Lotus Nut

Someone sent me an email earlier today with an interesting question. Consider that you want to rollout Lotus Notes 8 Standard but only use the Basic configuration (let's consider that the computers only have 512MB RAM, but a memory upgrade will be deployed later). When doing this with Notes as the default mail application, the Standard configuration will be launched. How can you change this?

1. Open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to hkey_local_machine > software > clients > mail > lotus notes > protocols > mailto > shell > open > command
3. The (Default) value is C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\notes.exe -defini %1
4. Right-click (Default) and choose "Modify"
5. Change the value to C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\notes.exe -sa -defini %1
6. Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools > Internet Options > Programs
7. Change the mail application to Outlook Express and click Apply
   
8. Change the mail application back to Lotus Notes and click OK
9. Click a mailto: link on a webpage and this will launch the Basic Configuration of Lotus Notes!

Note: I should have looked at the devWorks posting that the person sent me along with the email because the solution was (partly) posted there as a response. Over there the solution does not detail what you change the registry value to - just that you change it.

Also, as another addendum to the solution posted at devWorks, this will work with IE and Firefox (I presume it will also work with Opera or whatever else you may use...)