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After migrating a Domino server to new hardware and upgrading it to Domino 8.5 (from R5), the client has a few workstations that cannot handle the Notes Standard Client. To mitigate performance issues on these older workstations, Lotus has two choices to allow the user to run the Notes Basic Client, which can be found in the TechNote, "What's new in Lotus Notes 8 Client?".
If you are wondering why you would choose one method over another, that is, why use the ini parameter when you can change the shortcut, there is another TechNote that addresses this question (emphasis, mine).
To assist with the differences between the Basic and Standard Notes Clients, you can find those on page 165 of the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8 Reviewers Guide. Finally, if you are new to R8, you will find that the menu structure has changed. Again, there is a TechNote to assist you and your users with the transition to Notes 8. The one menu option that I always enable is "Advanced Menus." Most users will not need this option, but it may be useful to enable this option. To enable Advanced Menus, simply click on View - Advanced Menus.
Link: What's new in Lotus Notes 8 Client?
Link: Using 'UseBasicNotes=1' in a multi-user installation causes Notes setup to hang
Link: Menu mappings: Where to find Notes 6/7 menus that have changed in Notes 8
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To launch Notes 8 (Basic Configuration), create a shortcut on your desktop to point to nlnotes.exe in the Notes program directory. Or, simply launch nlnotes.exe. In addition, you can create a shortcut which executes notes.exe within the Notes program directory and add one of two command line switches, -sa or -basic. For example: C:\Program Files\Lotus\Notes\notes.exe -sa.
As of Notes 8.0.2 and Notes 8.5, there is a Notes.ini parameter that can be used to control launching of Basic and Standard. Adding UseBasicNotes=1 to a Notes Standard install will launch Notes Basic instead. If the ini is not present or is set to UseBasicNotes=0, the Notes Standard client will run.
If you are wondering why you would choose one method over another, that is, why use the ini parameter when you can change the shortcut, there is another TechNote that addresses this question (emphasis, mine).
A new notes.ini feature in Notes 8.0.2 added the ability to install the 8.0.2 Notes Standard client, but launch the Basic client based on a Notes.ini parameter UseBasicNotes=1. This notes.ini parameter will allow external programs that launch Notes, such as a MailTo: URL, or launching an NSF file directly, to launch Notes in Basic mode if UseBasicNotes=1 is set in the Notes.ini. This will allow customers to rollout a single package, but define which users will launch Basic vs Standard via this Notes.ini parameter.
To assist with the differences between the Basic and Standard Notes Clients, you can find those on page 165 of the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8 Reviewers Guide. Finally, if you are new to R8, you will find that the menu structure has changed. Again, there is a TechNote to assist you and your users with the transition to Notes 8. The one menu option that I always enable is "Advanced Menus." Most users will not need this option, but it may be useful to enable this option. To enable Advanced Menus, simply click on View - Advanced Menus.
Link: What's new in Lotus Notes 8 Client?
Link: Using 'UseBasicNotes=1' in a multi-user installation causes Notes setup to hang
Link: Menu mappings: Where to find Notes 6/7 menus that have changed in Notes 8
Technorati tag: Show-n-Tell Thursday SnTT
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