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Lotus Notes on a Stick

Copy your Lotus Notes client to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device

Take IBM Lotus Notes with you, but leave your computer behind. Lotus Notes V7.0.2 lets you copy your Lotus Notes desktop to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device that can plug into any Microsoft Windows workstation with a USB port. You’re one click away from launching Lotus Notes from almost anywhere!

What is Lotus Notes on a Stick?

Lotus Notes on a Stick is a feature of IBM Lotus Notes V7.0.2 and later that allows you to download your Lotus Notes client, including data, applications, mail, and more, to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device (also known as a memory stick) that you can then plug into any Microsoft Windows workstation with a USB port. You use a simple command to install Lotus Notes on the USB device. Once that is done, you can work with Lotus Notes from any location without your laptop.

Lotus Notes on a Stick automatically recreates your Lotus Notes environment on any workstation. No configuration is necessary for set up on the host machine. With one click, you can launch Lotus Notes from the USB device, which automatically adds an icon to your host machine's desktop. When you remove the USB device, Lotus Notes on a Stick uninstalls Lotus Notes, removing the desktop icon, all files, and registry keys. Nothing is left behind.

Roaming users can take advantage of Lotus Notes on a Stick to download their roaming files to a USB device for even greater mobility.

Lotus Notes is not required any on machine into which you plug the USB device. Lotus Notes on a Stick has no effect on any existing installations of Lotus Notes.

The Lotus Notes on a Stick feature applies only to the Lotus Notes client and cannot be used to download Lotus Domino Designer or Lotus Domino Administrator to a USB device. The amount of data that you download to the USB device depends upon the amount of space available on the device.

Requirements

To use Lotus Notes on a Stick, you must meet the following requirements:

Use the Notes-only client installation to install Lotus Notes V7.0.2 or later.
Use a USB 2.0-compliant device.

NOTE: USB transfer speeds vary with each device. You may want to compare devices to determine which one provides the best performance.
Use a Windows workstation with a Lotus Notes-supported version of the operating system. Refer to the Lotus Notes and Domino Release Notes for supported platform information.

How can I find out more about it?

More information about Lotus Notes on a Stick is available from the following resources.

Product documentation

Refer to the Lotus Notes and Domino V7.0.2 Release Notes for installation instructions. See the topic, "Installing and running IBM Lotus Notes on a USB drive."

Support documents

Other resources

Where do I get it?

Lotus Notes on a Stick is a feature of Lotus Notes V7.0.2 and later and available with the Notes-only client installation kit. Passport Advantage customers can visit the IBM Passport Advantage site to download V7.0.2. Lotus Notes and Domino software update kits are also available from the developerWorks Lotus Downloads area.

You can purchase a copy of Lotus Notes from the IBM Software online catalog.

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