Typical Installation

Typical installation selects all default features for installation. Features are defined as the specific functions of a program. See Feature Selection for a list of default features. You can customize Personal Communications features by selecting the custom installation option (see Custom Installation).

To start a typical installation, click Next in the installation type panel. A panel appears, indicating that Personal Communications is computing the disk space requirements.
Note:
Once the installation has passed this point, you cannot change the installation type. You would then need to cancel the installation on the Application Data panel, and begin a new installation.
To continue with the typical installation, use the following installation procedure.
  1. The Application Data Location dialog opens. Select from the following application data location options:
    • User's application data folder ([UserProfile]\Application Data)
    • All users' common application data folder (All Users\Application Data)
    • Classic private directory

    Personal Communications uses multiple configuration files: user-class files can be stored individually by user profile, while system-class files are stored in a common location. Refer to Quick Beginnings for more information about user-class and system-class files and locations.

    If the [UserProfile]\Application Data location is selected, the following profile paths are used:
    Operating System

    User-Class Directory (Current User)3

    		 System-Class Directory
    Windows® 98/Me C:\Windows\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Windows\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows® 98/Me (user profiles enabled) C:\Windows\Profiles\ %USERNAME%\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Windows\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows NT® 4.0 C:\Winnt\Profiles\ %USERNAME%\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows® Server 2003, XP C:\Documents and Settings\ %USERNAME%\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows server 2008 C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Personal Communications C:\ProgramData\IBM\Personal Communications
    If the All Users\Application Data location is selected, the following profile paths are used:
    Operating System User-Class Directory (Current User)3 System-Class Directory
    Windows® 98/Me C:\Windows\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Windows\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows® 98/Me (user profiles enabled) C:\Windows\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Windows\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows NT® 4.0 C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\ Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows® Server 2003, XP C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Personal Communications
    Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows server 2008 C:\ProgramData\IBM\Personal Communications C:\ProgramData\IBM\Personal Communications
    Note:
    In Windows® 98 and Me, you have the option of enabling user profiles. A user profile is an account, maintained by the operating system, that keeps track of a particular user's files and system configuration. When a user logs on to the system, Windows® is loaded with the logged-on user's files and system configuration settings in place.

    In Windows NT®, 2000, and XP, user profiles are always enabled.

    If the classic Private directory location is selected, the following profile paths are used:

    Operating System User-Class Directory (Current User)1, 2, 3 System-Class Directory
    Windows® 98/Me C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private
    Windows® 98/Me (user profiles enabled) C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private
    Windows NT® 4.0 C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private
    Windows® Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications\Private
    1If the User Preference Manager (UPM) was set to a directory other than the default directory, Personal Communications will utilize that directory to store the user–class files. System–class files are always stored in the Private directory.

    2For the classic Private directory locations, C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications is the drive where Personal Communications is installed.

    3The FTP Client configuration files are stored in the profile path mentioned the above, under the FTP folder.

    Note:
    For installations on Windows x64 platforms, the directory path Program Files is replaced by Program Files (x86).

    After selecting your application data location, click Next to continue with the installation.

  2. The Ready to Install the Program dialog opens. Click Back to change your previous settings, or click Cancel to terminate the installation process. Click Install to continue with installation.
The typical setup uses the C:\Program Files\IBM\Personal Communications directory for program installation.
Note:
If there is not enough disk space on the C: drive, you are prompted to choose the custom installation setup type in order to choose an alternate installation destination.

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After installation is complete, the Installation Complete dialog opens. Click Finish to exit the installation process.

After installation is complete, you are prompted to reboot the computer. You must reboot the computer before configuration changes take effect and you can use Personal Communications.

Note:
  1. Typical installs the most common features for the applicable emulators.
  2. Typical does not include CM Mouse or API sample programs.