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"Read First" Release Notes
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Microsoft Whistler
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Beta 2
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
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supplements the Whistler documentation. These notes support a
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preliminary release of a software program that bears the project code
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name Whistler.
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Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web
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site references, is subject to change without notice and is provided
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for informational purposes only. The entire risk of the use or results
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of the use of this document remains with the user, and Microsoft
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Corporation makes no warranties, either express or implied. Unless
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otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products,
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people and events depicted herein are fictitious and no association
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with any real company, organization, product, person or event is
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intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable
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copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the
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rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced,
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stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
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form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,
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or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written
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permission of Microsoft Corporation.
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Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks,
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copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject
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matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written
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license agreement from Microsoft, the furnishing of this document does
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not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or
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other intellectual property.
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(c) 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and DirectX are either registered
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trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
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and/or other countries.
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The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
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trademarks of their respective owners.
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CONTENTS
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1.0 How to Use This Document
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2.0 Read Me First
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3.0 Providing Feedback on Upgrades to Whistler Beta
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4.0 System Requirements for Installation
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5.0 Preinstallation Notes
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1.0 How to Use This Document
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To read Read1st.txt on the screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad
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window.
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>>> To print Read1st.txt:
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1. On the File menu, click Print.
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2. In the Print dialog box, ensure that the settings are correct.
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3. Click Print.
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2.0 Read Me First
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Welcome to the Whistler Beta 2 Release. This release expires 180 days
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from the date of installation.
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Print and read this document for critical preinstallation information
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concerning this release. For the most up-to-date list of supported
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hardware, see the Hardware Compatibility List at the Microsoft Web
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site (http://www.microsoft.com/).
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In addition, print and read the following files located on your Beta 2
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compact disc (CD):
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* Setup text files, located in the \Setuptxt folder on your
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Whistler Beta 2 CD.
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* Readme Notes, opened by double-clicking the shortcut located on
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the Whistler desktop, for compatibility and post-installation
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information.
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* Featguid.doc, located in the Whistler CD root directory, for
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information on new features in this release.
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New features are described in detail in Whistler Help and Support
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Services. To open Help and Support Services, after completing Setup,
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click Start, and then click Help and Support.
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For the latest release notes and updates, be sure to visit the Windows
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Beta Web site at:
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http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/
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3.0 Providing Feedback on Upgrades to Whistler Beta 2
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Thank you for participating in the beta test for Whistler. In order to
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make your testing as productive as possible, we have compiled a few
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guidelines on the scenarios Microsoft is most interested in receiving
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feedback on and some known issues with certain upgrade scenarios.
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The Whistler development team would like the most feedback on the
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upgrade path from Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows
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Millennium Edition. Because Whistler is the first consumer version of
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Windows based on Windows NT Technology, improving the upgrade
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experience from those operating systems is crucial. In addition, you
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should test clean installations. Upgrades from Windows 2000 are also
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encouraged, but there are some scenarios that might have issues.
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4.0 System Requirements for Installation
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For the full list of system requirements, see the Setup text file
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series for your operating system located in the \Setuptxt folder on
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your Whistler CD.
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5.0 Preinstallation Notes
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Before you install Whistler Beta 2 on your computer, be sure to read
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this section. This section contains information about issues that
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affect the installation process. By using this information to perform
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your installation, you can ensure that the installation process
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proceeds smoothly and that Whistler functions correctly.
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5.1 Preinstallation Notes for Both 32-Bit and 64-Bit Editions
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5.1.1 Whistler Product Keys: Important Instructions
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Product Keys
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Product keys are required in the Beta 2 releases of Whistler Personal,
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Whistler Professional, Whistler Server, and Whistler Advanced Server.
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You must enter the product key during Setup to complete the
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installation. This applies to all languages and versions available
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through pre-release distribution programs, including both 32-bit and
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64-bit versions. Product keys are 25-character alphanumeric strings
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that are formatted in groups of five characters, separated by dashes.
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It is very important that you manage your keys for Whistler Beta 2
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carefully. Please read the details about this release later in this
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section.
