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Mindjet MindManager 8Large Scale Deployment Guideii

Abstract

Thisdocumentprovidescompleteinformationabouthowtocustomizeandadministerlargescale

deploymentsofMindManager8.Topicsinclude:

MindjetMindManager8components Understandinglargescaledeploymentstrategies DeployingMindManagerusingtheinstallationwizardorfromthecommandline DeployingMindManagerwithWindowsActiveDirectory DeployingMindManagerwithWindowsServer2003runningTerminalServices DeployingMindManagerwithCitrixPresentationServer

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Contents

Abstract ........................................................................................................ iiContents ...................................................................................................... iiiListofTables............................................................................................... viAboutThisGuide ...................................................................................... vii

GettingHelp ...................................................................................................... viiSystemRequirements .................................................................................. 1UnderstandingDeploymentStrategies .......................................................3

RunningtheStandardSetupManuallyorAutomatically ............................ 3RunningtheAdminSetupManuallyorAutomatically................................ 3DeployingMindManagerwithActiveDirectory........................................... 4DeployingMindManagerwithWindowsServer2003.................................. 4DeployingMindManagerwithCitrixPresentationServer........................... 4UsingSystemManagementSoftwareandaCustomSetup ......................... 4DeployingMindManageronaSharedNetworkDrive................................. 5

UsingtheAdminSetup ...............................................................................6RequiredSoftware .............................................................................................. 7RequiredPermissionsandPrivileges............................................................... 7DifferencesbetweentheStandardandAdminSetups.................................. 7InstallingMindManager8:AnOverview ....................................................... 8

Permachinesetup.............................................................................................8Perusersetup....................................................................................................8

WhatGetsInstalled ................................................................................... 10MindManagerComponents ............................................................................ 10

Library...............................................................................................................11Dictionaries.......................................................................................................11


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Tutorials............................................................................................................11PDFXChange...................................................................................................12UserConfigurationFiles.................................................................................12

ShortcutsandStartMenuitems...................................................................... 13Shared

System

Software................................................................................... 13

ThirdPartySoftware........................................................................................ 14RegistryKeys ..................................................................................................... 16

WhatRemainsAfterUninstallation ..........................................................19RemainingFiles,Folders,andSoftwareComponents................................. 19RemainingRegistryKeys................................................................................. 20

DeployingwiththeInstallationWizard ...................................................21StartingtheInstallation.................................................................................... 21Customizing

the

Installation ........................................................................... 22

DisablingDefaultFeatures.............................................................................22ChangingtheDefaultInstallationFolder.....................................................23DeployingUserDataandtheLibrarytoaServer.......................................23

CompletingtheInstallation............................................................................. 26DeployingfromtheCommandLine .........................................................27

ConfiguringInstallationParametersfromtheCommandLine ................. 28ConfiguringFeaturesfromtheCommandLine ........................................... 29

CustomizingtheInstallationwithSetup.exe...............................................29Customizing

the

Installation

with

MSI

.........................................................

30

ConfiguringFunctionsfromtheCommandLine......................................... 33ConfiguringFunctionsfromtheRegistry ..................................................... 34DeployingUserData,theLibrary,andTutorials......................................... 35

DeployingUserData,theLibrary,andTutorialsfromtheCommand

Line....................................................................................................................35DeployingUserDatafromtheRegistry.......................................................36

SampleSetupCommands................................................................................ 37SimpleInstallation...........................................................................................38SilentInstallation.............................................................................................38SampleCustomizedInstallationUsingADDLOCALandREMOVE......38Uninstallation...................................................................................................38

DeployingwithActiveDirectory ..............................................................39DeployingwithWindowsServer2003 ......................................................41


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DeployingwithCitrixPresentationServer ...............................................43BasicInstallationfortheCitrixDesktop ........................................................ 43AdvancedInstallationofa Seamless Window .......................................... 43

AdministeringMindManager ...................................................................49

ManagingAddIns............................................................................................ 49

RegisteringorUnregisteringAddInsfromtheCommandLine..............49ManagingAddInsfromtheRegistry...........................................................49

TheRegistryAddInList.............................................................................50RemovingorRestoringAddInsfromtheRegistry.................................50EnablingorDisablingAddInsfromtheRegistry....................................51

ManagingMicrosoftOfficeAddIns.............................................................52ManagingMindManager8fromtheRegistry .............................................. 53

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESettings............................................................53HKEY_CURRENT_USERSettings................................................................54

ManagingMindManager8withEventMacros............................................ 54ManagingUserLicenses .................................................................................. 57PoliciesSupport................................................................................................. 57


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About This Guide

ManyMindjetcustomershaverequestedsupportforcustomizeddeploymentofMindManagertolarge

numbersofclientmachines.Wehaveworkedwiththemtosupportthefollowingoptions:

Runningthestandardsetupmanuallyorautomatically Runningtheadminsetupmanuallyorautomatically DeployingMindManager8usingtheinstallationwizard DeployingMindManager8fromthecommandline DeployingMindManager8withWindowsServer2003runningTerminalServices DeployingMindManager8withCitrixPresentationServer DeployingMindManagerwithWindowsActiveDirectory(limitedsupport*)

Thisdeploymentoptionisnotsupported:

InstalltheprogramonaSharedNetworkDrive

MindjetdoesnotsupportlargescaledeploymentforMindManagerLite.

*Checkwithyoursupportrepresentativeformoreinformation.

Getting Help

Fortechnicalsupportwiththisproduct,gotohttp://www.mindjet.com/support.Hereyoufindlinksto

theKnowledgeBase,UserForums,andotheronlineresources.Youcanalsosubmitasupportrequest.
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Mindjet MindManager 8Large Scale Deployment Guide1

System Requirements

ThefollowingarethehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsforMindManager8:

Table 1: System Requirements for MindManager 8

Hardware

Requirements

Software Requirements Browser

Requirements Pentium700MHz

orhigher

256MBRAMor

higher

150MBdiskspace

(50MBon

installationdrive

duringinstall)

1024x768

resolutionor

higher

16bit/65Kcoloror

higher

Operating System (32-bit)

MicrosoftWindowsXPHomeSP2

MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalSP2

MicrosoftWindowsXPTabletPCSP2

MicrosoftWindowsVista

Ultimate/Business

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003

MicrosoftSystemsManagementServer

UsingWindowsServer2003

CitrixMetaFramePresentationServer4.5Software Requirements

.NET2.0orhigher*

MSXML6SP1orhigher*

MSVC++2005SP1Redistributableor

higher*

MicrosoftOfficeXP/2003/2007

MicrosoftProject2002/2003/2007,

includingMultilingualUserInterface

Packs(foroptimaluse)

MicrosoftVisio2002/2003/2007(foroptimaluse)

AdobeAcrobat6.0orhigher(forPDF

Export)

AdobeFlashPlayer(forTutorials

playback)

* IncludedintheAdminsetuppackage

MicrosoftInternet

Explorer6.0or

higher

MozillaFirefox2.0

orhigher


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FordeployingMindjetMindManager8inaterminalserverenvironment,thefollowingareprerequisites:

Windows Server 2003 running Terminal Services

or

Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.5

Whenusingthismethod,eachclientmachinemustalsomeetthesoftwareandhardwarerequirements.

WhenrunningMindManager8onaterminalserver,theclientmustbeabletoconnectandhandleRDP.

Theserverrequirementsdependonthenumberofclients.


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Understanding Deployment Strategies

Thissectiondescribesdifferentdeploymentstrategies,includingtheirbasictechnologies,advantagesand

disadvantages,andtheirlevelofsupport.

Running the Standard Setup Manually or Automatically

YoucandeployMindManager8onamachinebymachinebasisusingthestandardsetup(MindManager

8xPro.exe)byinstallingMindManagerfromtheCDorfromacentrallyaccessibleserver.Thestandard

setupisrobust,interactive,anduserfriendly,butdoesnotsupportcustomizeddeployment.

Usingthestandardsetuphastheseadvantages:

Theprograminstallsandoperatesproperlyonsupportedsystems Itrequiresnoadditionalsoftwareorserverresources Userswithlocaladministrationprivilegescanmanageupdatesthemselves

Andthesedisadvantages:

Manualinstallationistimeconsuming Theinstalledsoftwareusesupdiskspaceoneachuserssystem Centralizedadministrationbecomesmoredifficult

Running the Admin Setup Manually or Automatically

TheMindManager8adminsetupprovidesmorecontroloverinstallationandadministration.

Youcanruntheadminsetupfromaservermanuallyorviaalogonscript.IfyouuseWindowsActive

Directory,GroupPolicy,andIntelliMirror,youcaninstallMindManager8ongroupsofusersystems.

Usingtheadminsetuphastheseadvantages:

MindManager

8installs

and

operates

properly

on

supported

systems

Itrequiresnoadditionalsoftwareorserverresources Youcancustomizeinstallationsonapergrouporperuserbasis Youcanruntheinstallationsilently Theinstallerisnotcachedontheclientmachine,reducingtherequireddiskspace


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Andthesedisadvantages:

Accesstotheoriginalinstallerisrequiredforrepairandothersetupoperations

Deploying MindManager with Active DirectoryThismethodisnotyetfullysupported.Duetotheapplicationarchitecture,MindManageronlysupports

ComputerbasedSoftwareinstallationsviaActiveDirectory.Userbaseddeploymentisnotsupported.

