ProgRIS (Hummingbird Exceed 6.2 install instructions for Windows 2000 Terminal Services

The following installation instructions have been formulated from assistance from Hummingbird support…. The installation instructions set forth on the Hummingbird Website ( are not applicable in our environment. If the instructions on the web are followed and automatic file/user setup is run, a seamless desktop will be invoked on each TS install. Keep in mind that these are specific instructions for our environment and the patches referenced are for Ver 6.2 only…If these patches are needed you may email me at or request them in the list…..For referenced here is the key for our drive letters/paths….

  • M:\ is the system root
  • N:\ is a separate drive which serves as the app partition
  • P:\ is the mapping to the users home directory specific to each user
  • B6T1-PIASF-AP01 are application servers
  • Anything that has TS in the server name is a Windows 2000 Terminal Server

Any questions, please feel free to ask….

Follow the below listed installation instructions:

  • Log into the terminal server as a Local Admin (non domain)
  • Place the terminal server in install mode – Change user /install
  • Map a drive (P) to a users home directory that contains an appdata level (the specific user is not important)
  • Type the following in the run box to begin Exceed setup

  • The following screen will appear…Select Install Exceed…

  • Select NEXT at the welcome screen….

  • Select YES to agree to the license agreement….

  • Select Administrative from the following screen and NEXT to continue…

  • Select CUSTOM from the following screen and NEXT

  • Type in the path shown below and choose NEXT
  • Accept the default options and choose NEXT
  • Deselect all and choose the options shown below…Choose NEXT to continue
  • Verify the summary information and choose Finish…File copying will begin..
  • Enter applicable Serial number and contact person and choose NEXT
  • Select Register Later from the following screen
  • Select FINISHED from the following screen ….
  • Select OK from the message that Exceed completed successfully….
  • Browse to N:\Apps\Exceed62\Userins and edit the file override.ini….Add the following to the end of the file (ensure there is no # symbol in front of what you type or it will be seen as a comment - also follow case in these strings)

[*]

DestinationPath=P:\Appdata\Exceed62\Home

ExceedStaticDisplayNumber=0

  • Exit the above file and run SETUP.EXE from this same directory..The following screen will appear…..Select NEXT to continue
  • Select YES to agree to the license agreement
  • Accept the home location shown below and choose NEXT
  • Change the user home directory to that shown below and choose NEXT
  • Review the summary info and select FINISH….File copying will begin
  • Select Register Later at the below…
  • Select FINISHED to close
  • Select US Keyboard from the drop down and choose NEXT
  • Set the XCONFIG password at the current password (for test it was set to citrixserver)
  • Select NO to create shortcuts on the desktop….Select NEXT
  • Select OK at installation is complete
  • Select NO to delay restarting the system
  • Move the files at \\b6t1-piasf-ap01\einstalls\Exceed\patches to the Program Home Directory (N:\Apps\Exceed62) overwrite any files that it asks to overwrite…
  • Move the files UsrSetup.exe and xstartdw.exe to the system32\Hummingbird folder…..
  • Restart the server….
  • Login as A Domain Admin account and run REGEDIT.EXE
  • Search for the string Mapentry and delete all instances
  • Map a drive letter (P) to the same directory previously used during the install phase
  • Execute xconfig.exe…The following screen will appear….Double click communication
  • Select XDMCP query then Configure…..
  • Enter B6RIS as shown below and select OK
  • Okay to Close
  • Select Screen Definition as shown
  • Change to single Pane and Okay
  • Close open boxes
  • Prior to executing the app copy the files from P:\Appdata\Exceed62\Home to a specific location…These files will become the core set of files needed by each user to run Exceed.
  • Out of the core set listed above you may delete the unwanted languages such as Japanese, Spanish, etc.
  • Create a local group named Exceed_Users DO NOT add anyone to this group and do not associate any domain groups to it.
  • Copy the file sleep.exe to n:\apps\exceed62

  • Create a batch file called Start_Exceed.bat with the following contents:

@echo off

cls

sleep 5

:begin

if not exist P:\ goto NoMapDrive

if not exist p:\appdata\Exceed62\Home\exceed.cfg goto NoFiles

start /max n:\apps\exceed62\exceed.exe

goto end

:NoFiles

cls

echo You do not have the files necessary to run this application....

Echo Please wait while these are copied.....

sleep 3

xcopy "\\b6t1-piasf-ap01\einstalls\exceed\user files\*.*" /s /e /i p:\appdata\Exceed62\Home

goto begin

:NoMapDrive

cls

Echo You do not have the required drives mapped to run this application....Please

Echo contact the help desk at 5-2293 for assistance....

pause

goto end

:end