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Installing AFS on 64-bit Windows 8

1. Download the AFS installer from http://www.openafs.org/windows.html
   e.g. 64-bit MSI installer
2. Run this installer by double-clicking it, or select run from download window
3. Note, figures from instructions are from earlier version, not updated yet for Windows 8
   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. If control panel does not launch, you will have to edit the file manually! Get a command prompt in administrator mode (type cmd in search box and right click "Run as administrator")
    cd "\Program Files\OpenAFS\Client"
    notepad CellServDB
    add these lines anywhere in the file
    

    >afs1.vcru.wisc.edu     #Vegetable Crops Research Unit 
    128.104.238.50                   #fs6.vcru.wisc.edu
    128.104.23.62                    #fs7.vcru.wisc.edu
    128.104.239.39                   #fs2.vcru.wisc.edu

    Save the file
    Reboot
15. Click on "AFS Client Configuration", then "Yes" for User Account Control dialog
    
16. Confirm that cell name is afs1.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "AFS Cells" tab
    
17. Click "Add"
    
18. For "AFS Cell", type in afs1.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "Add"
    
19. For "Server Name", type in fs6.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "OK"
    
20. Click on "Add" again
    
21. For "Server Name", type in fs2.vcru.wisc.edu, then click on "OK"
    
22. Click on "OK"
    
23. Window should now look like this, click on "OK"
    
24. Restart your computer a second time now
25. AFS Dialog should show up automatically, enter your AFS user name and password.
    Windows 8 did not work, we have to get tokens in the following way
    In the start search box, type klog youafsusername and hit enter
    Then type your AFS password
26. In Start menu, Right click on "Computer" and select "Map network drive"
    
27. Select an available drive letter, and enter you lab's path as shown in this example. Then click on "Finish"
    
28. This should be the result