How to Create Serverless Signup Distributables

Article ID: Q158627
Creation Date: 01-NOV-1996
Revision Date: 24-JAN-1997

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit, version 3.0

SUMMARY

When you use the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) in the ISP Wizard mode, one method of implementing the client files to use a serverless signup method. This article documents the general procedure used to create the appropriate files to distribute.

MORE INFORMATION

I. Prepare for customization.

   1. Create the following directory structure:

         Directory Name      Description
         -----------------------------------------------------------

         SLH                 Parent root directory of the Site files
         SLH\Custom          Custom files for serverless signup
         SLH\Dist            Destination directory for the files
         SLH\Bitmaps         Custom bitmap files

   NOTE: You should create this directory structure on the same partition
   as the partition containing Windows, the temp directory and the paging
   file. You may need as much as 150 MB of free space, depending on the
   method and options you choose.

   2. Copy the files from the Server\Eng\Isp_File\Client\Serverless
      directory on the compact disc to the SLH\Custom directory you
      just created.

   3. Delete the Instal.txt file.

   4. Modify the following sections in the Signup.isp file according to
      your needs: [Entry], [User], [Phone], [Device], [Server], and
      [TCP/IP].

   5. Modify the Signup.htm file according to your needs. The link on the
      Submit button should reference the Instal.ins file, as shown in the
      example located at the path above.

   6. Create and place your custom bitmaps in the SLH\Bitmaps directory.

II. Build the Instal.ins file with the Wizard.

   1. Run through the Wizard.

       - Use the SLH\Dist directory as the final destination for the
         distributable files.

       - Use the SLH\Bitmaps directory as the location for the bitmaps.

       - Use the SLH\Custom directory as the location of the custom files.

   2. Add all desired user options in the Wizard.

   NOTE: The Instal.ins file from the compact disc is an example file and
   must be modified for your customization. In the following steps, you
   will take the contents of the Install.ins file (in the SLH\Dist
   directory) that the Wizard generated, and overwrite the contents of the
   sample Instal.ins file in your custom signup directory (originally
   copied from the compact disc). You will then add the [Entry], [User],
   [Phone], [Device], [Server], and [TCP/IP] sections from your
   modification of the Signup.isp file to the top of the Instal.ins file.

   3. Once you have completed the Wizard, you will find the Install.ins
      file (note two "l"s) in the SLH\Dist directory.

   4. Open this file, and open the Instal.ins file in a text editor such as
      Notepad.

   5. Copy the entire contents of the Install.ins file into the Instal.ins
      file, overwriting the original information.

      Steps to Replace the Contents of the Install.ins File:

      A. In the Install.ins file, click Select All on the Edit menu.

      B. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

      C. Activate the window for the Instal.ins file.

      D. On the Edit menu, click Select All.

      E. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

      F. Close the window for the Install.ins file, but do not modify or
         save changes to this file.

   6. Open the Signup.isp file and copy the [Entry], [User], [Phone],
      [Device], [Server], [TCP/IP] sections to the top of the Instal.ins
      file.

   7. Close the Signup.isp file, but do not modify or save changes to this
      file.

   8. Save and close the Instal.ins file.

At a minimum, you will have the following files: Instal.ins, Signup.isp, Signup.htm, and any related graphics referenced in the Signup.htm file, plus files you want to include in the distributable package in this custom directory.

III. Create the final distributable files.

   1. Delete the Download, Floppy and CD directories from the SLH\Dist
      directory.

      NOTE: Leave all other files and directories.

   2. Run the IEAK Wizard again. Most of the settings will be preserved.
      Make sure you use the same distributable root directory (the
      SLH\Dist directory) and the same custom directory (the SLH\Custom
      directory).

You now have the distributables created for a serverless signup.

NOTE: If you want to create a compact disc image, there is additional customization you need to make to the Start.htm file (located in the SLH\Dist\CD\Win95_NT\Eng\Demobin directory).

REFERENCES

For additional information, see the Isp_ins.doc file located on the IEAK compact disc in the Server\ENG\Docs directory.

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