THE WELCH COMPANY
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San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: February 27, 2000 12:30 PM Sunday; Rod Welch

Randy and Alex here to install W98 on 2nd edition,

1...Summary/Objective
2...W98 Upgrade to Second Edition
3...Product Key for MS Windows 98
4...3Com Network Card Drivers
5...Microsoft Office 2000
6...Norton Anti-virus 2000
7...Set Video Display Preferences
8...Screen and Disk Saver
9...IBM Dialer
10...Netscape Configure
11...Attribute for Files Missing from System Management Listing
12...FTP WS_FTP Pro
13...Assign Photoed for JPG
14...Spressa Backup for CD ROM Drive
15...ABCD Program for Using CD Disks with DOS Commands
16...Scanner and Omnipage Configure Problems
17...CPU Maintenance, Remove Dust Once a Month


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SUBJECTS
1st Edition Failed Keyboard, Mouse
Installation Upgrade
CPU #11, W98
W98 Internet Explorer
W98 2nd Edition
1st Edition Failed on CPU11
CPU11 W98 2nd Edition Installed
Product Key CPU11
Windows, Microsoft

1211 -    ..
1212 - Summary/Objective
1213 -
121301 - Follow up ref SDS 43 0000, ref SDS 42 0000.
121302 -
121303 - Randy and his colleague, Alex, upgraded c11 from using W98 edition 1
121304 - to edition 2.  Had difficulty because we did not have a boot disk.
121305 - Alex solved this by changing BIOS to boot from the CD ROM drive j.
121306 - PCSC also installed MS Office 2000, ref SDS 0 2490, and Norton
121307 - Anti-virus 2000. I reconfigured the computer.  Had some difficulty
121308 - installing ws_ftp for uploading files to the web server, because we
121309 - have to make several installations.
121310 -
121311 -     [On 00229 c11 completely failed running under w98 2nd edition, and
121312 -     to substitute a computer. ref SDS 44 0001
121313 -
121314 -     [On 000310 installed Windows 2000. ref SDS 48 4978
121315 -
121316 -     [On 000314 re-installed o2000 under w2000, encountered errors,
121317 -     missing DLLs. ref SDS 49 6072
121318 -
121319 -     [On 000324 tried downloading upgrade o2000, encountered similar
121320 -     errors of missing DLLs. ref SDS 50 5336
121321 -
121322 -
121323 -
121324 -
121325 -
121326 -
121327 -  ..
1214 -
1215 -
1216 - Progress
1217 -
121701 -  ..
121702 - W98 Upgrade to Second Edition
121703 -
121704 - Follow up ref SDS 43 0866.
121705 -
121706 - Alex did the installation with Randy observing and making stragegic
121707 - suggestions.  Installation of W98 2nd edition was intended to solve
121708 - the problemb of the system failing to perform after suspend mode, as
121709 - reported on 000212, ref SDS 38 8019, per Randy's recommendation after
121710 - examination. ref SDS 38 2304 and ref SDS 38 9116
121711 -
121712 -     [On 000229 after w98 2nd edition installed, system failed again.
121713 -     ref SDS 44 0780
121714 -
121715 - Alex tried using the files on g: 00 w98 copied yesterday from the CD
121716 - to hard drive.  This didn;t work because setup kept looking at the CD
121717 - ROM drive.
121718 -
121719 - We didn't have a boot disk, so Alex changed the CMOS to boot from the
121720 - CD ROM drive, then the hard drive in order to use W98 CD.
121721 -
121722 - He was then able to get the computer to boot off the CD and perform
121723 - the setup op from the CD drive.
121724 -
121725 - Not sure how he got the system transferred to the CD so it would
121726 - boot.
121727 -
121728 -  ..
121729 -
121730 - Product Key for MS Windows 98
121731 -
121732 -
121733 -                  DFJP9 2GKB2 7RPR6 B6MHK 8YMGT
121734 -
121735 -
121736 - We did not enter a password.
121737 -
121738 -
121739 - After installation he checked System Properties for devices that are
121740 - not configured...
121741 -
121742 -       My Computer, Right click
121743 -
121744 -        Properties at the bottom of the menu.
121745 -
121746 -           Device Drivers
121747 -
121748 -             Look for any instances of a large yellow question, which
121749 -             signifies the driver is not installed.
121750 -
121751 -             We saw the 3Com network card was not installed.
121752 -
121753 -
121754 -
121755 -
121756 -
121757 -
121758 -
1218 -

