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Installing AFS on 64-bit Windows 7

1. Download the AFS installer. Version 6.0104 does not work, so use this earlier version. Right click and save it to your desktop or elsewhere if you prefer:
   64-bit version: openafs-en_US-64bit-1-6-0002.msi
   32-bit version: OpenAFSforWindows-1-6-0002.exe
2. Run this installer by double-clicking it, or select run from download window
3. Click Run
   
4. Click Next
   
5. Accept, and click Next
   
6. Click Typical
   
7. Enter default cell afs1.vcru.wisc.edu, disable integrated login, and click Next
   
8. Click Next
   
9. Click Install
   
10. Allow install with User Account Control dialog, then wait...
    
11. Click Finish
    
12. Click Yes to restart computer (save any open files first!)
    
13. Go to control panel. Change "View by:" to "Small Icons"
    
14. Click on "AFS Client Configuration", then "Yes" for User Account Control dialog
    
15. Confirm that cell name is afs1.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "AFS Cells" tab
    
16. Click "Add"
    
17. For "AFS Cell", type in afs1.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "Add"
    
18. For "Server Name", type in fs6.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "OK"
    
19. Click on "Add" again
    
20. For "Server Name", type in fs2.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "OK"
    
21. Click on "OK"
    
22. Window should now look like this, click on "OK"
    
23. Restart your computer a second time now
24. AFS Dialog should show up automatically, enter your AFS user name and password.
25. In Start menu, Right click on "Computer" and select "Map network drive"
    
26. Select an available drive letter, and enter you lab's path as shown in this example. Then click on "Finish"
    
27. This should be the result