UsingathirdpartytoolsuchasOrcaallowsyoutoeditpropertiesfordeployment.SeeDeploying

MindManager8withActiveDirectory.

Deploying MindManager with Windows Server 2003

DeployingMindManager8fromaterminalservertoathinclientisanothersupportedoption.Withthis

architectureitispossible,forexample,to run aWindowsXPapplicationonaWindows2000client

machine,whereoneserverservicesmanyclients.YouneedtodeployMindManager8usingWindowsServer2003TerminalServicesinordertouse fullcolormodeinMindManager.

Deploying MindManager with Citrix Presentation Server

TheCitrixMetaFramePresentationServerisasophisticatedterminalserverenvironmentbuiltontopof

theWindowsTerminalServicesprovidedbyWindowsServer.Thisiscurrentlytheonlytestedand

supportedCitrixplatformforMindManager(althoughothercombinationsmaywork).

Using System Management Software and a Custom Setup

Systemmanagementsoftware,suchasMicrosoftSystemManagementServer,enablesyoutocentrally

installandadministerclientmachines.WhileyoucandeployMindManager8usingsuchsoftware,there

isnospecializedsupportforthisinMindManager8.Informationcontainedinthisdocumentsupplies

muchoftheinformationyouneedifyouchoosetodeployMindManagerinthisway.

Usingsystemmanagementsoftwarehastheseadvantages:

Youcandeploythesoftwaretomanymachineswithonecommand Youcancreatedifferentsetupsfordifferentgroupsofusers Updatingthesoftwareissimple

Andthese

disadvantages:

Youhavetohavesystemmanagementsoftwareinplace Ittakestimetocreatethecustomsetup Theinstalledsoftwareusesupdiskspaceoneachuserssystem


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Deploying MindManager on a Shared Network Drive

MindjetdoesnotsupportinstallingMindManager8onasharednetworkdriveandhavingusersrunit

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Using the Admin Setup

MindManager8adminsetup(availableonCDorathttp://www.mindjet.com)givessystems

administratorsmorecontroloveraninstallation.Itisdistributedina.ziparchivefile

MindManager_8.x.xyz_Admin_.zipthatcontainsthefiles:

Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi instmsi30.exe dotnetfx20.exe msxml6_x86.msi vcredist_sp1_x86.exe Mindjet_MindManager_8_Large_Scale_Deployment_Guide.pdf

Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msiistheMicrosoftinstallerfileforMindManager8. instmsi30.exe

fileistheengineinstallerfortheMicrosoftWindowsInstaller.

dotnetfx20.exeisMicrosofts.NETFramework2.0redistributablesetup.

msxml6_x86.msiistheMSXML6.0installer

vcredist_sp1_x86.exe isaselfextractingexecutablefilethatinstallsthelatestversionoftheMicrosoft

VisualC++runtimefilesandoperatingsystemcomponents.

Mindjet_MindManager_8_Large_Scale_Deployment_Guide.pdfisthisDeploymentGuide.

UsingtheadminsetupgivesyounearlycompletecontroloveryourMindManager8deployment

including:

Deploying(ornotdeploying)specificcomponents,suchasthePDFwriter Disablingfunctions,suchasinternetaccess Storingcomponentsonnetworkdrives,suchasuserdataorthelibrary

Youalsohavetheoptionofconfiguringmanyitemsfromtheregistry.

Warning:

OnlyexperiencedsystemadministratorsshouldattemptdeployingMindManager8

usingtheAdminSetup.

ConfiguringMindManager8fromthecommandlineorbyeditingregistrykeysshould

beundertakenwithcautionaswell.
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Important:

Youshouldcheckforandinstallanymissingcomponentsintheorderlistedabove.

Required Software

Allrequiredsoftwareisinincludedintheadminsetuppackage.Itcontainssomesoftwarewhichmustbe

installedonyoursystembeforeusingthesetup.Youshouldverifythatthissoftwareisalreadyinstalled

onyoursystem,andifnot,installitfromtheadminpackage.

dotnetfx20.exe installstheMicrosoftNetFramework2.0

ChecktheinstalledprogramsintheControlPaneltocheckexistinginstallation.

msxml6_x86.msiinstallstheMSXML6.0Parser

ChecktheinstalledprogramsintheControlPaneltocheckexistinginstallation.

vcredist_sp1_x86.exeinstallstheVC++Redistributablecomponents

Checkforexistenceofregistrykey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

{7299052b02a4462781f21818da5d550d}

Orsimplyreinstall.

Required Permissions and Privileges

AdministratorprivilegesarerequiredtoinstallanyWindowssoftwareincludingMindManager8.

NospecialprivilegesordiskpermissionsarerequiredtorunMindManager8.Ausercanrunthe

programasarestricteduser, normal user,poweruser,oradministrator.Theprogramdoesassumethat

ithasread/write/createprivilegesintheHKEY_CURRENT_USERregistrykeyaswellastheuserprofile

sectionoftheharddiskandbelow.

IfauserdoesnothavewriteprivilegesintheHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEregistrykey,then:

TheHelp>CheckforUpdatescommandisremovedforthatuser,ensuringthattheywonttrytoperformanupgradethattheyarenotauthorizedtodo.

MindManagerdoesnotrepairanybrokenregistryfileassociationsandotherlocalmachineregistrationsettingsonstartup.

Differences between the Standard and Admin Setups

TheMindManager8adminsetupisbasedonthestandardsetupwithanumberofimportantdifferences:

Caching:Theadminsetupdoesnotcachethesetuponthecomputerwhereitisbeinginstalled.Insteadthesetupshouldberunfromanetworklocationthatremainsaccessible

fromtheworkstationatalltimes.ThisensuresproperoperationoftheModify,Repairand

RemoveentriesintheAdd/RemoveprogramsControlPanelappletandavoidduplication

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Patching:Adminsetupsareonlydeliveredasfullsetups,notpatchsetups.Thereasonforthisisthatsystemadministratorsmightmodifytheadminsetuptosuittheneedsoftheir

individualcompany.Iftheinstallationdatabaseistransformedinthisway,afuture

MindManager8patchwouldnotbeabletoproperlyupdatetheinstallation.Weavoidthis

problembynotdeliveringpatchupdatesatallforouradminsetups.Toupgrade,youneed

touninstallthepreviousversionofMindManagerandinstalltheupgrade.

Packaging:WeexcludetheMicrosoftWindowsInstallerengineand.NETFrameworkinstaller.BothcomponentsneedtobeinstalledpriortorunningMindManager.msiiftheyare

missingfromausersmachine.

UserData:Theadminsetupincludesoptiontospecifythelocationofuserdata. LibraryFiles:ThereisalsoanoptiontohaveMindManager8extractthelibraryfilesasusual

ortohavetheadministratorsetthisup manually aheadoftime.Thisisdescribedin

InstallingUserDataandLibraryFilestoaServer.

FormoreamoreindepthlookattheadminsetupandMindManager8components,seeInstalling

MindManager8:AnOverview.

Installing MindManager 8: An Overview

ThissectiongivesageneraloverviewoftheadminsetupandMindManager8components.Withthis

information,youunderstandtheinstallationprocessandareabletodecidewhatyoumaywishto

customizeforyourMindManagerdeployment.

Per-machine setup

TheMindManager8setupinstallstheprogramonaclientmachineandonlysetspermachineregistry

settingsintheHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTregistrykeys.Itdoesnotdirectlycreate

orsetanyregistrykeysorvaluesintheHKEY_CURRENT_USERregistrykey.

TheMindManager8installerinstallsallprogramfilestothisdefaultfolder:

C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8

AdministratorprivilegesarerequiredtoinstallanyWindowssoftware,includingMindManager8.

Per-user setup

EachtimeMindManagerlaunches;itcheckstheUserData.inifile,locatedin:

C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

toseeifaperusersetupneedstobedone.IfthisfileismissingoriftheversionofMindManager

installedisnewerthantheversiontheuserlastran,thenMindManagerpreparesfora new peruser

installationbydeletingthefollowingregistrykey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\User Interface

MindManageralsodeterminesiftheperuserapplicationdatafiles(outlineprinttemplatesandspell

checkautocorrectdictionaries)arepresent.Ifnot,itcopiesthemfromthe AllUsers folder:


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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

Finally,MindManagerdeterminesiftheperuserLibraryfilesneedtobeinstalledusingthesame

UserData.inialgorithmdescribedaboveandcheckingthattheLSDUserDataExtractregistrysettingisnot

setto0.Ifso,thenaseparatebackgroundtask/programisruntounzipthelibraryfilesfroma

MindManagersubfolder:

C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8\sys\

TheVistasystemfolderstructureusesenvironmentalvariablesinsteadofrealpaths.Notethedifferentpathstructurebelow:

%USERPROFILE%\LocalSetting\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

%ALLUSERPROFILE%\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

%ProgramFiles%\Mindjet\MindManager8\sys\


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What Gets Installed

TheMindManager8Adminsetupinstalls:

Requiredprogramfiles ConfigurableMindManagerComponents ShortcutsandStartMenuitems Thirdpartyaddins Sharedsystemsoftware Registrykeys

Thedefaultlocationforrequiredprogramfilesis:

C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8

ThisfoldercontainsMindManager.exe,MindManagerDLLs,andthirdpartycomponents.Nouserfiles

arestoredinthisfolder.

