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Conference abbott::teamlinks_windows

Title:TeamLinks for Windows
Notice:Kit and ECO locations: See replies to note 8.o note 8.
Moderator:ORION::chayna.zko.dec.com::tamara::eppesAN
Created:Mon Aug 28 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2238
Total number of notes:9650

2129.0. "Stop the reboot after installation" by OASS::ANDRES_B () Mon Apr 14 1997 21:21

    Teamlinks EFT 3.0
    
    Customer would like to know if it is possible to stop the
    reboot after the installation.
    
    They are writing some installation procedures to install
    many software programs at the same time and they need to just
    do one reboot at the end of this procedure.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Beth Andres
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2129.1MANANA::PRINCIPIOTue Apr 15 1997 16:5817
>    Teamlinks EFT 3.0
>    
>    Customer would like to know if it is possible to stop the
>    reboot after the installation.
>    
>    They are writing some installation procedures to install
>    many software programs at the same time and they need to just
>    do one reboot at the end of this procedure.

No, there isn't a way to turn this behavior off.  The best thing
to do is to close down all the applications (not just TeamLinks)
before installing.  That will probably prevent the reboot from
happening.

...helen
2129.2Just verificationOASS::ANDRES_BTue Apr 15 1997 19:1310
    Helen,
    
    Note 1690.4 says with version 3.0 of TL that a reboot will
    not be necessary.  I just want to verify that 3.0 will not
    require a reboot after installation.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Beth
2129.3XANADU::PRINCIPIOWed Apr 16 1997 12:2423
    
>    Note 1690.4 says with version 3.0 of TL that a reboot will
>    not be necessary.  I just want to verify that 3.0 will not
>    require a reboot after installation.

That note was addressing a very specific situation (when a DDE
communications error occur).  And although it won't force an immediate 
reboot, if the install detects there is a communication error with
DDE, it will tell the user that they need to reboot and it will then 
exit the installation.  So to the correct the problem you need to
reboot, but the install doesn't force you to do so.

That is just one situation.  The installation hasn't been modified
to not require a reboot in other circumstances that it always did.
So, V3.0 can still cause a reboot.  I believe there are a couple of 
situations that cause a reboot - one is that the install added TeamLinks 
to the path.  That shouldn't be a problem on an upgrade as it's probably 
already on the path.  The other situation can come about because some 
files are in use during the install.  That's why I said it would be best
if they shut down all applications.

.....helen