Installing, Managing, and Using the Online Library

Installing IBM Softcopy Reader

Installing, Managing, and Using the Online Library
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Installing IBM Softcopy Reader

IBM Softcopy Reader is made up of two programs: (1) Book Reader, and (2) Shelf Organizer. It can be installed on a personal computer with Windows XP, Windows Vista (with a minimum of Service Pack 1 installed), Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit) or Red Hat Linux 9.0..

Refer to Readme file

Please refer to the Readme file shipped with the IBM Softcopy Reader (C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\SCR\swinread.txt on Windows 7 64-bit machines, or C:\Program Files\IBM\SCR\swinread.txt on all other Windows machines) for any other specific requirements and to ensure you have the latest most up-to-date installation instructions.

When you install the Softcopy Reader, the following items will be installed on your workstation.

Readme file -- contains the latest information on the product and installation instructions
IBM Softcopy Reader User's Guide -- explains how to use the Softcopy Reader
Book Reader program -- allows you to view and search online books
Shelf Organizer program -- allows you to view, manage, and search online shelves, and view or search the online books or PDFs they contain.

Note:

Starting with the March 2003 IBM Online Library Collection Kits, the Windows version of the Book Reader and Shelf Organizer programs are executable in the native Windows environment. You no longer need to have the Java Runtime environment installed on your Windows machine.

Once the Windows version of IBM Softcopy Reader is installed, you can run the Book Reader and Shelf Organizer programs by clicking on the icons installed on the Windows desktop, or by clicking the Start button on the Windows desktop and selecting the following: Start > Programs > IBM Softcopy Reader

Note:

The Book Reader and Shelf Organizer programs may be run from the command line interface, however when doing so on a Windows 7 64-bit system, it is important to note that only 32-bit Java is supported. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that 64-bit Java is not launched. If 64-bit Java is inadvertently launched (usually the result of the PATH environment variable setting) certain dll compatibility errors will prevent the program from running.

Linux Installations

The Linux version of IBM Softcopy Reader is installed and run via the command line interface only.

Windows Administrator Authority

New for the Windows version of IBM Softcopy Reader V3.4, is the capability of users without Windows Administrator authority to both install and run IBM Softcopy Reader. When installing IBM Softcopy Reader, select the option "to install to the current user" for a user specific installation, or select "All Users" to do a system wide installation (requires Administrator authority).

The Windows version of IBM Softcopy Reader now uses configuration files specific for each user in the user's Documents and Settings home directory. You will need access to at least some user writable hard drive space and authority to modify the user's specific Windows registry hive:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Most users have this authority by default. System-wide installations need some user writable hard drive space and the authority to modify the Windows Registry hive:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

This may require you to have Administrator authority.

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