Upgrading to CE 5.0 (For Winterm^TM 3000 Series Thin Clients Using Windows CE .NET^®) - ReadMe

Thank you for purchasing the Wyse CE 5.0 Field Upgrade. This Field Upgrade is the most convenient method for upgrading the Winterm^TM 3000 Series Thin Client to the CE 5.0 operating system. This upgrade software release for the Winterm™ 3000 Series Thin Client uses the Windows CE^® operating system.

Purpose of this Documentation

The purpose of this documentation is to provide information to help you upgrade your Winterm^TM 3000 Series Thin Clients running older versions of CE .NET to CE 5.0, while maintaining your current configuration settings.

Before Installing

Before you install the Wyse CE 5.0 Field Upgrade, ensure that you are currently running Wyse CE .NET 4.0 or later. To properly maintain your current configurations, you must be running Wyse CE .NET 4.0 or later before installing the Wyse CE 5.0 Field Upgrade.

Related Online Resources Available at Wyse

If you must first upgrade to CE .NET 4.0 before installing the Wyse CE 5.0 Field Upgrade, refer to the Upgrading Winterm^TM 3000 Series: Primer and Add-on Guidelines document before you begin upgrading. This document provides important information on upgrading the Primer and the Add-ons of the Winterm^TM 3000 Series Thin Clients. It is available from Wyse at:
http://www.wyse.com/serviceandsupport/support/winterm/3000fwdiff.htm

The Winterm™ 3000 Series Users and Administrators Guide explains how to use and administer the Winterm™ 3000 Series Thin Clients. It is available for download from the Wyse Products Quick Reference site at:

http://www.wyse.com/products/winterm/quickstart/3000.htm

The Winterm™ 3000 Series Add-on Administrators Guide provides instructions on preparing for installing the Add-ons as well as obtaining and verifying the Add-ons for the Winterm™ 3000 Series Thin Client. It also provides detailed procedures for installing and removing the Add-ons. In addition, this guide provides the Add-on Bundle for Winterm™ 3000 Series ReadMe documentation. It is available for download from the Wyse Products Quick Reference site at:

http://www.wyse.com/products/winterm/quickstart/3000.htm

File Contents

The downloaded file contains the Factory Padded Image. The Factory Padded Image is a self-extracting zip file that contains the core padded image, params.ini file, and associated Rapport installation script.

Registry Settings

For backup purposes, it is highly recommended that you write down your current registry settings before you begin installing the Wyse CE 5.0 Field Upgrade. This also allows you to easily reset the registry settings that will not be preserved after your upgrade.

The following list of registry settings will NOT be preserved when upgrading from CE .NET 4.0 or higher to CE 5.0:

§ ICA 6.x PNLite settings – All ICA PNLite settings from ICA version 6.x will not be preserved.

§ RDP printer settings – All RDP printer settings will not be preserved, except RDP 5.1 for CE .NET 4.2 to RDP 5.5 for CE 5.0.

§ Dial-up Connections – The dial-up type connection name will be preserved in the Connection Manager. However, all of the information typically configured through the Dial-up Wizard will default to empty entries (for example, no phone numbers will be preserved), except when upgrading from CE .NET 4.2 to CE 5.0.

§ Modems – All settings in the Modems applet will not be preserved, except when upgrading from CE .NET 4.2 to CE 5.0.

§ ICA version 6.x to 7.x settings – All ICA PNLite settings, Server locations settings will not be preserved.

§ IE applet settings – All IE Global Connection tab settings will not be preserved, except when upgrading from CE .NET 4.2 to CE 5.0.

Technical Support

To access Wyse technical resources, visit AskWyse.com. If you still have questions, you can submit your questions using the Wyse Support Request Form, or call Customer Support at 1-800-800-WYSE (toll free in U.S. and Canada). Hours of operation are from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm CST, Monday through Friday.

To access international support, visit http://www.wyse.com/worldwide.