, the executable component can be run/opened either by opening the contents and installation information file (Disk drive:\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0Setup.htm) in a browser, and opening the executable file by means of the link in the contents and information file, or directly in Windows Explorer.
	3.	After having performed a series of security checks on itself and the Microsoft Installer component file(s) on the CD, SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe will display a dialog requiring you to specify whether to install the software for all users or the currently logged on user only. In this dialog, check the "All users" radio button. Close the dialog by clicking on its OK button.
	4.	Follow the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup Wizard's instructions.

•	Administrative Installation
	1.	Insert the CD into the drive. If this causes the disk setup package's executable component (Disk drive:\Bin\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe) to automatically launch the installation, it is necessary to abort it(, for example,) by clicking on the Cancel Button of any SST Setup Launcher or LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup Wizard dialog.
	2.	Open a command prompt window.
	3.	In the command prompt window enter a command according to the following schema: <full or relative path to the disk setup package's executable>\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe /a Example 1 (fully qualified path to the disk setup package): E:\Bin\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe /a Example 2: (relative path to the disk setup package): Bin\SSTLFNAliasEn1Pt0DiskSetup.exe /a
	4.	On the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup Wizard's "Network Location" page select or enter a folder that can be accessed by the users you want to provide access to the installation (alt. software) to.
	5.	Follow the LFNAlias Version 1.0 Setup Wizard's instructions.
	6.	Inform the users of the newly available software, its location, and how to install it.

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