SUBJECTS
Network, EtherPCI LAN
Ethernet Card, Fast EtherLink XL, PCI 10/100BASE TX
IP Address TCP/IP CPU11
IP Address TCP/IP on CPU09

1707 -
170701 -  ..
170702 - 3Com Network Card Drivers
170703 -
170704 - W98 CD Edition has most of the drivers, but had to download drivers
170705 - for the 3Com Network Interface Card (NIC) card, which is what we had
170706 - to do on 990204. ref SDS 25 0004  There are two disks that have to be
170707 - downloaded and put into separate directories, with names disk1 and
170708 - disk2.  Alex downloaged them into My Documents. and completed
170709 - configuration.  After he completed his work I moved these directories
170710 - to...
170711 -
170712 -               h: 00 02 02 01     Disk 1
170713 -               h: 00 02 02 02     Disk 2
170714 -
170715 -     On 990203 I put them on I: but moved it to h: today, so the next
170716 -     time we format the drive, we will not lose the stuff. ref SDS 23
170717 -     1224
170718 -
170719 -     We did not keep the downloaded files from 3Com.
170720 -
170721 -         [On 000302 downloaded drivers from 3Com for CPU10, and saved
170722 -         them on g: 00 3Com. ref SDS 45 2352]
170723 -
170724 -         [On 000310 Windows 2000 seemed to configure itself when
170725 -         installed on CPU11. ref SDS 48 0783]
170726 -
170727 - After the drivers were installed, Alex configured CPU11 and CPU09
170728 - across the network, so I can update CPU09.
170729 - ..
170730 - This requires setting the TCP/IP protocol pointing to 3Com NIC
170731 - address, per prior work on 990811. ref SDS 31 0945
170732 -
170733 - CPU09 is set as follows...
170734 -
170735 -    IP             100 100 100 3
170736 -
170737 -    Subnet Mask    255 255 255 0
170738 -
170739 - CPU11 is set as follows...
170740 -
170741 -    IP             100 100 100 2
170742 -
170743 -    Subnet Mask    255 255 255 0
170744 -
170745 -         [On 000302 Eric set IP address on CPU10. ref SDS 45 9077]
170746 -
170747 -         [On 000310 Windows 2000 seemed to configure itself when
170748 -         installed on CPU11. ref SDS 48 0783]
170749 -
170750 -
170751 -
170752 -
170753 -
170754 -
1708 -

SUBJECTS
MS Office
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
Product Key
Office 2000, MS
Install Office 2000 under W2000 on CPU #11, 000314

2309 -
230901 -  ..
230902 - Microsoft Office 2000
230903 -
230904 - Randy and Alex installed MS Office 2000, which has programs for...
230905 -
230906 -                      Excell
230907 -                      Word
230908 -                      Powerpoint and so on
230909 -
230910 - ..
230911 - Transferred installation code from the CD to...
230912 -
230913 -
230914 -                     g: 00 mso
230915 -
230916 -
230917 - Ran....
230918 -
230919 -                     g: 00 mso setup.exe
230920 -
230921 -
230922 - Installed Microsoft Office 2000 in...
230923 -
230924 -
230925 -                     h: 00 02 06
230926 -
230927 -  ..
230928 - Product Key for MS Office 2000
230929 -
230930 -                  BB7YW 7T8FX X42FH 326BM 29C66
230931 -
230932 -
230933 - This completely replaced what was previously installed, rather than
230934 - upgrade it, because the prior code was on i: and it was formatted.
230935 -
230936 - After Randy and Alex left, I don't seem to have the CD, but it is
230937 - installed on g: so we should be okay.
230938 -
230939 -    [On 000310 installed Windows 2000, ref SDS 48 4978, but got a bunch
230940 -    of system 138 errors when we ran Search, which is the Find feature
230941 -    in W98. ref SDS 48 4892
230942 -
230943 -    ...errors seem related to Office 2000. ref SDS 48 4636
230944 -
230945 -    [On 000314 reinstalled O2000 and got errors. ref SDS 49 6072
230946 -
230947 -    [On 000324 tried downloading upgrade o2000, encountered similar
230948 -    errors of missing DLLs. ref SDS 50 5336
230949 -
230950 -    [On 000325 completed install Office 2000 on C11. ref SDS 51 4290
230951 -
230952 -    [On 000518 install Office 2000 on C12. ref SDS 52 0785
230953 -
230954 -
230955 -
230956 -
2310 -

