Guidelines for Network Installation of PC-ORD

1. Each user needs a unique working folder.  Call this the "user's folder."  The user's folder can be either on a local drive or on a network drive.  However, the user's folder must be unique to that user or workstation and the user must have write access to that folder.
2. The "Start In" folder MUST be changed to that unique user's folder.   Install PC-ORD in the normal way.  Then right-click the PC-ORD icon, select "properties", and type in the name of the user's folder into the "start in" box.  Conflicts will result if multiple users are writing to the same folder.

Recommended setup:

1. Executable files are installed on network folder and shared by multiple users.
2. Users keep data files and temporary files on their own hard disks or in their own folder on a network drive.

For class use:

1. Same as above, but each user should copy the shared data files into their own folders.
2. In computer classrooms, users may want to define their "Start in" folder as a USB drive or stick.  This allows users to preserve their own settings from one session to the next, regardless of which machine they are using.  (Note, however, that the same thing is accomplished by having users use their own logical drive on the network, if such is available.)

For more information, see "Network Environments" in the PC-ORD Help system after installation.

CreateDesktopShortcut.exe is specifically designed to help you quickly create a PC-ORD icon, with a Start In property for a local folder.

After installing PC-ORD on the network server, run CreateDesktopShort.exe in the PCORD 5 folder on the server from each local computer station licensed to run PC-ORD.

KeyServer from Sassafras Software is a usage management software compatible with PC-ORD

CreateDesktopShortcut.exe, available below, is specifically designed to help you quickly create a PC-ORD icon, with a Start In property for a local folder.
This is particularly useful for network installations.