Commented: How can I install Lotus Approach on a new system?
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April 5, 2026
Asked about Lotus Approach.The answer of Swati Dubey is wrong. It doesn't run in that way. I had made 6 installs of Lotus Approach with success. Compatibility mode doesn't work. The problem isn't the program. Is the installer. This is what you have to do.
- If you have more than one storage unit, SSD, HD's. be sure drive D: is available for the CD Rom unit.
- If you have only one storage device, C; drive. Proceed to next stage.
- Copy the Lotus Smartsuite Disk to a pen drive.
- If the Installer doesn't see a CD-Rom as a D: drive, all the available drives will be market as read only, or worse, it will not allow to install m anyplace but drive D; that is read only.
- If you try the install from the CD, it will give an error.
- After you copy the contents of Lotus Smartsuite, proceed to install Approach. Only choose Appoach, nothing more. Never tested with any other program. So is not guaranteed to work.
- After some minutes the installation is done. Is so fast, you may think the installation hangs. After that install the 2 IBM Fixpacks. You may get those in some repositories.
- Enjoy.
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