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Obtaining Product Keys
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Product keys are distributed in various ways, depending on the
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specific program. Technical beta testers must obtain keys from the
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Windows Beta Web site by using their Beta ID and password. For more
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information, see the Windows Beta Web site at:
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http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/
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Other programs distribute keys directly with the installation media by
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using stickers affixed to the media sleeve.
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Key and Media Types
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There is one single type of Product Key for Whistler Beta 2. At the
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final release, Whistler will employ three primary key types: standard
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keys, volume license keys, and OEM keys. There will be three
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corresponding media types. Keys might also differ by platform
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type (For example, Professional, Server, and so on).
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Importance of Careful Key Management
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You must take great care of your Product Keys for Whistler Beta 2. In
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particular, you must use only the assigned keys for your media. If you
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attempt to use keys from other products, beta programs, or the wrong
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media type, your installation will fail. If you attempt to use an
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incorrect product key, you might not be aware that installation failed
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until after Setup is complete and you attempt to start your computer.
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(This issue will be addressed when the final released versions of keys
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are implemented.)
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What is Windows Product Activation?
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Windows Product Activation (WPA) is new for Whistler Beta 2 and is
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described later in this section. It imposes additional constraints on
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the use of Product Keys. In particular, each Product Key can only be
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used to install a certain number of unique computers (the actual
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number depends on the pre-release distribution program with which you
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are participating). If you have received more than one Product Key
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through your program, it is essential that you keep track of which
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Product Key you use to install each Whistler operating system.
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Automating Product Key Entry
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You can automate the installation of Product Keys through the use of
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the ProductKey parameter in your unattend files. ProductKey is a new
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name for the ProductID parameter that was supported in Windows 2000.
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ProductKey functions identically to ProductID parameter. Please refer
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to the unattend documentation for further information. When upgrading
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Whistler using winnt32 /unattend, Whistler beta versions attempt to
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use a previous Product Key if the computer you are upgrading from had
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one installed already. This speeds up upgrades from older interim
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versions (starting with Build 2428) to Beta 2 and subsequently to
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later interim versions (or even re-installing the same version).
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However, if you are upgrading from Build 2428 or earlier of the
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operating system, you should take care to not install using
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winnt32 /unattend in order to prevent possible key conflicts.
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Scripting Product Key Changes
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It is not possible to script re-entry of Product Keys in Whistler
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Beta 2. A new Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider will
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be implemented in a later release. This provider will permit changing
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a computer's Product Key through scripting interfaces.
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Windows Product Activation
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Whistler Beta 2 includes a new feature called Windows Product
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Activation (WPA). WPA requires that you activate your product with
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Microsoft within 14 days of initial installation. This activation
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grace period, which will change to 30 days for the released product,
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was chosen to enable us to thoroughly test the WPA feature during the
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pre-release or Beta program. Activation, which is mandatory, is
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anonymous. It couples the owner's Product Key with a computer hardware
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ID that is non-unique and cannot be traced back to a given computer.
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Activation is not the same as registration, nor does it require
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registration. Registration refers to the voluntary provision of
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customer information to Microsoft. Activation is implemented on all
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32-bit platforms for standard media. It is required for all language
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versions of Whistler. This excludes Volume and OEM media types.
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Activating a Computer
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Activation is required for each individual computer on which Whistler
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Beta 2 is installed. Computers can be activated either online by using
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an Internet connection, or manually, by telephoning a Microsoft
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product activation call center. Call centers will be available
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internationally for Whistler Beta 2, but they will only be available
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during regional business hours until final product release The final
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list of phone numbers, countries with toll free phone numbers, and
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operating hours is still being completed. Call center availability
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will be expanded significantly for the final product release.
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For most installations, you will be asked to activate (and optionally
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register) your system through the Setup program (full screen out-o
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f-box experience (OOBE)). You can choose to defer activation until a
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later time. In some cases, for example, if your video does not support
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at least 800x600 modes, you will not see the initial activation
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screens and deferral will be automatic. Server installations will also
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automatically defer activation, since they do not utilize full screen
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OOBE. If activation is deferred for any reason, you can activate at
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any time. You must have local administrator privileges to activate.