MindManagerusesmergemodulestoinstallrequiredsystemsoftware,suchasATL80.dll.If

MindManagerusesalaterversionofacomponentthanonealreadyinstalledonthemachine,the

requiredversiongetsinstalled.Formoreinformation,seeSharedSystemSoftware.

ThefirsttimeauserrunsMindManager8,userdataisplacedinthisdefaultlocation:

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

whereUserNameisthecurrentusername.Youmustenableviewinghiddenfilestoseethisdirectory.

ThefirsttimeauserstartsMindManager8,theapplicationalsosearchestoseeifaMicrosoftOffice

customdictionaryexistsforthatuser(e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\

Application Data\Microsoft\Proof\CUSTOM.DIC).IftheuserspecificMicrosoftOfficecustom

dictionaryisfound,areferencetothatdictionaryisaddedtothelistofspellingdictionaries.

MindManagerstoresmapsatthisdefaultlocation:

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\My Maps

MindManager Components

MindManagerinstallsavarietyofconfigurablecomponents,including:


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Library Dictionary Tutorials PDFXChange

Userconfiguration

files

are

also

installed

to

help

govern

their

behavior.

Library

TheLibrarycomponentconsistsoftwosubcomponents:ImagesandtheTemplateOrganizer.Theseare

optionalbuthighlyrecommendedcomponents.Imagesarealibraryofpicturesusedtohelpmakemaps

morememorable.TheTemplateOrganizercontainsavarietyofmapandwebtemplates.

ThelibrarydoesnotgetuninstalledifyouuninstallMindManager;thiscontentispreservedforusers

upgradingtonewerversionsofMindManager.

ThedefaultlocationfortheLibraryis:

C:\Documents and Settings\\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Library\

Youmaywishtoinstallthelibrarytoadifferentlocation.Seethedocumentationfordeployingwiththe

InstallationWizardorfromthecommandlineforinstructions.

Dictionaries

TheDictionariescomponentcontainsspellcheckdictionariesavailableforMindManager,including

dictionariesforover10languages.Whenusingtheinstaller,youcanchoosewhichdictionariestoinstall.

Youcanalsocontroldictionaryinstallationfromthecommandline.

DictionariesdonotgetuninstalledifyouuninstallMindManager;thiscontentispreservedforusersupgradingtonewerversionsofMindManager.

ThedefaultlocationforDictionariesis:

C:\Documents and Settings\\LocalSettings\Application Data\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Spell

Tutorials

Bydefault,threetutorialsgetinstalledwithMindManager8.OthertutorialsopenfromtheInternet.The

defaultlocationforlocaltutorialsis:

C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8\Youcancustomizeyourtutorialinstallationbychoosing:

Todeploythemtoaserver,ratherthaninstallingthemonlocalmachines Tonotdeploytutorialsatall ToinstalladditionaltutorialsusingMM8Tutorials.msi.


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Tocustomizetutorialinstallation,seeDeployingUserData,theLibrary,andTutorialsfromthe

CommandLine.

PDF-XChange

PDFXChangeisanoptionalcomponentthatallowsyoutoexportmapstoPDF.Userswithoutafull

licenseforPDFXChangeseeaprominentwatermarkwhenprintingtoPDFfromotherdocument

formats.ThewatermarkpromptstheusertopurchaseafullversionofPDFXChange.Printingfromthe

OutlineviewwithinMindManageralsoproducesthiswatermark.

PDFXChangecomponentsgetinstalledintwoplaces:

Itsinstaller,PDFX3SA_sm.exe,getsinstalledat%ProgramFiles%\Mindjet\MindManager 8 Othercomponentsgetinstalledat%ProgramFiles%\Mindjet\MindManager 8\ PDF-

XChange 3

TheinstallerPDFX3SA_sm.exegetsuninstalledwithMindManager.Itsothercomponentsdonot.

User Configuration Files

MindManagercreatesandstoresuserconfigurationfilesfordifferentpurposes.

Table 2: Configuration Files

File Name Location and Function

ImagePropertyDatabase.dat C:\Documents and Settings\\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

This

file

is

created

dynamically

by

MindManager

(not

the

installer).Itcollectsinformationaboutkeywordsassignedby

theusertoimages.

UserData.ini C:\Documents and Settings\\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

ThisfiledetectsthefirsttimeMindManagerislaunchedbya

userandinitiatesproceduressuchasregistrycleanup.

Library.ini C:\Documents and Settings\\LocalSettings\Application Data\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Library\

Thisfiledetectsthelibraryinstallationtime.Because

MindManagerinstallsthelibrarythefirsttimeitgetslaunched,thisfilepreventsmultiplelibraryinstallations.


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Shortcuts and Start Menu items

TheMindManager8installerputsashortcuttotheprogramontheWindowsDesktop,WindowsSendTo

menuandinthemainStartmenu.ItcreatesaMindjet MindManager 8folderintheStart > Programs

folderwithashortcuttoMindManagerinit.

TheMindManager8shortcutisan advertisedshortcut totheMindManagerprogramthatautomatically

checkstoseeiftheprogramneedstoberepairedbeforeitisrun.Ifarepairisneeded,itisdonethen.If

youdonotwanttousethisselfrepairingfeature,youcancreateashortcutdirectlytothe

MindManager.exefileinstead.Deletingthiscopyoftheinstallerdisablestheselfrepairserviceaswell.

Shared System Software

Somesharedsoftwaremustbeinstalledonyoursystembeforeusingtheadminsetup.Duringinstallation

MindManagerusesmergemodulestoinstallothermissingsoftware,suchasPIPanel.msm.Missing

componentsareinstalledfromthemodules.Dependingonthehostmachinesconfiguration,themerge

moduleinstallsthecomponentsrequiredforthatmachine.

ThesesharedcomponentsdonotgetuninstalledautomaticallywithMindManager.Theirdefault

locationsareindicatedbelow.

Table 3: Location of Shared System Components

Component Folders and Files

Ink related files %CommonProgramFiles%\MicrosoftShared\Ink

InkObj.dll

tpcps.dll

PIPanel.exe*

PIPanel.dll*

GdiPlus.dll

%WINDIR%\system32

InkEd.dll

PipRes.dll*

wisptis.exe

*ThesecomponentsareinstalledonlyonTabletPCs.

C++ runtime libraries %WINDIR%\system32

msvcp60.dll

msvcp80.dll

Foracompletelistofthesemergemodulescomponents,see

Microsoftsdocumentation

Environmentvariablenames(e.g. %CommonProgramFiles%)isexpandedtotheiractualvalues(e.g.

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Third-Party Software

MindManagerusessomethirdpartysoftware.Unlessotherwisestated,theinstaller

Lookstoseeifthecomponentisalreadyinstalled.Ifitisnt,orifMindManagerusesanewer

version,the

software

gets

installed

or

updated.

PlacesthirdpartysoftwareatC:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8\ UninstallsthirdpartysoftwarewhenMindManagergetuninstalled

ExceptforPDFXChange,allthirdpartysoftwareisrequired.

Table 4: Third-Party Software Overview

Third-Party Software Description and Vendor

adfactry.dll ActiveDeliveryFactoryisaselfextractingzip

executable

InnerMedia,Inc.

atl70.dll ActiveTemplateLibrary,templatebasedC++

classes,createsCOMobjects

Microsoft

BCGCBPRO730u.dll BCGControlBarProfessionalDLLfor

MindManager

BCGSoftLtd.Portions

ChartFX.ClientServer.core.dll ChartFXClientServerActiveXControlisused

withspreadsheetstocreatebarcharts

SoftwareFX,Inc.

dunzip32.dll DynaZIP32MultiThreadingUnZIPDLL

InnerMedia,Inc.

dzip32.dll DynaZIP32MultiThreadingZIPDLL

InnerMedia,Inc.

extensibility.dll Allowsadditionofaddins

Microsoft

gdiplus.dll GDI+isaC/C++APIthatsupportsintegrating

graphicsandimagesonboththevideodisplay

andprinter

MicrosoftHTS32MM.dll

AnHTMLcontrolthatsupportsinserting

pictures,hyperlinks,tables,andotherobjectsinto

RTFtext

SubSystems,Inc.


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Independentsoft.Webdav.dll WebDAVprotocolclientAPIfor.NET

Framework

Independentsoft

libtidyU.dll HTMLTidyfixesavarietyofHTMLissues

WWWConsortium

Microsoft.Licensing. ....dll files and .pdb file

Microsoftlicensingadministration

Microsoft

Microsoft.Web.Services3.dll MicrosoftWebServicesEnhancements3.0for

Microsoft.NETFramework

Microsoft

Mfc80.dll MicrosoftFoundationClasses,wrapWindows

APIsinC++libraries,formingapplication

framework

Othercomponentsareassociatedwiththis.dll.

SeeMicrosoftsdocumentationforcomplete

information.

msvci70.dll MicrosoftC++RuntimeLibrary

Microsoft

msvcp70.dll MicrosoftC++RuntimeLibrary

Microsoft

mscr70.dll MicrosoftC++RuntimeLibrary

Microsoft

PDFX3SA_sm.exe

Thisexe

installs

PDF

Exchange

to

c:\Program

Files \PDF-XChange

PDFXChangeexportmapstoPDF.Forother

documentformats,itplacesaprominent

watermarkonthedocument,askingtheuserto

purchasetheproduct.

Thisinstallergetsuninstalledwith

MindManager,buttheapplicationitselfdoesnot.

