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Upgrading to CE .NET 4.2 (For WintermTM 3000 Series Thin Clients Using Windows CE .NET) - ReadMe Documentation

 

Thank you for purchasing the Wyse CE .NET 4.2 Field Upgrade, the most convenient method for upgrading the WintermTM 3000 Series Thin Client to the CE.NET operating system. This upgrade software release for the Winterm™ 3000 Series Thin Client uses the Windows CE.NET operating system.

Purpose of this Documentation

The purpose of this documentation is to provide information to help you upgrade your CE Thin Clients running older versions of CE to CE .NET 4.2, while maintaining your current configuration settings.

Before Installing

Before you install the Wyse CE .NET 4.2 Field Upgrade, ensure that you are currently running Wyse's CE version 4.0 or later. To properly maintain your current configurations, you must be running Wyse's CE version 4.0 or later before installing the Wyse CE .NET 4.2 Field Upgrade.

Links to User and Administrator Guides and Services

If you must first convert to CE version 4.0 before installing the Wyse CE .NET 4.2 Field Upgrade, the Winterm 3000 Series (CE) Firmware v4.0 Differences document helps explain the firmware version 4.0 features as compared to older versions and is intended as a reference document before downloading version 4.0 of the padded image. It is available from Wyse at:
http://www.wyse.com/serviceandsupport/support/winterm/wt3000fwdiff.htm.

 

The WintermTM 3000 Series Users and Administrators Guide is available for download from the Wyse Products Quick Reference site at: http://www.wyse.com/products/winterm/quickstart/3000.htm.

 

The guide explains how to use and administer the Winterm™ 3000 Series Thin Client and covers the following topics:

 

  • Regulatory Notices - Copyright, software license, and FCC notices and statements.
  • Introduction - General information about the CE .NET-based Thin Clients powered by Microsoft Windows CE .NET®, references to online resources, and terms and conventions.
  • User Instructions – Thin Client login, shut down, and functions available to user and guest level operators.
  • Administrator Instructions - Server environment, initial Thin Client setup, administrator settings, and remote administration and software upgrades.

Link to Add-on Installation Information

The WintermTM 3000 Series Add-on Administrators Guide provides information and procedures for installing Add-ons and 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. (Note: The 16MB images do not contain Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0. If you require IE 6.0, uninstall any unnecessary Add-ons to free up enough Flash Memory for the IE 6.0 Add-on.)

Registry Settings

For backup purposes, it is highly recommended that you write down your current registry settings before you begin installing the Wyse CE .NET 4.2 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.NET 4.2:

 

§         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.

§         Dial-up Connections – Although the dial-up type connection name will be preserved in Connection Manager, all the information typically configured through the Dial-up Wizard will default to empty entries. For example, no phone numbers will be preserved.

§         Modems – All settings in the Modems applet will not be preserved.

§         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.

Technical Support

To access Wyse technical resources, visit AskWyse.com. If you still have questions, e-mail your question 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.