Folio - Frequently Asked Questions

The current top 5 questions are currently:

> What are the minimum system requirements to run Folio?
> Can I install Folio on Windows Vista?
> How do I update my Folio Installation?
> Will Folio work with Terminal Services ?
>What local/network permissions are required to use Folio?

  • Q1. What are the minimum system requirements to run Folio? Expand
  • An Intel® Pentium®-based 133 MHz or faster computer or equivalent ( PII-350 or higher recommended)
  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
  • RAM: 64 MB or greater for Windows 2000/XP (128 MB or greater recommended)
  • 55MB or greater free hard disk space for program files and for peripheral software (plus an additional 5MB during installation, which will again become available post-install)
  • for a network installation, 10 Mb/s or faster network connection speed (100 Mb/s or faster recommended)
  • swap file (virtual memory) size of 64 MB or greater
  • 800x600 or higher video resolution with 256 or greater colour depth (and small fonts)
  • 8x or faster CD-ROM drive (32x or faster recommended)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5.0 or higher recommended for supporting documentation and help files)
  • Hotdocs® Player™ is required for viewing our interactive forms if your subscription includes them.

  • Q2. Can I install Folio on Windows Vista? Expand
There is a workaround that allows Folio to be installed on Windows Vista. This can be found on our Installation Information page.


  • Q3. How do I update my Folio installation? Expand

In order to keep your content concurrent, you can update your installation in two ways:

From your monthly CD
Place the CD into your CD drive and run setup. You will then be guided through the installation wizard once again but the process will be quicker than when you initially installed the CD. Certain fields such as those for your codeword and the installation paths will already be populated.

Weekly Downloads
These are available for download from: http://www.butterworths.co.uk/weeklyupdates
(Please note that these are only available for Folio TaxLink and for customers who subscribe to this additional feature)


  • Q4. Will Folio work with Terminal Services? Expand

Although NextPage, Inc. (the makers of the Folio software) do not officially support the use of Folio 4 in these environments, internal testing of the software has shown encouraging results (for further details please refer to the readme.txt fileOpens new window on CD1)


  • Q5. What local/network permissions are required to use Folio? Expand

All Windows NT4/2000/XP users must have Local Administrator rights in order to INSTALL/UNINSTALL the program successfully.

All Folio CD clients and standalone users must have the following network/local rights in order to use the program successfully:

  • Read and Execute rights to the entire LexisNexis CD network program directory
  • FULL rights (Read, Execute, Modify/Change, Delete, Create) to the LCF subfolder
  • FULL rights to the local LexisNexis CD directory (typically, C:\Program Files\LexisNexis\LNCD4 or \LNCD4 Local)
  • Read access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LNCD4UK
  • Read/Write access to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\LNCD4UK

NB: System Administrators, as expected, should have both Local Administrator and Network Administrator rights.


  • Q6. Where can I find further Folio support documentation? Expand

Please visit the download page for some useful Folio documentation available for download in PDF format.


  • Q7. What enhancements will the upgrade of Folio provide?Expand

The next LexisNexis® CD on Folio® 4 software release features several enhancements, key among them being the following:

  • Support for the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
  • Significantly improved accessibility for visually impaired users, including an upgrade to Folio version 4.7.
  • Retention of document formatting when copying and pasting text from a publication into a supported word-processing environment.
  • Improved default user interface.
  • An automatic, behind the scenes utility for identifying and resolving user-specific interface and/or software problems.
  • The option to implement a user login feature and/or product-usage tracking.

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