TrackerSoftwareLtd.

SB6ENT.OCX WinWrapBasicsupportsVisualBasicscripting

withinMindManager

PolarEngineering

SBE6_000.cnt, SBE6_000.hlp,SBE6_000.chm

WinWrapBasicHelpfiles

PolarEngineering

SBE6_32.dll WinWrapBasicsupportsVisualBasicscripting

withinMindManager

PolarEngineering


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Sfxbe322.dll A32bitactivedeliveryselfextractingbackend

zipexecutable.

InnerMedia,Inc.

Sfxfe32.exe A32bitactivedeliveryselfextractingfrontendzipexecutable.

InnerMedia,Inc.

Spr32du70.dll FarPointSpreadsheetControl

FarPointTechnologies,Inc.

Ssce5532.dll Spellcheckerengine

WintertreeSoftware,Inc.

TER32MM.DLL RTFeditcontrol

SubSystems,Inc.

Vic32.dll

Imageprocessor

CatenarySystems,Inc.

vsflex8n.ocx VSFlexGrid8(Unicode)helpsdisplay,edit,and

formattabulardatainspreadsheets.Helps

integratewithMicrosoftExcel.

ComponentOne

Zlib.dll Losslessdatacompressionlibrary

JeanLoupGaillyandMarkAdler

Registry KeysTheinstallerplacesanypermachineMindManager8registrysettingsinorbelowthekey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8

ThesearethesettingsusedbyMindManageranditsaddinsonapermachinebasis.Noperuservalues

arestoredinthiskey.

FollowingWindowsguidelines,MindManagerregistersitsassociatedfiletypes,COMobjectsetc.insub

keysofHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

Table 5: MindManager Registry Key Overview

Key Type Location/Key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\...(all keys below thislevel)

.mmap*


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.mmas

.mmat

.mmbas

.mmmp .mmms

.mmp*

Mindjet.MindManager.Custom.Document

Mindjet.MindManager.Document.8

Mindjet.MindManager.Document.Template.8

Mindjet.MindManager.Macro.8

Mindjet.MindManager.MapMarker.8Mindjet.MindManager.MapMarkerSet.8

MMindjet.MindManager.MapPart.8

Mindjet.MindManager.Style.8

Mindjet.Mm5GenericSmartMapPart.AddIn

Mindjet.Mm5GenericSmartMapPart.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm5OutlookMapMinderLinker.AddIn

Mindjet.Mm5OutlookMapMinderLinker.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm5Sort.AddIn

Mindjet.Mm5Sort.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm5WebExportAddIn

Mindjet.Mm5WebExportAddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8ExcelLinker.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8ExcelLinker.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm6MsProject.AddIn. Mindjet.Mm6MsProject.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8Outlook.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm8Outlook.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8OutlookLinker.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm8Outlooklinker.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8PPExport.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm8PPExport.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8Project.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm8Project.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8VisioExport.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm8VisioExport.AddIn.3

Mindjet.Mm8Word.AddIn.

Mindjet.Mm8Word.AddIn.3

MindManager.Application

MindManager.Application.8

MindManager.Color

MindManager.Color.8


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MindManager.TextFont.

MindManager.TextFont.8

Mm5WebExport.Page

Mm5WebExport.Page.3 Mm5WebExport.Pages

Mm5WebExport.Pages.3

Mm5WebExport.VariantSets

Mm5WebExport.VariantSets.1

Mm5WebExport.WebExport

Mm5WebExport.WebExport.3

Mm5WebExport.WebExports

Mm5WebExport.WebExports.3

MM8InternetExplorer.BHO

MM8InternetExplorer.BHO.2

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Mindjet.Denali.Client....

(all keys below this level)

* KeysthatremainafteruninstallingMindManager

Uninstall Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8

Uninstallinformationfortheprogramisstoredinasubkeyof:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Un

installThenameofthesubkeyistheGloballyUniqueIdentifier(GUID)fortheprogram(whichchangeswith

eachrelease).YoucanfinditbyusingRegEdittosearchfor MindManager intheUninstallkey.The

uninstallationkeydoesnotremainafteruninstallingMindManager.

WhenauserrunsMindManager8,anyperuserregistrysettingsarestoredinorbelowthekey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8

SomeCurrentUserkeysremainafteruninstallingMindManager.Thesekeyshelppreserveuserdatafor

upgradingtothenextversionofMindManager.


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What Remains After Uninstallation

WhenyouuninstallMindManager8,almostalltracesoftheapplicationareremoved,includingall

componentslocatedatC:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8(exceptforPDFXChangeprogram

files).Mostregistrykeysgetremovedaswell.Mapfiles(.mmpand.mmapfiles)donotgetdeleted.

OnMicrosoftVistaoranyothersystemwherethesystemadministratorhasdisallowedtheuseof

RegEdittoexporttheregistrykey(i.e.DisableRegistryToolsisset),theregistrykeyisbackeduptoa

MM8registrysubkeyunder:

HKCU\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\MMX8RegistryBackup__.MostremnantsareleftbehindtopreserveuserdatawhenupgradingtoanewversionofMindManager.

SeeRemainingFiles,Folders,andSoftwareComponentsandRemainingRegistrykeysformore

information.

Remaining Files, Folders, and Software Components

WhenyouuninstallMindManager,theinstallerleavesbehindsomecomponentsitinstalledwiththe

program.Ingeneral,whatgetsleftbehindfitsoneofthesescenarios:

Userdata(thelibrary,images,templates)getsleftbehindtosupportupgradingtothenextversionofMindManager

Sharedcomponents,suchasC++libraries,andtheirregistrykeysgetleftbehindbecausetheymayberequiredforotherpurposes

Abackupofyourregistry

Table 6: Remaining Files, Folders, and Software components

Component Location and Explanation

C++ runtime libraries SeeShared

System

Components

for

locations.

Thesefilesmaybeinusebyotherapplications.

Ink related files SeeSharedSystemComponentsforlocations.



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Component Location and Explanation

MMX8RegistryBackup__

C:\MyDocuments\

Openingthisfilegivesyoutheoptiontoadditscontentsto

yourcurrentregistry.

msvcp60.dll %WINDIR%\system32Thissoftwaremaybeinusebyotherapplications.

msvcrt.dll %WINDIR%\system32

Thissoftwaremaybeinusebyotherapplications.

XML-related files SeeSharedSystemComponentsforlocations.


PDF-XChange c:\ProgramFiles\Mindjet\MindManager\PDF-XChange

Thissoftwaremaybeinusebyotherapplications.

User Data C:\Documents and Settings\\Local

Settings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8

Containsdictionaries,images,templatesdictionariesetc.

whichtheusermayhavecustomized.Doesnotuninstallso

theuserdoesnotlosethisdatawhenupgrading.

Remaining Registry Keys

Someregistrykeysremainafteruninstallation.Abackupcopyofyourregistrygetsplacedat:

C:\My Documents\MMX8RegistryBackup__

Table 7: Remaining Registry Keys

Registry Key Location and Explanation

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\

.mmap

.mmp

Thesekeysregister.mmapfileextensions.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\

Keysatorbelowthispreserveuserdataforupgrading.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer\

Thiskeyandthosebelowitareleftbehindfortheinstaller.


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Deploying with the Installation Wizard

UsingtheadminsetuptoinstallMindManager8isstraightforwardandsimple.Unlikethebasicsetup,

youhavecustomizationoptions,thoughnotasmanyasfromthecommandline.

Starting the Installation

To install MindManager 8:

1. Launchtheinstaller.

2. Atthewelcomescreen,clickNext.

3. SelectIagreetothetermsofthelicenseagreementandclickNext.4. EntertheCustomerInformation(UserNameandOrganization).

5. ClickNext.

TheSetupTypedialogappears.

Atthispointyoucancustomizeyourdeploymentorcompletetheinstallation.


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Customizing the Installation

Acustominstallationallowsyouto:

Disabledefaultfeatures

Changethe

default

installation

directory

Deployuserdataandthelibraryonaseparateserver

Ifyouneedtocustomizetheinstallationbeyondtheseparameters,installMindManager8fromthe

commandline.

Disabling Default Features

To disable the default installation features:

1. Completesteps15inStartingtheInstallation.

2. SelectCustom

and

click

Next.

TheCustomSetupdialogappears.3. Inthetree,selectafeaturewhosedefaultinstallationyouwanttochange.

4. Clickthedownarrowbutton .

5. Selectthedesiredfeaturesetting.

Foreachselectedfeature,adescriptionandstoragerequirementappears.

6. Repeatthisprocessuntilyouhavemadeallofyourfeaturecustomizationchoices.

7. CompletetheinstallationasoutlinedinCompletingtheInstallation.


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Changing the Default Installation Folder

To change the default installation folder:


2. SelectCustomandclickNext.

TheCustomSetupdialogappears.

3. ClickChange.

TheChangeCurrentDestinationFolderdialogappears.

4. Selectthedestinationfolder.

5. ClickOK.

ThenewdestinationfolderappearsintheCustomSetupdialog.6. CompletetheinstallationasoutlinedinCompletingtheInstallation.

Deploying User Data and the Library to a Server

MindManagerinstallsa Library foldercontaining:

Backgroundimages Icons Clipartimages Mapparts Shapes Styles Templates


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Webexporttemplates

Theentirelibraryconsistsof29MB.Bydefault,thesefilesarestoredonaperuserbasisinthisfolder:

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Library\

whereUserNameisthecurrentuserslogonname.

