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DiscoverStation 5 Microsoft Office Integration Guide


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(Updated 2007.11.14)


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Introduction

Many customers have asked for Microsoft Office integration with DiscoverStation. With the development of DiscoverStation 5, we are working on being able to provide this feature. Below are the instructions for setting up DiscoverStation to use WINE, which allows it to run certain applications from Microsoft Office.

Check out the DiscoverStation FAQ for some summary information on this feature of DisoverStation 5.

Installation/Configuration

Alternatively, you can watch the video.

(1) Install WINE

  1. Start a session and log into Administrator Mode.
  2. Double-click on the Advanced Tools icon on the desktop.
  3. Find the Install Packages icon and double-click on it.
  4. Use the Yum Extender package installer tool to install the WINE package.
  5. Click Install on the top left of the window.
  6. In the list of packages that should appear, scroll down and find the wine package and click on the box next to it to select it. (There are other packages beginning with "wine", but you do not need to check those.)
  7. Click the Add to Queue button at the lower right of the window.
  8. Click the Queue button on the left of the window. This will show all packages to be added to DiscoverStation. There may be other packages listed that are necessary to support WINE.
  9. Click the Process Queue button on the lower right of the window.
  10. Click OK as required.
  11. Once all the packages are installed, close Yum Extender.
  12. Log out of the session.

(2) Installing Microsoft Office

Follow these steps carefully!

  1. The Office Setup program.
    The Office Setup program.
    Start a session.
  2. DO NOT GO INTO ADMINISTRATOR MODE. You must complete this part of the procedure as a regular user.
  3. Double-click on Computer on the desktop.
  4. Find the Windows program installer (usually in the CD/DVD drive) and double-click on the icon (usually called setup.exe or autorun.exe).
  5. Choose the Custom Install option.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Applications deselected.
    Applications deselected.
    De-select all installation options. This will force the installer to create the necessary filesystem and registry structures, but not actually copy most of the application and support files.
  8. Click Next to proceed with the installation process until it is finished. The installation process may abnormally end at this point with certain versions of Microsoft Office.
  9. Use the File Browser to find the program installer again, and double-click on it.
  10. Applications selected the second time.
    Applications selected the second time.
    This time, choose the Add/Remove components option.
  11. Click on Next.
  12. Select all desired components this time. We currently only recommend selecting Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. The other applications have not yet been tested.
  13. Click Upgrade.
  14. Follow any on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

(3) WINE Configuration

  1. Save WINE Configuration tool.
    Save WINE Configuration tool.
    Configure/activate/customize the WINE/Office environment as desired.
    • To browse the "Windows" C: drive, double-click the Station #'s Documents icon on the desktop to open a File Browser. Press Ctrl-H to show hidden files, then double-click on the .wine folder. Applications will be stored in .wine/drive_c/Program Files/. You may run a Windows application by double-clicking its .EXE file.
  2. Double-click on the Advanced Tools icon on the desktop.
  3. Double-click the Save WINE Configuration icon.
  4. Copy dialog.
    Copy dialog.
    You should see a Copying WINE installation dialog pop up.
  5. Tweak your WINE configuration as necessary:
    • Store the WINE configuration package: Administrator Mode > Desktop > Advanced Tools > Save WINE configuration
    • To amend a WINE configuration, log in to a session that uses it, then proceed to install additional software or delete stuff. You must then store the configuration again as described above.
  6. Modify one or more Session Profiles in Userful Manager to load the installed WINE configuration when it starts:
    1. Log into Userful Manager.
    2. Find the Session Profile you wish to change.
    3. In a Session Profile, find Session Programs.
    4. Under Run Type, select pre-session.
    5. Supply the command 
      /opt/userful/bin/wine-load-pie.sh
    6. Save the Session Profile.
    7. Find the appropriate computer and Apply Configuration.
    8. Go to a station and use Update Configuration.





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