SUBJECTS
Norton Virus Program

2404 -
240401 -  ..
240402 - Norton Anti-virus 2000
240403 -
240404 - Installed Norton Anti-firus 2000
240405 -
240406 - This was installed over the prior program in...
240407 -
240408 -
240409 -                h: 00 16
240410 -
240411 - The program looks much different.
240412 -
240413 -    Need to update virus protection once a month.
240414 -
240415 -
240416 -
240417 -
240418 -
2405 -

SUBJECTS
Video System

2504 -
250401 -  ..
250402 - Set Video Display Preferences
250403 -
250404 - Used instructions on 990316 to identify the Nokia monitor and set the
250405 - video capabilities. ref SDS 28 0987
250406 -
250407 - The colors, however, seem faded and washed out, compared to the prior
250408 - installation, especially the blue used to highlight follow ups and
250409 - bold.
250410 -
250411 -
250412 -  ..
250413 - Screen and Disk Saver
250414 -
250415 - Used instructions in the record on 990316. ref SDS 28 0876
250416 -
250417 -
250418 -
250419 -
2505 -

SUBJECTS
Dialer, IBM, W95
Dialer, IBM for W98

2705 -
270501 -  ..
270502 - IBM Dialer
270503 -
270504 -
270505 - To install the Dialer, run...
270506 -
270507 -
270508 -                          h: 00 16 setup.exe
270509 -
270510 -
270511 - Used the record on 980226 to configure the IBM Dialer. ref SDS 5 8064
270512 -
270513 - Applied update configuration for Attglobal on 991122. ref SDS 34 2052
270514 -
270515 -
270516 -
270517 -
2706 -

SUBJECTS
Netscape, 4.7 W98

2804 -
280401 -  ..
280402 - Netscape Configure
280403 -
280404 -
280405 - To install the Netscape run...
280406 -
280407 -
280408 -                          h: 00 07 setup.exe
280409 -
280410 -
280411 - Applied update configuration for Attglobal on 991122. ref SDS 34 2052
280412 -
280413 -
280414 -
280415 -
2805 -

SUBJECTS
Attribute File System Management Explorer
Market Reduces Usefulness Lowest Common Denominator

3205 -
320501 -  ..
320502 - Attribute for Files Missing from System Management Listing
320503 -
320504 - Follow up ref SDS 37 0001.
320505 -
320506 - After Randy and Alex left, discovered that the file attribute is no
320507 - longer shown in the file management windows for system and explorer
320508 - applications.
320509 -
320510 - This another retrenchment in capabilities that seems to occur with
320511 - "new and improved" software.
320512 -
320513 -      [On 000305 Xanadu OSMIC editor strives to provide usefulness,
320514 -      without regard to popularity. ref SDS 46 3968]
320515 -
320516 -      [On 000309 Tom Field cites similar concern. ref SDS 47 2142]
320517 -
320518 - Actually, on 000310 discovered using W2000 that we can right click on
320519 - the title bar and a menu comes up that has a selection for adding
320520 - attributes, plus many more control criteria.  This however, is not
320521 - explained in Help.
320522 -
320523 -
320524 -
320525 -
320526 -
320527 -
320528 -
3206 -