Youcanstoreuserdataandthelibraryinanetworkfolderforvariousreasonsinorderto:

Savespaceonusers systems Decreasethetimerequiredtoruntheprogramthefirsttime Allowroamingusersaccesstotheircustomizedlibraries Assurethatallusershaveafixed,easilyupdatablesetoflibraryfiles

Youcaninstallthesefilesoncetoacommonlocation(perhapsinareadonlyfolder).Multipleuserscan

thensharethefiles,orasingleusercanaccessthemfrommultiplemachines.Ifauserneedstoeditthese

files,installtheminadirectorywithwriteprivileges.

Note:You

cannot

install

user

data

and

the

library

to

separate

locations

from

the

installation

wizard.

To

installthemseparately,youmustinstallthemfromthecommandline.


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To deploy user data and the library to a server:


2. FromtheCustomSetupdialog,clickAdvanced.

TheDeployUserDataFilesdialogappears.

3. SelectDeployuserdataonserver.

4. ClickBrowse.

TheBrowseforFolderdialogappears.5. Selectthedestinationfolder.

6. ClickOK.

ThenewdirectoryappearsintheServerbasepathfield.

7. Choosefromthefollowingoptions:

ExtractlibrarytotheserverpaththefirsttimeMindManagerstarts

UseSeparatefoldersperuser

Werecommendselectingbothoftheseoptionstoavoidhavingtoconfiguretheuser

datafolderandthelibraryfolderseparately.Youmaywanttocreatetheuserfolders

beforeinstallation,givingyouthechancetomakethefilesreadonly.

8. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

9. CompletetheinstallationasoutlinedinCompletingtheInstallation.

Theseareallofthecustomizationchoicesyouhavefromtheinstallerinterface.Youhavemorecontrolif

youinstallMindManagerfromthecommandline.


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Completing the Installation

To complete the standard installation:

1. SelectCompleteandclickNext.

TheReadytoInstalldialogappears.2. Chooseyourshortcutoptions.

3. ClickInstall.

4. Aftertheinstallationiscomplete,choosefromthefollowingoptions:

LaunchMindjetMindManager8

RegisterMindjetMindManager8

5. ClickFinish.


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Deploying from the Command Line

WhileyoumaywishtocustomizeyourMindManagerdeploymentfromtheinstallerinterface,youhave

muchgreatercontrolovertheinstallationfromthecommandline,including:

Configuringinstallationparameters Specifyingwhattoinstallonafeaturebyfeaturebasis Enablingordisablingprogramfunctions Specifyingwheretoinstalllibraries,tutorials,anduserdata SpecifyingtheMindManagerlicensekeyorthelocationofthelicensefile.

Thissectionidentifieswhatyoumayconfigureandprovidesexamplesofcommandlineargumentsfor

customizingyourdeployment.Asampleinstallationcommanddemonstratingmostoftheseoptionsis

includedinSampleSetupCommands.

HereisalinkforgeneralcommandlineoptionsfortheMicrosoftinstaller:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en

us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asphttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asphttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asphttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asphttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/command_line_options.asp


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Configuring Installation Parameters from the Command Line

Youcansetanumberofpublicpropertieswithcommandlineoptions.

Table 8: Configuring Installation Parameters from the Command Line

Parameter Description of Values

INSTALLDIR Specifieswheretheprogramshouldbeinstalled.For

example:

"C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8\"

LICENSEKEY SpecifiesthelicensekeyforyourMindManager8

installation.Note:Novalidationisperformedforthiskey,it

issimplywrittentotheregistry.Userswillstartintrial

mode,but

on

activation

the

dialog

will

be

pre

populated

withthelicensekey.Ifthelicensekeyisnotvalid,

MindManager8runsinarestricted(trial)mode.

LSDLICENSEFILEPATH Specifiesthelocationofthelicensefileforyour

MindManager8installation.Optional:Ifthisparameteris

notspecified,thelicensekeylocationdefaultstothe

INSTALLDIR.

Usersmusthaveaccesstothislocationwhentheylaunch

MindManagerforthefirsttimetoallowMindManagerto

activateautomatically. Ifthelicensefileisinaccessible,

activationisattemptedeachtimetheusersubsequently

startsMindManager.

USERNAME SpecifiestheUserNameforregisteringMindManager.

Optionalparameter;theWindowsUserNamewillbeused

ifthisparameterisnotsupplied.

COMPANYNAME SpecifiestheCompanyNameforregisteringMindManager.

Optionalparameter;theWindowsCompanyNamewillbe

usedifthisparameterisnotsupplied.


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Configuring Features from the Command Line

TheadminsetupisaBasicMSIproject,notanInstallScriptproject;thereisnorecordmodetorunan

installwithSetup.iss.BasicMSIprojectsdonotcreateorusearesponsefileforsilentinstallations.ThearticleatthisURLdescribestheuseofresponsefilesforsilentinstallations:

http://helpnet.installshield.com/robo/projects/helplibdevstudio9/IHelpSetup_EXECm

dLine.htm#bParam

Tip

Whenconfiguringfeaturesfromthecommandline,itisbettertouse/ssilent

installationinordertoavoidconflictswithpropertiessetthroughtheinstaller

interface.

YoucanremoveoraddfeaturesfromthecommandlinebyusingADDLOCALor

REMOVE onafeaturebyfeaturebasis.Tosimplifytheprocess,useADDLOCAL=ALLandthenremovefeaturesyoudonotwant.Examplesareprovidedbelow.

Customizing the Installation with Setup.exe

Youcanusethefollowingoptionstoaddorremovefeaturesfromthecommandlinesetup.exe:

/v=commandlineaccesstomsifile /qn=whenusedwith/vparameter,silent(nouserinterface)parameterpassedtomsifile

Seethisdocumentationforacompletelistofcommandlineoptionsforsetup.exe:

http://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fproj

ects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm&

Tip

Hereareexamplesofaddingandremovingfeaturesthroughthesetup.exefile,using

silentinstall:

Adding: \setup.exe /v"ADDLOCAL=\"MSWordAddin\" /qn"

Removing:\setup.exe /v"ADDLOCAL=\"ALL\""REMOVE=\"MSWordAddin\" /qn"

Youcanalsostringtogethermultiplefeaturesforinclusionorremoval:

\setup.exe/v"ADDLOCAL=\"All\" REMOVE=\"MSWordAddin,PDFWriter,RSS\" /qn"
http://helpnet.installshield.com/robo/projects/helplibdevstudio9/IHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm#bParamhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/robo/projects/helplibdevstudio9/IHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm#bParamhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm&http://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm&http://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm&http://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm&http://helpnet.installshield.com/robo/projects/helplibdevstudio9/IHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm#bParamhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/robo/projects/helplibdevstudio9/IHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.htm#bParam


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Important:

OnaVISTAsystem, securityfeaturesrequirethatyourunsilentinstall(/qn)asthe

Administrator,notasamemberoftheAdministratorgroup.

Customizing the Installation with MSI

YoucanusetheseoptionstoaddorremovefeaturesfromthecommandlinewithMSI.exe:

/i=installmode /qn=silent(nouserinterface)parameter

Seethisdocumentationforacompletelistofcommandlineoptionsformsiexec.exe:

http://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield

11helplib%2FIHelpCmdLineMSI.htm&wnd=In

Tip

Hereareexamplesofaddingandremovingfeaturesthroughthemsiexec.exefile,using

silentinstall:

Adding: msiexec /i "\filename.msi"ADDLOCAL="MSWordAddin" /qn

Removing:msiexec /i "\filename.msi" ADDLOCAL="ALL"REMOVE="MSWordAddin" /qn

Youcanalsostringtogethermultiplefeaturesforinclusionorremoval:

msiexec /i "\filename.msi" ADDLOCAL="ALL"REMOVE="MSWordAddin,PDFWriter,RSS" /qn
http://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpCmdLineMSI.htm&wnd=Inhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpCmdLineMSI.htm&wnd=Inhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpCmdLineMSI.htm&wnd=Inhttp://helpnet.installshield.com/Robo/BIN/Robo.dll?mgr=agm&tpc=%2Frobo%2Fprojects%2Finstallshield11helplib%2FIHelpCmdLineMSI.htm&wnd=In


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Table 9: Configuring Features with MSI from the Command Line

Feature Comments

Library Available add-ins

Thedefault

add

in

is

Library,

which

installs

add

ins

below.

Youcanalsospecifyasubset.

Images

Shapes

BackgroundImages

Icons

ImageGallery

Icons

TemplateOrganizer

Templates

WebTemplates

Styles

MapParts

MapMarkers

Example:

msiexec /i "\filename.msi"ADDLOCAL="ALL" REMOVE="WebTemplates" /qn

Dictionaries Available add-ins

ThedefaultaddinisDictionaries,whichinstallsaddins

below.Youcanalsospecifyasubset.

Swedish

Spanish

NorwegianB

BrasilianPortuguese

Italian

Danish

Finnish

CanadianEnglish

USEnglish

UKEnglish

French Dutch

German

Example:

msiexec /i "\filename.msi"ADDLOCAL="ALL" REMOVE="CanadianEnglish" /qn


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Feature Comments

Microsoft Add-Ins Available add-ins

ThedefaultaddinisMSAddins,whichinstallsaddins

below.Youcanalsospecifyasubset.