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To activate, click Start, and then click Activate Windows. Or, if you
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can't find it there for any reason, click Start, point to Programs,
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point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Activate
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Windows. You can also start activation while logging on to your
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computer or through the notification (balloon) reminders, which become
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more frequent the closer you get to expiration date. Online activation
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(and registration, if selected) uses standard HTTPS to gain access to
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the Internet. As long as the user account is able to browse to secure
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Web sites (For example, home banking Web sites), then you can activate
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the computer.
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>>> To complete activation, you must do one of the following:
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* Use your Internet connection such as a LAN network
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connection or an Internet connection through an Internet Service
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Provider, or
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* Use a modem that can connect to the Internet, or
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* Call a Microsoft product activation call center.
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Activating Through a Proxy
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If the computer you are trying to activate is on a network that uses a
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proxy server to get to the Internet, and if your network implements
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the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) protocols (used to detect proxy
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settings automatically), you should be able to activate without
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additional configuration. Otherwise, activation during the initial
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Setup OOBE is deferred and you must configure the proxy settings in
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Internet Explorer or through Control Panel. Since proxy settings are
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set per user, be sure to do this using the same logged-on
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account (with administrative privileges) that you will use to
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activate. If your activation grace period expires before you set the
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proxy on a local administrator account, you will need to start your
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computer in non-networked safe mode in order to set up the proxy. You
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will not be able to activate until you restart your system. You must
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then log on as an administrator in order to activate.
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Automating Activation
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You can automate activation by using the AutoActivate parameter in
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your unattend files. You can also set proxy settings for activation by
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using the ActivateProxy parameter. Please refer to the unattend
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documentation for further information.
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Image Deployment
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The Sysprep tool has been enhanced to support activation rollback up
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to three times. This is designed to deploy imaged systems using
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standard media. You must still enter a unique Product Key for each
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cloned image. You should create your master image as usual. Do not
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activate this master system. After you have run Sysprep.exe and the
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system shuts down, you can image the hard drive as needed at any
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future time. This process can be repeated on multiple times, as long
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as cumulative rollbacks do not exceed the limit listed earlier.
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Scripting Activation
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Activation scripting is not available in Whistler Beta 2. It will be
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provided through WMI provider methods in a later release. By using
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WMI, you can query various activation-related properties and then
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activate by using both online and offline methods.
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5.1.2 Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line Tool
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On computers running Whistler Professional, Whistler Server, Whistler
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Advanced Server, or Whistler Datacenter Server, the Windows Management
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Instrumentation (WMI) command line tool installs when you initially
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start WMI command line tool by compiling the Managed Object Format
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(MOF) alias files. The installation might take approximately one
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minute. Approximately 10 MB of free hard disk memory is required for
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the installation. Your computer should function correctly with the WMI
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command line tool installed. This issue will be addressed in a future
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release.
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5.1.3 Text-Mode Setup
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On all versions of Whistler, if you choose to repair an existing
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Whistler installation when running Setup from the Whistler CD, you
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will be prompted for the normal Setup questions instead of going
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through the process unattended. This issue will be addressed in a
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future release.
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5.1.4 Text-Mode Setup - Dynamic Disk Information
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When you have a mix of basic and dynamic disks on a computer where you
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are installing Whistler, the text-mode partitioning options screen can
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misrepresent free space and type of partition. In particular, areas of
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free space on the drive might be shown as partitioned dynamic disks
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and dynamic disks might not show accurate amounts of available free
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space. This issue will be addressed in a future release.
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5.1.5 Setup - Installing Multiple Identical Disks
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If you attempt to install any version of Whistler on a computer with
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multiple identical hard drives, Setup might not differentiate between
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them and Setup fails. The message displayed is: "Setup either detected
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multiple disks in your machine that are indistinguishable or detected
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raw disk(s)." To work around this issue, remove one of the drives
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using the BIOS or physically remove the disk from the system to allow
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setup to continue. This issue will be addressed in a future release.
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5.1.6 Setup/Upgrade: NetWare Client
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The Setupdll.dll code was removed from Whistler Professional, Whistler
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Server, Whistler Advanced Server, and Whistler Datacenter Server. As a
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result, the NetWare client no longer runs. There is no workaround for
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this issue at this time.
