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<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="Microsoft Word 97"> <TITLE>RUMBA® OFFICE Software, Windows® 2000 Migration DLL ReadMe</TITLE> <META NAME="Template" CONTENT="C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\html.dot"> </HEAD> <BODY LINK="#0000ff" VLINK="#800080" BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN"> RUMBA® OFFICE Software Windows® 2000 Migration DLL <HR> In this ReadMe file, you can find information about migrating your Wall Data Incorporated RUMBA OFFICE Software applications as part of the process that migrates your operating system (OS) from Microsoft® Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000. This file addresses the following topics: <UL> <LI><A HREF="#WhatIs">What is the Windows 2000 migration DLL?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#WhatHappens">What happens to my RUMBA OFFICE Software? </A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#WhatWorks">What functions/applications will continue to work?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#WhatWorkNot">What functions/applications will not work until the migration is complete?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#HowRestore">How do I complete the migration?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#WhatNot">Which functions/applications have no Windows 2000 counterpart?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#WhatsBroke">What issues will still remain?</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#WhereHelp">Where do I go for help?</A> </LI></UL> <H1><A NAME="WhatIs">What is the Windows 2000 migration DLL?</A></H1> During the installation of the Microsoft Windows 2000 OS, you have the option of "migrating" your existing applications. If you install Windows 2000 as an upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98, the migration process installs your Windows 9x applications automatically after the Windows 2000 install is complete. This means that you can upgrade your OS without reinstalling all of your applications again. Each migrating application must provide information to Windows 2000 before that application can be migrated. RUMBA OFFICE Software provides that information to Windows 2000, so that your RUMBA software will continue to work under Windows 2000 without reinstalling it. The rest of this ReadMe file explains the issues that relate to the migration of RUMBA OFFICE Software. <H1><A NAME="WhatHappens">What happens to my RUMBA OFFICE Software?</A></H1> When you migrate your OS, the Setup program for Windows 2000 retains all of the program files for RUMBA OFFICE Software. It also copies over the registry entries and program icons. The theory is that, when you run Windows 2000 for the first time, RUMBA OFFICE Software will be ready to run. Most of the features in RUMBA OFFICE Software will function normally. However, there are a few features that will not function properly until you complete the RUMBA Software applications migration process. The features affected are listed below. These features are affected by migration because they must be tailored to the OS. Features written specifically for Windows 95, for example, need to be replaced by their Windows 2000 counterparts before they will function again in the new OS. <H1><A NAME="WhatWorks">What functions/applications will continue to work?</A></H1> Functions/applications not listed below will continue to work normally without any changes required from you. To get the remaining functions/applications to work again see <A HREF="#HowRestore">How do I complete the migration</A> below. <H1><A NAME="WhatWorkNot">What functions/applications will not work until the migration is complete?</A></H1> After the OS migration, the following functions/applications will not work until you complete the RUMBA Software applications migration: <UL> <LI>Shared Folders </LI> <LI>Connectivity through the DFT Interface </LI> <LI>Connectivity through the SDLC Interface </LI> <LI>Connectivity through the Twinax Interface </LI> <LI>Connectivity through the DEC SNA Interface </LI> <LI>DOS HLLAPI </LI> <LI>APPC Viewer </LI> <LI>VT Terminal to UNIX hosts </LI> <LI>RUMBA NFS </LI></UL> <H1><A NAME="HowRestore">How do I complete the migration?</A></H1> In order to restore RUMBA Software functionality to the functions/applications listed above, you have two options. You can choose to migrate while Windows 2000 is installing; or, you can choose to migrate after the Windows 2000 install is complete. <UL> <LI>During the installation process, Windows 2000 prompts you for the location of the RUMBA OFFICE Software migration directory. If you have a RUMBA Software CD that contains the migration utility, point the Windows 2000 Setup program to the location of that CD. The RUMBA software applications migration then completes as part of the installation of Windows 2000. </LI> <LI>After the Windows 2000 installation process is complete, run the RUMBA OFFICE Software migration utility that comes with all new RUMBA