MSWordAddin

MSOutlookAddin

MSOutlookLinkerAddin

MSOutlookMapMinderLinkerAddin

MSProjectAddin

MSExcelLinkerAddin

MSVisioAddin

MSIEAddin

Example:

msiexec /i "\filename.msi"

ADDLOCAL="ALL" REMOVE="MSProjectAddin" /qn

PDF Writer TheaddinisPDFWriter

Example:

msiexec /i "\filename.msi"ADDLOCAL="ALL" REMOVE="PDFWriter" /qn

RSS TheaddinisRSS

Example:

msiexec /i "\filename.msi"ADDLOCAL="ALL" REMOVE="RSS" /qn


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Configuring Functions from the Command Line

Duringinstallation,youcandisablesomefunctionsbysettingthevalueto"0".Forexample:

msiexec /i "\Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi" /qnONLINEHELP="0"

Table 10: Configuring Functions from the Command Line

Functions Examples

Macro Support ThefunctionnameisMACROUI.

Example(msi)

msiexec /i "\Mindjet MindManager8 Admin.msi" /qn MACROUI="0"

Shortcuts Thefunctionnamesare: SHORTCUTDESKTOP

SHORTCUTSTARTMENU

SHORTCUTQUICKLAUNCH

Example:

msiexec /i "\Mindjet MindManager8 Admin.msi" /qn SHORTCUTSTARTMENU="0"

Internet Access ThefunctionnameisINTERNETACCESS.

Example (msi):

msiexec /i "\Mindjet MindManager8 Admin.msi" /qn INTERNETACCESS="0"

Example(setup.exe)

\setup.exe /s /v"INTERNETACCESS=0/qn"

Online Help ThefunctionnameisONLINEHELP.

Example (msi):

msiexec /i "\Mindjet MindManager8 Admin.msi" /qn ONLINEHELP="0"

Example (setup.exe):

\setup.exe /s /v"ONLINEHELP=0/qn"

UI Customization ThefunctionnameisUICUSTOMIZATION.

Example (msi):msiexec /i "\Mindjet MindManager8 Admin.msi" /qn UICUSTOMIZATION="1"

Example (setup.exe):

\setup.exe /s/v"UICUSTOMIZATION=1 /qn"


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Configuring Functions from the Registry

Ifyouwant,youconfiguresomefunctionalityintheregistrybeforeinstallingMindManager.Theinstaller

readsthesekeysandretainsthesesettingsduringinstallation.Afterinstallationiscomplete,youcan

handconfigurethesesettingsaswell.Todisableafunction,settheregistryvalueto"0".Resetthevalue

to"1"toreenablethefunction.EachkeyisofthetypeREG_DWORD.

Table 11: Configuring Functions from the Registry

Functions Examples

Macro Support TheregistrykeyisMacroUiEnabled.

Example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings "MacroUiEnabled" (0)

Internet Access TheregistrykeyisInternetConnectionEnabled.

Example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings "InternetConnectionEnabled" (0)

Online Help TheregistrykeyisOnlineHelpEnabled.

Example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings "OnlineHelpEnabled" (1)

UI Customization TheregistrykeyisEnableUserCustomization.

Example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings "EnableUserCustomization" (1)


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Deploying User Data, the Library, and Tutorials

AsdiscussedinDeployingUserDataandtheLibrarytoaServer,youmaywanttodeployuserdataand

thelibrarytoaserver.Ifyouwanttodeploytheuserdataandlibraryonseparateservers,youmustdosofromthecommandlineorbyeditingtheregistry.

Deploying User Data, the Library, and Tutorials from the Command Line

Thefollowingcommandsgiveyoutheabilitytodeployuserdata,theLibrary,andtutorialstoseparate

locations.Eachoptionconsistsofaproperty,which,whengivenacommandlinevalue,writestothe

registry.Youcanalsopredefinetheseoptionsbycreatingandexecutingaregistryscriptbeforeasilent

setup,asdescribedinUsingRegistryKeystoDeployUserDataFiles.

Recallinthecaseofinstallingtutorialsthatstoringthemsomewhereotherthanthedefaultlocationcan

notonlysavememory,butallowaccesstotutorialsthatotherwiserequireInternetaccess.

Table 12: User Data Deployment Options

Command Resulting Registry Entry

USERDATAPATH=""

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDUserDataPath" ""

USERDATAPERUSERPATH="1" Deployuserdatainaperuserfolder.

1=Enable

0=Defaultordisable

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDUserDataPerUser" (1)

USERDATAPATHSUFFIX=""

Thisfolderisappendedtotheperuserfolder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDUserDataPathSuffix"""

Example:

msiexec /i "Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi"USERDATAPATH="C:\Temp\UserData" USERDATAPERUSERPATH="1"USERDATAPATHSUFFIX="MyUserData"


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Table 13: Library Deployment Options


LIBRARIESPATH=""

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDLibraryPath" ""

LIBRARIESPERUSERPATH="1" Deploylibrariesinaperuserfolder.

1=Enable

0=Disable

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDLibraryPerUser" (1)

LIBRARIESPATHSUFFIX=""

Thisfolderisappendedtotheperuserfolder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDLibraryPathSuffix"""

LIBRARIESEXTRACT=1 ExtractlibrariestopaththefirsttimeMindManager

starts.

1=Enable

0=Disable

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer "LSDLibraryExtract" (1)

Example:

msiexec /i "Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi" LIBRARIESPATH="C:\Temp\Libraries" LIBRARIESPERUSERPATH ="1"LIBRARIESPATHSUFFIX ="MyLibraries" LIBRARIESEXTRACT="1"

Table 14: Tutorial Deployment Options


TUTORIALSLOCATION="

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings\TutorialsLocation ""

Example:

msiexec /i "Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi" TUTORIALSLOCATION="C:\Temp\Tutorials"

Deploying User Data from the Registry

Duringasilent(noninteractive)installation,youcandeploydatauserfilesbysettingsomeregistry

valuesontheuserssystemintheregistrykeybeforerunningtheinstaller:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer


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Table 15: User Data Registry Key Values

Registry Value Data Value

LSDUserDataPath See Serverbasepath ,above.

Examples:

N:\User Data\AllUsers\Mindjet\MindManager\8

or

N:\User Data (if LSDUserDataPerUser is setto 1)

LSDUserDataPerUser 0=Donotuseseparatefoldersperuser

1=Douseseparatefoldersperuser

LSDUserDataPathSuffix See Appendsubpath ,above

Example:

Mindjet\MindManager\8

OnlyappliesifLSDUserDataPerUserissetto1

Ifyouwanttodeployalloftheuserdata,includingthelibraryonaserver,createaregistryfilenamed

MindManagerLargeScaleDeploymentOptions.reg likethis:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Installer]

"LSDUserDataPath"="N:\\User Data\\All

Users\\Mindjet\\MindManager 8""LSDUserDataPerUser"=dword:00000001

"LSDUserDataPathSuffix"="User Data"

LSDLibraryPath= N:\\All Users\\Mindjet\\MindManager 8

LSDLibraryPerUser=dword:00000001

LSDLibraryPathSuffix=Library

LSDLibraryExtract=dword:0000001

Thencreateabatchfilelikethis,replacingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwithavalidlicensekey:

regedit /s "MindManager Large-Scale Deployment Options.reg"Msiexec.exe /i "MindManager 8 Admin.msi" /qn

INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8\"LICENSEKEY=" xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx "

Sample Setup Commands

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Simple Installation

Thiscommandsimplyrunstheinstallerintheusualinteractivemode.

Msiexec.exe /i "MindManager 8 Admin.msi"

YoucanalsorunMindManager 8 Admin.msifromWindowsExplorer.

Silent Installation

Thiscommandsilentlyrunstheinstaller,supplyingvaluesforallrequiredparameters.

Msiexec.exe /i "MindManager 8 Admin.msi" /qnINSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager 8\"LICENSEKEY=" xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx "

Notethatthe xxxxxxxxxxxx portionofthelicensekeymustbereplacedwithavalidkey.Optional

parametersareUSERNAMEandCOMPANYNAME.

Sample Customized Installation Using ADDLOCAL and REMOVEHereisanexampleforacustomizedsilentinstall,usingADDLOCALandREMOVE:

Msiexec.exe /i "Mindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi" /qn /L*v"C:\MM8AdminSetup.log" INSTALLDIR="D:\ProgramFiles\Mindjet\MindManager 8\" LICENSEKEY=" xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx " USERNAME="John Doe" COMPANYNAME="Acme, Inc."

ADDLOCAL="ALL" REMOVE="PDFWriter, MSWordAddin" MACROUI="0"INTERNETACCESS="0" UICUSTOMIZATION="0" ONLINEHELP="0"

Uninstallation

ThiscommanduninstallsMindManager:Msiexec.exe /x "MindManager 8 Admin.msi"


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Deploying with Active Directory

DeployingMindManagerviaActiveDirectoryandGrouppoliciesishaslimitedsupportedatthistime

because:

MindManagersetuponlysupportsComputerbasedsoftwareinstallation SomeMindManagerpropertiescanonlybeconfiguredfromthecommandline

You

can

use

configuration

tools

such

as

Orca

to:

Configurepropertiesfromthepropertytable Savethesettingstoatransformfile(MST) Deployitwiththeupdatedvalues

HereisalistofpropertiesyoucanmodifyinthePropertyTable:

Table 16: Properties Editable in Properties Table

Property Description/Default Setting

INTERNETACCESS=1/0 AllowinternetaccessinMindManager

Default=1

LIBRARIESPATH= Usercanoverridedefaultpath.