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5.1.7 Dynamic Update
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For Whistler Personal, Whistler Professional, Whistler Server, and
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Whistler Advanced Server, Setup contains a new feature known as
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Dynamic Update, which can be used to download updated drivers and
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files needed for Setup. In order to determine the appropriate files
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needed for your computer, Dynamic Update collects anonymous
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information about your computer's current hardware devices. The
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information collected does not include any personally identifiable
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information and will not be used for any purpose other than to request
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that update files are sent to your computer. This information will not
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be permanently stored.
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As part of an ongoing effort to improve the Dynamic Update process,
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the aggregate information about the success and failures of Dynamic
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Update installations is stored by Microsoft and used to evaluate and
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improve the effectiveness of our Dynamic Update services. As part of
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Microsoft's ongoing commitment to privacy and confidentiality
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policies, none of this logged statistical data will contain any
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information that can identify you or is in any way traceable to you or
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your computer.
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5.2 Preinstallation Notes for 32-Bit Editions of Whistler Only
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5.2.1 Windows Millennium Edition Upgrade
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After you upgrade from Windows Millennium Edition to Whistler Personal
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or Whistler Professional, any files originally stored in the My
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Pictures folder are moved to the folder C:\My Documents\My Pictures.
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As a result, the My Pictures link in the Start menu might not function
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correctly. No data loss occurs. You can gain access to your folders by
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navigating to C:\My Documents\My Pictures. This issue will be
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addressed in a future release.
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5.2.2 Product Activation
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On all versions of Whistler, if the registry does not contain a
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ProductID key in the registry key
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
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then Windows Product Activation does not successfully activate the
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product. This issue will be addressed in a future release.
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Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your
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system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any
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valued data on the computer.
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5.2.3 Dynamic Update - Drivers in Subdirectories
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On all versions of Whistler, if drivers are posted on a corporate
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Windows Update site in subdirectories, Dynamic Update does not
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enumerate these drivers and does not install them on the client
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system. To work around this issue, place all of the drivers in the
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root directory.
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5.2.4 Upgrading to Whistler with DirectX 8.0 or 8.0a Installed
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The following warning message appears during Setup when upgrading to
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any version of Whistler with DirectX 8.0 or DirectX 8.0a previously
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installed: "To Maintain compatibility with your DirectX 8.0
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application, you will need to download the DirectX 8.0 updated for
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Windows 2000." To work around this issue, ignore the message and click
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OK. Setup will continue normally. This issue will be addressed in a
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future release.
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5.2.5 Hardware Drive Letter Mappings
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On computers running Whistler Personal, Whistler Professional, or
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Whistler Server, user-defined drive letter mappings for removable
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media devices such as CD-ROM, CD-RW, Zip, Jazz, and so on, might be
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changed back to their original drive letters when upgrading from
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Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Special Edition, or Windows
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Millennium Edition. Applications which look for the previously defined
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drive letter assignments can encounter difficulties in locating the
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removable media. To work around this issue, the drive letter mapping
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can be changed by using the Disk Management snap-in. This issue will
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be addressed in a future release.
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>>> To work around this issue:
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1. In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools.
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2. Double-click Computer Management.
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3. In the details pane, double-click Storage.
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4. Double-click Disk Management.
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5. To change the drive letter, right-click the drive needing to be
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changed, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths. Click the
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new drive letter, then click OK.
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5.2.6 Upgrading from Japanese Versions of Windows
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Before upgrading from versions of Windows 98, Windows 98 Second
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Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition localized for Japan that have
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Office XP installed to any version of Whistler, first uninstall the
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Office Japanese IME. Do this by using Add/Remove Application in Office
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XP. Failure to do this will prevent Whistler from starting after
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Setup. This issue will be addressed in a future release.
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5.2.7 Volume Management
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Whistler does not support Windows NT 4.0 Ftdisk volume sets. If you
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are running Windows 2000, you must convert all Ftdisk volume sets to
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dynamic volumes before upgrading. If you are running Windows NT 4.0,
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you should break any mirrors and back up all data on stripe, RAID5, or
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extended volume sets before upgrading. Ftdisk sets might not be
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accessible after the upgrade.
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5.2.8 Upgrading from Windows NT 4.0 to Whistler
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If you upgrade a computer with a Diamond Monster Sound MX400 card and
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ESS Technology Canyon3D chip set from Windows NT 4.0 to Whistler
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Personal or Whistler Professional, the audio does not function
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correctly after the upgrade.
