Technical Note 201-117-01 February 22nd, 2002
Aviva for Desktops 9.00 Windows XP compatibility patch
About this This technical note provides information about Aviva® for Desktops™ (AFD) 9.00 and its new technical note status as Compatible with Windows® XP. The information contained herein supersedes any corresponding information located on the AFD 9.00 CD.
Aviva for In accordance with Microsoft® standards, AFD is now Compatible with Windows XP. The basic Desktop’s new functionality of AFD on computers running Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional is the same as on previously supported versions of Windows. The Windows XP status compatibility patch is available on the Aviva Solutions Web site.
What is basic The Windows XP compatibility patch from Aviva Solutions ensures that AFD provides the same functionality? basic functionality in Windows XP that it provided in previously supported versions of Windows. By basic functionality, Aviva Solutions means that the following primary functions of AFD do not compromise the stability of the Windows XP operating system or AFD itself: • Installation/Reinstallation • Add/Remove • Connecting to a host • Printing • Data Transfer • Security • Uninstallation
Downloading In order to download and install the Windows XP compatibilty patch, you must be a registered user and installing of Aviva Solutions online support and services. If you have not already registered, please go to www.avivasolutions.com/support and choose Register New User to register for a User name and the patch Password. You will receive a confirmation of your User name and Password by email as soon as your registration is processed. If you are a registered user, please follow the steps below to download and install the patch: 1 Install AFD on your Windows XP system as you would on any Windows system (for more on installing AFD, consult Install.pdf, located in the Docs folder on the AFD CD). 2 Open your Web browser and go to www.avivasolutions.com/support. 3 Click on Support, then Registered Users. 4 Enter your User name and Password. 5 Click on Download Software Updates, then Aviva for Desktops. 6 Download the patch to any folder on your hard disk.
avivasolutions.com 7 Open the folder on your hard disk containing the patch and execute it. The necessary AFD files will be replaced by ones that are Windows XP compatible.
Additional The AFD CD contains additional folders in the root directory containing drivers for third-party software on the software as well as AFD enhancement tools. Windows XP does not support some of these drivers or protocols. Drivers from these third-parties that continue to be supported by Microsoft in Windows Aviva for XP should be upgraded from their respective Web sites. Desktops CD The following is a breakdown of the folders on the AFD CD and their value for users of Windows XP:
Folder name Folder Contents Aviva Solutions Recommends ACROREAD Adobe® Acrobat® For the best compatibility with Windows XP, Reader 4.0 download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05 from Adobe. AV I VA AFD 9.00 setup Install AFD on Windows XP following the instructions files for previous versions of Windows (see Install.pdf in the Docs folder on the AFD CD). CSNT IBM® This product is not intended to run on Windows XP. Communication See the IBM Web site for more information. Server drivers DLC32 32-bit Data Link Windows XP does not support DLC. Control drivers DOCS AFD 9.00 Although Windows XP is not specifically referenced documentation by the documentation located in this folder, any instructions contained within it are valid for Windows XP. EAS Eicon™ Networks For the newest Windows XP drivers from Eicon drivers for its Diva Networks, visit the Eicon Web site. line of products MS-SNA Microsoft SNA Microsoft SNA Server has been succeeded by Host Server drivers Integration Server 2000. See the Microsoft Web site for more information. RESKIT Aviva Solutions’ Since AFD’s status of Compatible with Windows XP enhancement tools is based on basic functionality, Aviva Solutions does for AFD not specifically claim that its suite of enhancements for AFD will run error free in a Windows XP environment. However, the tools in this folder have been designed to run on the various Windows operating systems, including Windows NT and Windows 2000. Since Windows XP is built on the code base of these two previous operating systems, Aviva does not foresee any compatibility issues with Windows XP and these AFD enhancement tools. You should use these tools at your own discretion. WAN-SERV Eicon Networks For the newest Windows XP drivers from Eicon drivers for its line Networks, visit the Eicon Web site. of EiconCards
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