LIBRARIESPATHSUFFIX= Usercanoverridedefaultpath.

LIBRARIESPERUSERPATH=0/1 Deploylibrariesperuser

Default=0

LIBRARIESEXTRACT=1/0 MindManagerextractslibrariesatfirstlaunch

Default=1

USERDATAPATH= Usercanoverridedefaultpath.

USERDATAPATHSUFFIX= Usercanoverridedefaultpath.

USERDATAPERUSERPATH=0/1 UserDatadeployedperuser

Default=1

MACROUI=1/0 EnableMacrosinUI

Default=1


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Property Description/Default Setting

ONLINEHELP=1/0 Enableonlinehelp

Default=1

REBOOTISREQUIRED=No/Yes Requirerebootafterinstallation

Default=No

TOPICALERTSLINKER=1/0 Enabletopicalertslinker

Default=1

UICUSTOMIZATION=1/0 (default=1) EnableUIcustomization

Default=1

SHORTCUTDESKTOP=1/0 (default=1) CreateDesktopshortcut

Default=1

SHORTCUTQUICKLAUNCH=1/0 CreateQuickLaunchshortcut

Default=1

SHORTCUTSTARTMENU=1/0 (default=1) CreateStartMenushortcut

Default=1

Werecommend:

Saving these settings to the transform file as a backup, rather than directly to the MSI

Deploying MindManager 8 on a per-machine basis only, avoiding the possibility that themachines with multiple users get multiple copies of MindManager installed

Creating a policy for Always install elevated otherwise the installation may fail

On the features table, setting the InstallLevel for the PDFWriter to 101 or higher if you wantto disable it


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Deploying with Windows Server 2003

YoucaninstallMindManager8withWindowsServer2003runningTerminalServicesandthendeployit

tovarietyofclientmachines.

To install MindManager 8 on a Windows Server 2003 running Windows Terminal Services (WTS):

1. LogontotheWindowsTerminalServerasanadministrator.

2. LaunchMindjetMindManager 8 Admin.msi.

WerecommendusingtheAdd/RemoveProgramsappletintheWindows

ControlPanel.

AvoidrunningtheinstallerdirectlyfromWindowsExplorerunlessyouare

familiarwithusingthe changeuser/install and changeuser/execute

commands.

3. SelectAddNewProgramsandthenCDorFloppy.

TheautomaticproceduredoesnotfindtheMindManagersetupprogram.

4. FortheRunInstallationProgramdialog,clickBrowse.

5. IntheBrowsedialog:

ChangeFilesoftypetoPrograms.

NavigatetothelocationoftheMindManagerinstaller.

SelectMindjet MindManager 8 Admin.msi.

ClickOpenandthenNexttostarttheinstaller.

6. IntheCustomerInformationdialog,leavetheUserNameblankorchosea genericname.

TheusercancustomizethisinMindManagerbyenteringanOrganizationnameand

theMindManagerLicenseKey.7. IntheSetupTypedialog,chooseCompleteorCustomasdesired.

Fordetailsaboutcustomization,seeDeployingMindManager8Usingthe

InstallationWizard.

8. CompletetheinstallationasoutlinedinCompletingtheStandardInstallation.

YoucannowrunMindManagerontheserverwiththeWindowsRemoteDesktopConnectionclient.


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MindManager8runsinfullcolormodeanddoesnotsupport256colormode.Forbestresultsrunthe

terminalserverclientsinfullcolormodeaswell.DeployingMindManager8underWindows2000server

willfunction,butwithlessthanoptimalresults.

Tip

ForknownissuesoperatingMindManagerwithWindowsServer2003,consult:Known

IssuesRunningMindManageronaWindowsTerminalServerorCitrixMetaFrame

PresentationServeronlineintheSupportCenterKnowledgeBaseatMindjet.com.


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Deploying with Citrix Presentation Server

TheCitrixMetaFramePresentationServerisasophisticatedterminalserverenvironmentbuiltontopof

theWindowsTerminalServicesprovidedbyWindowsServer.Thisiscurrentlytheonlytestedand

supportedCitrixplatformforMindManager(althoughothercombinationsmaywork).

Tip

ForknownissuesoperatingMindManagerwithCitrixMetaFramePresentationServer,

consult:KnownIssuesRunningMindManageronaWindowsTerminalServerorCitrix

MetaFramePresentationServeronlineintheSupportCenterKnowledgeBaseat

Mindjet.com.

Basic Installation for the Citrix Desktop

ForbetterCitrixperformance,donotinstallMindManager8onaC:drive.Afterinstallation,

MindManagerappearsaspartoftheCitrixDesktopasinglewindowcontainingiconsforallthe

publishedapplications.

Advanced Installation of a "Seamless" Window

YoucanalsoinstallMindManagertoCitrixasaseamlessindividualapplicationwindow,insteadof

installingaspartoftheCitrixdesktop,asdescribedabove.

To install MindManager as a "seamless" individual application window:

1. InstallMindManageronaWindowsServer2003runningWindowsTerminal

Services(WTS)

2. ClickthePresentationServerConsolebutton fromtheCitrixtoolbar.3. Logontotheserver.


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4. Inthetree,selectApplications.

5. RightclickApplications.

6. SelectPublishApplications.(TheApplicationPublishingWizardappears).

7. Specifywhattopublish.


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8. DefinetheProgramNeighborhoodSettings.

9. DefinetheApplicationAppearanceoptions.(SettoHighColororTrueColor).

10. Specifyspecialclientrequirements.(Defaultsettingsarefine).


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11. Specifythenumberoflicensesyouhavepurchasedinthe Maximuminstances

field.

12. SpecifywhichserverswilldeployMindManager.

13. Specifyusers.(Werecommenddoingthisbygrouptoeaseaddingsingleusers).


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14. LeavetheFileTypeAssociationspageempty;MindManagerisregisteredonthe

server.

Onceyouaredone,youshouldseetheMindManagerapplicationintheApplications

section:

TheMindManagericonnowappearsinauthorizedusers CitrixProgram

Neighborhood.


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Formoreconfigurationoptions,pleaseconsultyourCitrixdocumentation.


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Administering MindManager

ThereareotheradministrativeissuesinvolvedindeployingMindManager8onalargescale.Youcan

addressmanyofthemusingadministrativetoolsandmethodsdescribedbelow.

Managing Add-Ins

MindManagerusesanumberofaddinDLLs.TheAddInsareautomaticallyregisteredwhen

MindManagerisinstalled.Onstartup,theAddInscheckforanyotherrequiredresources(e.g.the

supportedversion(s)ofMicrosoftWord).Theyenableordisablethemselvesasappropriate.Ifanaddin

failstostart,itisautomaticallyremovedfromtheMindManagerlistofaddins(butnotfromthedisk).

Registering or Unregistering Add-Ins from the Command Line

To unregister the MindManager Word add-in:

1. SelectStart>Run.

2. Enterthecommand:regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager8\Mm6Word.dll"

Torestoreanunregisteredaddin:theMindManagerWordaddin,

3. SelectStart>Run.

4. Enterthecommand:regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Mindjet\MindManager8\Mm6Word.dll"

Managing Add-Ins from the Registry

UserscanenableanddisableaddinsviatheMindManagerTools>AddInscommand.However,if

desiredit

is

possible

to

disable

or

remove

individual

MindManager

add

ins

via

the

Windows

Registry.


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The Registry Add-In List

ThelistofaddinsthatMindManagerloadsatstartupisintheRegistryat:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\AddIns

Removing or Restoring Add-Ins from the Registry

ToremoveaMindManageraddin(i.e.makeit invisible toMindManager)deleteitsregistrysubkey.

ToremovetheWordaddin,deletethefollowingkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\AddIns\Mindjet.Mm8Word.AddIn.3

Thismakestheaddin invisible toMindManagersoitwillnotbeloadedonprogramstartupandwill

notbeseeninthelistofaddinsintheTools >AddInsdialog.However,theaddinDLLfilesstillexist

ontheharddrivealongwithMindManager.

AnotherwaytoremoveanaddinistounregisteritasdescribedinRegisteringorUnregisteringAddIns

fromtheCommandLine.WedonotrecommenddeletingtheaddinsDLLssincetheywillberestored

automaticallythenexttimetheprogramisrunviaitsshortcut.


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Enabling or Disabling Add-Ins from the Registry

UserscandisableorenableagivenaddindirectlyfromMindManagerviatheTools >AddIns

command.AddinscanalsobedisabledviatheWindowsRegistryasdescribedbelow.

Therearetwokeystoconsiderwhendisablinganaddinforagivenuser:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\AddIns\AddInName

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\AddIns\AddInName

whereAddInNameistheactualnameoftheaddin(e.g.Mindjet.Mm6Word.AddIn.1).

WhenagivenuserstartsMindManager,theprogramchecksfirstintheHKEY_CURRENT_USERsubkey

fora LoadBehavior value.Ifitexists,itisused.

Ifitdoesnotexist,MindManagercopiestheLoadBehaviorvaluefromtheHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

subkeytotheHKEY_CURRENT_USERsubkeyandthenusesthatvalue.


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Therefore,todisableanaddinforthecurrentuser,settheLoadBehaviorvalueinthe

HKEY_CURRENT_USERsubkeyto0.

