Real simple.
1. Extract Files to a temp Directory
2. Double Click on LotusFix.exe
3. Press Apply Patch when prompted
4. Select Lotus as your Default E-Mail Client on the automatically opened
MSIE properties sheet
Click here to download .zip file
Provided by John J. Thomas (http://www.mirageone.net)
LotusFix.EXE by John J Thomas III
Revision 2.00.0004
Purpose:
When run from a server share in logon scripts LOTUSFIX.EXE
will scan the users HD for Lotus Notes and if Found will
add Lotus Notes to the Available choices for MSIE's Default
E-Mail and News Client.
Creates a log file logging (open for Append Shared)
PC Name, OS Version, MAC Address, LotusDir, Status, Date
Intended Use :
Was designed with Corporate Enterprise Rollouts
Accepts UNC paths for logging. However it works
equally as well on a system to system basis
Requirements
Microsoft Windows OS
x86 IBM PC Clone Compatible
Lotus Notes 4 or better (Works on R5 as well)
SHARE WITH WRITE ACCESS
ADMINISTRATIVE ACCESS TO LOCAL SYSTEM
Use :
1. Extract All Files to a common Directory
2. Edit the INI to suit your needs
The option DisplayMsgBoxOnExit in the INI
File if set to True will display a message
box to the user upon completion, announcing
the success or failure of the patch. If set to
False, users will never know it ran.
The program also creates a registry key
HKLM\SOFWARE\LotusFix\Pathced WHICH IS A BOOLEAN
Value, this will only run once on each system
to save log space. If you wish to re-run the patch
later simply run "lotusfix.exe reset". This will
cause the app to toggle the flag to false and run
the patch again. This was done to reduce multiple
duplicate entries created every time a user logs
on.
Lastly, the program will only ADD Lotus Notes to
The available clients unless you set MakeLotusDefault
in the lotusfix.ini file to TRUE. This is good if
some of your users are still using Outlook.
Bugs : RESOLVED AS OF 6/5/2002
Only one, thought not really a bug, more at missing
information. I do not know where the actual registry
key resides that houses which program is selected as
the default E-mail/News Client, so the user will still
have to manually select Lotus as their Default Client
(where as before it was not an avail. option - RESOLVED
It was in the same hive,
HKLM\Software\Clients\mail (default) Lotus Notes and
HKLM\Software\Clients\news (default) Lotus Notes
Misses the OSVersion on NT4 systems, however the registry
hives updated are non-gender specific , if you will.
Default Values and Info
Log file format is Comma Seperated Values
DisplayMsgBoxOnExit = True
MakeLotusDefault = True
USE, AS ALWAYS, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, YOU RUN IT YOUR RESPONSIBLE
I MAKE NO NO GUARANTEE WHAT SO EVER. I HAVE TESTED THIS SOFTWARE
ON MY OWN LAN, WITH CUSTOM EQUIPMENT.