OFFICE Software CDs. You can also access it from <A NAME="BM_WallData_com">our web site</A>, <A HREF="http://www.walldata.com/">http://www.walldata.com/</A>. The RUMBA Software applications migration then completes even though Windows 2000 has already been installed. </LI></UL> <H2>To resolve outstanding post-migration issues:</H2> Some of the RUMBA OFFICE Software functions/applications listed above require drivers or similar ancillary components that are OS-dependant. Once the OS migration is complete, running the RUMBA OFFICE Software Setup application can correct this problem. The following procedure, Post-Migration RUMBA NFS Setup, is provided as an example. Use this example to guide you in restoring any RUMBA Software functions/applications that don't quite work right after the migration is complete. <H3>Post-Migration RUMBA NFS Setup</H3> The migration DLL in its present form is very effective at covering the NFS "footprints" previously left on your workstation. As far as the RUMBA Install application can tell, NFS was never previously on the workstation. Therefore, to restore RUMBA NFS functionality on your newly upgraded OS: <OL> <LI>Navigate to the RUMBA Administrative Tools folder and run Add or Remove Components. </LI> <LI>Select the RUMBA NFS component for installation and proceed. The Windows 2000 version of the NFS client will be installed automatically from your current or existing RUMBA Office Software CD-ROM. </LI></OL> When the Add or Remove Components process completes, normal RUMBA NFS functionality will be restored. <H1><A NAME="WhatNot">Which functions/applications have no Windows 2000 counterpart?</A></H1> The applications listed below do not currently have a Windows 2000 counterpart. Work around suggestions are provided below: <UL> <LI>The APPC Viewer does not have a Windows 2000 counterpart, and therefore cannot be restored. Use the Windows 2000 Event Viewer instead. </LI> <LI>Virtual Print does not have a Windows 2000 counterpart and therefore is automatically disabled as part of the migration. If you must use Virtual Print, then you must use Windows 95/98 as your operating system. </LI></UL> <H1><A NAME="WhatsBroke">What issues will still remain?</A></H1> Even after you have migrated your OS, completed the RUMBA applications migration, and cleaned up any "Setup" issues, there may still be an issue or two left to deal with. Unresolved issues that we currently know about are discussed below. <H2>Embedding a RUMBA object in the RUMBA Notebook</H2> As of Windows 2000, it's not possible to insert a RUMBA object into the RUMBA Notebook. However, all of these objects can still be run in "classic mode" (outside of the Notebook). This problem will be resolved (either by a subsequent build of Windows 2000 or a workaround in the RUMBA Software). <H2>Shared Folders is not yet supported </H2> Shared Folders is not yet fully supported on the Windows 2000 operating system. Outstanding issues are still being resolved. We anticipate that complete support for this application will soon be restored. Until the program temporary fix (PTF) is released, if you must use Shared Folders, then you need to retain Windows 95/98 as your operating system. <H2>Classic File Transfer</H2> You may experience a general protection fault (GPF) while performing a classic file transfer. This problem is fixed by Wall Data PTF AFT52003. <H2>Adding Windows 2000 Users</H2> As with Windows NT 4.0, when you install RUMBA OFFICE Software, the software is ready to run for all users already defined to Windows 2000. When you add users, they are not automatically set up to run the software. The migration process did not introduce this behavior. However, the software can still be run from Explorer, or by adding icons manually. <H2>LAN Workstation Installations</H2> If you have a LAN Workstation installation of RUMBA Software, then you may experience difficulties after migration with fonts not displaying. Should you experience this problem, simply choose a local font instead of one of the fonts stored on the RUMBA server installation. <H2>Using Bookmarks on the AS/400 Display </H2> You may encounter difficulties using the Bookmarks on the RUMBA AS/400 Display. This is another incompatibility with Windows 2000 and RUMBA Software that is being addressed. It is not a result of migration. <H2>Adding Keyboard Macros to RUMBA for the HP </H2> Adding Keyboard Macros in the RUMBA for the HP product produces an error in Windows 2000, regardless of whether you migrated or not. There currently is no workaround for this problem. <H2>Redistributable File Use Counts</H2> The redistributable file use counts are not changed by the Wall Data Migration DLL. In the case of the NFS feature, some files will no longer be used by RUMBA software after migration, but the use counts are left alone for safety's sake. <H1><A NAME="WhereHelp">Where do I go for help?</A></H1> If you have difficulties migrating RUMBA OFFICE Software or running RUMBA Software after migrating, please contact your normal support channels for assistance. </BODY> </HTML>