Lotus Notes Basic and Standard Configuration

For those who are not aware, Lotus Notes version 8 comes with two versions

Lotus Notes Basic Configuration
Lotus Notes Standard Configuration

For those who are already deploying version 8, have probably noticed that the memory requirements are higher than those of previous versions. They actually doubled from 256 required to 512 required and 1gb recommended. On any machine less than 512 or less than 1gb that is having performance issues please do one of the following:
1.
Install the Notes 8 client - then modify the shortcut with the following command line parameter:
\lotus\notes\notes.exe -basic
The "-basic" command line switch will run a simplified user interface closer to version 7 but with some features of the 8 client but not all.
2.
A new feature has been added to Notes 8.0.2 that allows customers to install the 8.0.2 Notes Standard client, but launch the Basic client based on a Notes.ini parameter UseBasicNotes=1. This notes.ini parameter will allow external programs that launch notes, such as a MailTo: URL, or launching an NSF file directly, to launch notes in Basic mode if UseBasicNotes=1 is set in the Notes.ini. This will allow customers to rollout a single package, but define which users will launch Basic vs Standard via this notes.ini parameter. For example, if a machine does not meet the hardware requirements of 8.0.2 Standard, but does for Basic, this will allow the client to launch in Basic mode until hardware has been upgraded, By default, this parameter is not in the notes.ini and will launch the Standard client if it is omitted or set to 0. Notes.ini parameters can be pushed out via administrative policy, which make it easier for customers to centrally control this feature.

3.
There is one more work around where you can go to command prompt and move to data folder. launch the Notes client using command linenotes.exe -basic