Todisabletheaddinforallnewusers,settheLoadBehaviorvalueintheHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

subkeyto0.

Note:ThishasnoeffectonusersthathavealreadyrunMindManageratleastonce.Forthemyoumust

setLoadBehaviorintheHKEY_CURRENT_USERsubkey.

Similarly,settingLoadBehaviorto2enablestheaddinagain.

Managing Microsoft Office Add-Ins

WhenMindManagerisinstalled,itregistersaddinsforMSOfficeproducts.Thelocationofthisaddin

registrationintheWindowsRegistrydependsontheapplicationandtheaddin.Forexample,the

MindManageraddinforMicrosoftWordisregisteredonapermachinebasis(soallusersofthemachine

haveit)at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Word\Addins\Mindjet.Mm8Word.AddIn.3

NotethatWordhandlestheTools > COMAddIns commandanduserinterfacedifferentlythan

MindManager.InWord,ifanaddinisregisteredinHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE(HKLM),thenitisnot

displayedintheCOMAddInsdialog.IfanaddinisregisteredinHKEY_CURRENT_USER(HKCU),it

isdisplayedinthedialogandcanbeturnedoffandon.IftheaddinisregisteredbothinHKLMand

HKCU,WordignorestheHKCUentryandjustusestheHKLMentry.

Theregistry

data

values

for

the

Microsoft

program

add

ins

are

the

same

as

described

for

the

MindManageraddinsandcanbeeditedinasimilarfashion.


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Managing MindManager 8 from the Registry

MindManager8supportsregistrysettingstomakeiteasierforsystemadministratorstocontrolthe

MindManagerenvironmentpresentedtotheirusers.MostMindManager8registrysettingscanbesetvia

theMindManager8userinterface.TheseregistrysettingsrelevanttoLargeScaleDeploymentarenot

availablefromtheMindManager8userinterface.Seealsotheuserdataoptions,whichcanalsobesetvia

registrysettings.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Settings

ThefollowingMindManager8registrysettingsareusedonapermachinebasis:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Registration

Table 17: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registration Values

Value Name Type Value Data

ShowActivatedLicense REG_DWORD 0tonotshowtheMindManageruserthelicense

keybeingusedorallowittobechanged.

1toshowthelicensekey.

ChangeActivatedLicense REG_DWORD 0topreventchangingtheMindManagerlicense

key.

1toallowthelicensekeytobechanged.

ThefollowingMindManager8registrysettingsareusedonapermachinebasis:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings

Table 18: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Settings


LocalUserDataDirectory REG_SZ Pathtocopyuserdatafiles(e.g.ImageLibrary

files,etc.)atfirstlaunch.Maycontain

environmentvariables.Forexample:

N:\UserData\%USERNAME%\MindManager 8

Ifnopathisspecified,thenthispathisassumed:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\MindManager\8

Thissettingcanbeoverriddenbythesame

settinginHKEY_CURRENT_USER(seebelow)

orbytheLSDUserDataPathsettingdescribed

earlier.


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PerUserInstallation REG_DWORD 0forpermachinelicensekeymanagement.

1forperuserlicensekeymanagement.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER SettingsThefollowingMindManager8registrysettingsareusedonaperuserbasis:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Settings

Table 19: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Settings


AllowUpdateCheck REG_DWORD 0tohidetheHelp,CheckforUpdatescommand.

1toshowthiscommand.

2toshowthiscommandonlyiftheuserhas

writeprivilegestoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

(default)

DisableAnimation REG_DWORD 0toallowanimationofmapsforsmoother

scrolling.

1todisableanimationofmapsforonejump

scrollingwhichislessgraphicsintensiveand

perhapsmoredesirableinalowbandwidth

WindowsTerminalServerenvironment.

LocalUserDataDirectory REG_SZ Pathtocopyuserdatafiles(e.g.ImageLibrary

files,etc.)towhenanewuserfirststarts

MindManager.Maycontainenvironment

variables.Forexample:

N:\UserData\%USERNAME%\MindManager 8

Ifnopathisspecified,thenthispathisassumed:

%USERPROFILE%\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\MindManager\8

Thissettingcanbeoverriddenbythe

LSDUserDataPathsettingdescribedearlier.

Managing MindManager 8 with Event Macros

MindManager8cantriggercertainEventMacrosthatcanhelpsystemadministratorsmonitortheusage

oftheprogrammorecarefully.

Thesemacrosareexamplesonly.Youneedtocustomizethemforyourenvironment.


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MicrosoftaddedtheOutlookObjectModelGuardtoOutlook2002,forcingthedisplayof

amessageinformingtheuserthataprogramistryingtosendamessageviaOutlook.

Theusermustapprovethesend.ThisbehaviorcanbecontrolledbyOutlooksystem

policies.

Table 20: Event Macros

Event Name When Fired

OnApplicationStarted AttheendofInitInstance,onlywhenstartedin normal

mode,not/RegServer,/UnregServer,etc.)

OnExpiredTrialStarted Justbeforethe TrialExpired dialog

OnFirstUse Justbeforeweinstall peruserdata

OnBuyButtonPressed Justbeforethe BuyMindManager dialogisdisplayed

Whenamacroeventisfired,0ormoremacrosarerun.Themappingofmacroeventnamestomacro

filenamesisdeterminedonstartup.

Onstartup,MindManager8looksintheregistryat

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8

forakeynamedEventMacros.Ifitisfound,wemightexpecttofindkeyssuchasthese:Event Macros\

OnApplicationStarted\

EventMacro_OnApplicationStarted.mmbas

EventMacro_OnApplicationStartedTwo.mmbas

Path="C:\Temp\EventMacro_OnApplicationStartedTwo.mmbas"

OnBuyButtonPressed\

EventMacro_OnBuyButtonPressed.mmbas

OnExpiredTrialStarted\

EventMacro_OnExpiredTrialStarted.mmbas

OnFirstUse\

EventMacro_OnFirstUse.mmbas

Eacheventkeycanhave0ormoremacrokeynames.Eachmacrokeycanhaveanoptional Path value.If

the Path valueisnotthere,thenthekeynameisthepath.Ifthepathisarelativepath(e.g.


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EventMacro_OnApplicationStarted.mmbas ),itisconvertedtoanabsolutepathrelativetothedefault

macrofolderfortheuser(e.g. C:\DocumentsandSettings\UserName\LocalSettings\Application

Data\Mindjet\MindManager\8\macros ).

Ifthe EventMacros keyisnotintheregistry,thenMindManagerlooksforeventmacrosinthedefaultmacrofolder(seeabove)withanameoftheform:

EventMacro_.mmbas

Forexample:


Therefore,itispossibletogetmacroeventstorunamacrosimplybyputtingmacroswiththeproper

nameintheusersmacrofolder.However,formosttypicalITuses,the EventMacros keywillbeused

sincethiscanpointtomacrosonsomenetworkdrive,forexample.

Forexample,

this


macro

uses

the

Outlook

object

model

to

sendanotificationemail:

'#Uses "EventMacro_Utilities.mmbas"

Sub Main

SendNotificationEmail "MindManager event: ApplicationStarted"

End Sub

Wherethe EventMacro_Utilities.mmbas filecontains:

' Utilities for use with MindManager event macros

Public Sub SendNotificationEmail(eventString As String)

' Sends the subject string to the appropriate IT person

' to notify them of the MindManager event that justoccurred

' Get access to our email program

Dim outlookApp As Outlook.Application

Set outlookApp = New Outlook.Application

' Create a message

Dim message As Outlook.MailItem

Set message = outlookApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)

message.To = "System Administrator"

message.Subject = eventString

message.Body = eventString

' Send the message

message.Send


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End Sub

Managing User Licenses

EachMindManager8usermusthavealicense.PleasecontactyourresellerorMindManager8sales

representativeforlicensingtermsappropriateforLargeScaleDeployment.MindManager8doesnot

includeanyspecialsupportforproprietarythirdpartylicensemanagementsoftware.

MindManagercancheckandadministerlicensekeysonaperuserorpermachinebasis.MindManager

firstlooksforalicensekeyin:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Registration\SlpLicenseKey

Ifoneisnotfound,thenitlooksin

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Registration\SlpLicenseKey

ThedefaultMindManagerinstallationadministerslicensekeysonapermachinebasis.Alicensekeyis

entered oralicensefileiscopiedtothemachineaftertheprogramisinstalledThenMindManageris

activated,andallusersofthatmachinehaveaccesstotheprogramviathatlicensekey.

To achieve per-user license key administration for MindManager:

1. InstallMindManagerwithnolicensekeyorlicensefile:Usetheinstallationwizard

(whichdoesnotaskforakey),orusecommandlineinstallationwithoutspecifyinga

licensekeyorlicensefile.

Or,settheregistrykey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mindjet\

MindManager\8\Settings\PerUserInstallationto

1after

installation.

This

setting

instructsMindManagertosaveanylicensekeytheuserenterstotheHKCUsetting

insteadoftheHKLMsetting.

2. TheadministratorshouldputtheuserslicensekeyintheusersHKCUregistry

setting,above,orcommunicatetheuserslicensekeytothemandlettheuserenter

thelicensekeyinthelicensekeydialogthatisautomaticallydisplayedwhentheuser

activatesMindManager.

Policies Support

MindManagerdoes

not

offer

official

Windows

Policies

support.