SUBJECTS
Installation
New Version, 000228

3405 -
340501 -  ..
340502 - FTP WS_FTP Pro
340503 -
340504 - Follow up ref SDS 33 0001.
340505 -
340506 - Used information in the record on 990907 to install ws_ftp pro.
340507 - ref SDS 33 1380
340508 -
340509 - Installed using...
340510 -
340511 -
340512 -                   h: 00 41 instl install.exe
340513 -
340514 - ..
340515 - Ran the upgrade file...
340516 -
340517 -
340518 -                   h: 00 41 instl wsftp602.exe
340519 -
340520 -
340521 - This did not seem to work well.  Got an error message saying a file
340522 - already exists.  Program seems to run okay, but all we have is
340523 - version 5.0.  I thought we have version 6.0
340524 -
340525 - After a lot tries, noticed there is another file buried among a lot
340526 - of other files...
340527 -
340528 -
340529 -                   h: 00 41 instl ftppatch.exe
340530 -
340531 -
340532 - This is the upgrade from v. 5.0 to 6.0 which we purchased on 981110.
340533 - ref SDS 7 0897
340534 -
340535 - Ran this, and it updated to ws_ftp 6.0
340536 -
340537 - Then went back and ran the follow on upgrade. ref SDS 0 5538
340538 -
340539 -
340540 -
340541 -
340542 -
340543 -
340544 -
3406 -

SUBJECTS
Photo Editor, JPG Files
Photoed (MS)

3605 -
360501 -  ..
360502 - Assign Photoed for JPG
360503 -
360504 - Tried KodiakImg in place of photoed, but Kokiakimg is slow, and less
360505 - flexible.
360506 -
360507 - So, will use instead...
360508 -
360509 -
360510 -              i:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\photoed
360511 -
360512 -
360513 - This program is no longer part of W98 2nd edition, so had to get it
360514 - from the full file backup created on 990726.
360515 -
360516 - Decided to put it in a separate directory, so it does not get lost
360517 - when the operating system is swapped out.
360518 -
360519 -
360520 -                      h: 00 02 07
360521 -
360522 -
360523 -
360524 -
3606 -

SUBJECTS
ABCD CD ROM Disk Formatting Program
Spressa Backup for CD ROM

3905 -
390501 -  ..
390502 - Spressa Backup for CD ROM Drive
390503 -
390504 - Installation is from...
390505 -
390506 -
390507 -              g: 00 spressa w32back english setup.exe
390508 -
390509 -
390510 - ...shown in the record on 990309. ref SDS 26 6136
390511 -
390512 -
390513 - Tried the system and got a message that there is no device connected.
390514 -
390515 - The record on 990823 shows a technical support number for the Sony
390516 - technical staff who support the Spressa product...
390517 -
390518 -
390519 -                         800 597 5649  4 1 2
390520 -
390521 -
390522 - I got a busy signal again. ref SDS 32 2597
390523 -
390524 - The CD ROM Drive spec on 981229. ref SDS 12 9950
390525 -
390526 - Talked to Suzanne
390527 -
390528 - Talked to Steve.
390529 -
390530 - He gave a technical support reference number...
390531 -
390532 -
390533 -                         E06898381
390534 -
390535 -
390536 - He thinks there is a conflict with MS Backup.
390537 -
390538 -  ..
390539 -
390540 - He suggests renaming...
390541 -
390542 -
390543 -              I:\00\02\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS.DRBWCDB.VXD to OLD
390544 -
390545 -
390546 - Unintall Spressa
390547 -
390548 - Install Spressa
390549 -
390550 - We tested it, and it ran correctly.
390551 -
390552 - I asked how to get this information, without calling Sony?
390553 -
390554 - Steve said there is not another source for this information.  It is
390555 - not in a manual, and it is not posted to a website anywhere.
390556 -
390557 - We tested MS Backup and it successfully performed an interiim backup.
390558 -
390559 - I asked to talk to Steve's supervisor.
390560 -
390561 - Talked to Dan.
390562 -
390563 - Expressed appreciation for Steve's work.
390564 -
390565 - We reviewed the difficulty and extra work Steve's colleague Suzanne
390566 - encountered, being on hold for 30 minutes or so, waiting for Steve to
390567 - work on this matter.
390568 -
390569 - I asked how I can be a better partner with Sony in the future without
390570 - tying up Suzanne's valuable time on hold.
390571 -
390572 - Dan feels there is an error in the Technical Support phone system. He
390573 - advised of prior experience working on telephone message systems, and
390574 - based on that experience he feels customers should not get a busy
390575 - signal, but should be able to hold in a que or leave a message.
390576 -
390577 - Dan will investigate and take corrective action.
390578 -
390579 -
390580 -
390581 -  ..
390582 - ABCD Program for Using CD Disks with DOS Commands
390583 -
390584 - Follow up ref SDS 26 6399
390585 -
390586 - The setup program is in...
390587 -
390588 -
390589 -                      h: 00 37
390590 -
390591 -
390592 - This program has to be updated from work on 991129. ref SDS 35 4797
390593 -
390594 -
390595 -         Copied file  I:\00\02\System\abCD.exe
390596 -         Copied file  I:\00\02\System\PtUDF.vxd
390597 -         Copied file  I:\00\02\SYSTEM\Iosubsys\PtabCD.vxd
390598 -         Initialized registry  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Prassi\abCD
390599 -         Initialized static Vxd loading for  PtUDF
390600 -         Set the uninstaller to
390601 -
390602 -             "I:\00\02\Unin.exe /U:I:\00\02\System\Unin.in"
390603 -             at name  "Sony abCD 1.3"
390604 -
390605 -
390606 -
3907 -
3908 -

