Instructions to get MPICH.NT.1.2.5 up and running on a cluster:

1. Download the package.

   mpich.nt.1.2.5.zip (6 MB June 8, 2003)

2. Don't run setup yet.  Unzip the contents to a temporary location in a shared directory.
3. Use notepad to edit setup.iss
4. Find the line:

   szDir=C:\Program Files\MPICH

5. Change it to whatever directory you want.
6. Find the lines:

   Component-count=7
   Component-0=runtime dlls
   Component-1=mpd
   Component-2=SDK
   Component-3=Help
   Component-4=SDK.gcc
   Component-5=RemoteShell
   Component-6=Jumpshot

7. Delete the components you don't want installed and adjust the count and numbers.

   A typical setting for a non-interactive node would be as follows:

   Component-count=2
   Component-0=runtime dlls
   Component-1=mpd

   A typical setting for an interactive node would be as follows:

   Component-count=5
   Component-0=runtime dlls
   Component-1=mpd
   Component-2=SDK
   Component-3=Help
   Component-4=Jumpshot

8. From each host in the cluster, execute the following command:

   \\myhost\myshare\setup -s -f1\\myhost\myshare\setup.iss

   Here is an example.  I unzipped mpich.nt.1.2.5.zip into the directory c:\temp on a machine called FRY.  I edited setup.iss as explained above and then typed the following from a command prompt on a machine called FRENCH:

   C:\>\\fry\c$\temp\setup -s -f1\\fry\c$\temp\setup.iss

   Note: c$ is an administrative share for c: on fry

   Note: There is no space between -f1 and \\myhost\...

9. Finally, delete the files you unzipped from the archive.