OfficeTalk is supplied on a CD ROM. To install OfficeTalk, insert the first installation disk into your CD ROM and select Run from the File menu in Program Manager or Run from the Start Menu in Windows 95. In the Command Line box, type : D:\OTALK\SETUP (or E:\OTALK\SETUP if your floppy disk drive is called B:).
Run dialog box in Program Manager
Then press OK or press ENTER on the keyboard. Wait a few moments while OfficeTalk Setup initialises. You will then see a Welcome dialog box.
Setup Welcome dialog box
Press 
. OfficeTalk Setup will then ask you to supply a directory path for the OfficeTalk database directory.
OfficeTalk suggests a possible directory path. Either accept this, by pressing 
or enter another more suitable
drive and path.
OfficeTalk Database Path dialog box
Note: The drive and directory path for your database files must be a network drive and directory to which everyone has READ, WRITE and DELETE access.
If you have entered a drive and path which either already exists or is invalid, then OfficeTalk Setup will prevent you from
moving on, warning you that the path entered is not valid. Enter a valid path and then press 
.
OfficeTalk Message
When you have pressed 
, OfficeTalk Setup will ask you to provide a directory path in which to install the
OfficeTalk executable files.
OfficeTalk Executables Path dialog box
OfficeTalk Setup provides a default directory path, F:\OTALK. Either accept this, by pressing 
, or enter a
drive and path of your choice. If you enter a drive and path which either exists or is invalid, then, again, OfficeTalk Setup will
prevent you from moving on, warning you that the path entered is not valid.
Enter a valid path and then press 
. When you press 
, OfficeTalk Setup will copy across the
application files.
When OfficeTalk has finished installing it will create a new Program Group and put the OfficeTalk application icon and the OfficeTalk Help icon into the group.
OfficeTalk Program Group
OfficeTalk Setup will then inform you that it has installed OfficeTalk successfully. You are given the choice of running OfficeTalk straight away or returning to Windows.
Successfully Installed dialog box
Note: If OfficeTalk Setup fails then this is likely to be due to a lack of disk space on the drive to which you are installing the executables. Free up some space and try the installation procedure again.