SUBJECTS
Scanner, HP Scanjet IIc
Deskscan for Scanner
Scanner HP Deskscan for Scanner
Omnipage not Configured under W2000, 000310

4507 -
450701 -  ..
450702 - Scanner and Omnipage Configure Problems
450703 -
450704 - Used instructions from the record on 981120. ref SDS 11 0001
450705 -
450706 - Got it all together, and Omnipage would not run.
450707 -
450708 - Further review shows
450709 -
450710 -     On 941228 that shadowing in the BIOS has to be disabled for memory
450711 -     address used by scanner. ref SDS 3 7497
450712 -
450713 -         Shadowing is already disabled, from prior installation.
450714 -
450715 -     On 941223 may need to run scantest to determine memory addresses
450716 -     to block in config.sys. ref SDS 2 0003
450717 -
450718 -
450719 -     On 920115 may need to run switchset for configuring jumpers and
450720 -     config.sys to reserve memory addresses for scanner. ref SDS 1
450721 -     6743
450722 -
450723 -         Discussion with Microsoft may be needed. ref SDS 1 3892
450724 -
450725 -         Modify System.ini may be needed. ref SDS 1 2896
450726 -
450727 -     [On 000310 Windows 2000 seems to have properly configured the
450728 -     scanner. ref SDS 48 0048
450729 -
450730 - ..
450731 - Omnipage is not recognizing the scanner.
450732 -
450733 -     [On 00310 Windows 2000 not running Omnipage. ref SDS 48 1344
450734 -
450735 - Logged onto HP website to get support for HP ScanJet IIC...
450736 -
450737 -
450738 -            ttp://www.hp.com/cposupport/prodhome/sjiicpc.html 450739 -
450740 -
450741 - This doesn't show a thing.
450742 -
450743 -
450744 -
450745 -
450746 -
450747 -
4508 -

SUBJECTS
Dust Removal, 000226
Cleaning CD ROM Drives
CD ROMS Clean Every 10 Hours of Use
Dust Removal Once a Month

4907 -
490701 -  ..
490702 - CPU Maintenance, Remove Dust Once a Month
490703 -
490704 - Follow up ref SDS 43 0987.
490705 -
490706 - Randy forgot to bring the compressed air can.
490707 -
490708 - He will bring it by tomorrow.
490709 -
490710 -
490711 -
490712 -
490713 -
490714 -
490715 -
4908 -
Distribution. . . . See "CONTACTS"