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5.2.9 Host Integration Server 2000
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If you upgrade a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 or
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earlier to Whistler Server or Whistler Advanced Server with Host
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Integration Server (HIS) 2000 installed, the computer might stop
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responding. To work around this issue, change the SNAbase service to
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manual before you perform the upgrade.
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>>> To change the SNAbase service and then perform the upgrade:
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1. Change the SNAbase service to manual.
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2. Stop the service.
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3. Upgrade to Whistler, and then manually restart the SNAbase service.
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If you are in the process of upgrading to Whistler and HIS 2000 is
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installed, the computer might stop responding on the final restart. To
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work around this issue, start in Safe Mode with Networking and change
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the SNAbase service to manual.
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>>> To start in Safe Mode with Networking and change the SNAbase
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service:
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1. After the computer stops responding on the final restart, restart
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the computer in Safe Mode with Networking.
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2. Change the SNAbase service to manual, stop the service, and then
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restart the computer. The computer starts up normally with
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SNAbase stopped.
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3. SNAbase can then be restarted in Services.msc.
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5.2.10 Acer TravelMate 350 Computers
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On Acer TravelMate 350 computers running Whistler Personal or Whistler
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Professional, Setup stops responding after the first restart in tex
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t-mode Setup. There are no workarounds. This issue will be addressed
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in a future release.
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5.2.11 Toshiba Portege 34xx-series Laptops
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Whistler Personal and Whistler Professional do not successfully
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complete clean installations on Toshiba Portege 34xx-series laptops
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due to a second integrated drive electronics (IDE) controller issue.
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To work around this issue, migrate from the original equipment
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manufacturer preloaded factory recovery image.
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5.3 Preinstallation Notes for 64-Bit Editions of Whistler Only
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5.3.1 Converting Master Boot Record Disks to GUID Partition Table
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Disks
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On computers running Whistler Professional, Whistler Advanced Server,
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or Whistler Datacenter Server, the master boot record (MBR) Extensible
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Firmware Interface (EFI) System Partition and operating system
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installation partition are not supported. Whistler Itanium-based
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operating systems require globally unique identifier (GUID) partition
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table (GPT) disks and cannot install on or start from MBR disks.
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Computers must have GPT partitions in order to support the version of
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Boot Manager that is included in the Whistler Beta 2 release. If your
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system disk is not a GPT disk, it must be converted to a GPT disk
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before installing Whistler Itanium-based operating systems. Although
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earlier beta versions of Whistler Itanium-based operating systems
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|
included workarounds while the hardware, firmware, and operating
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systems were being designed, MBR disks must now be converted to GPT
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disks for Whistler Beta 2. This issue will not be addressed in a
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future release.
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GPT disks have many advantages compared to MBR disks such as:
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* Redundant partition tables
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* Ability to creating partitions up to 18 exabytes in size
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* Defined partition scheme for storing specific data
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For additional information about GPT disks, see the Microsoft Windows
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"Whistler" and GPT: Frequently Asked Questions Web site at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/storage/Whistler-GPT_FAQ.htm
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To add GPT partitions, a clean installation must be made by installing
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from the Whistler Beta 2 CD. First, however, you need to determine
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whether the system has already been upgraded to GPT disks.
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>>> To determine if your system has been upgraded to GPT disks:
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1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage (Click 64-bit
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snap-ins if you are given the option).
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2. Click Disk Management.
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3. Right-click Disk 0, and then click Properties.
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4. On the Volumes tab, if the Partition style entry lists a GPT disk,
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the system has been upgraded. If it lists an MBR disk, the disk
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must be completely repartitioned and the operating system must be
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set up again.
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If you need to repartition the disk, before you start, complete the
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following procedure.
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>>> To prepare to repartition your disk:
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1. Move all data to another system or storage device.
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2. Obtain a copy of the Whistler Beta 2 CD. To repartition the disk,
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you must perform a clean installation by using the Whistler Beta 2
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CD.
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Important: The following steps are a sample procedure for
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repartitioning the disk and installing the operating system. The
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actual procedure might differ depending on the type of computer.
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>>> To repartition your disk:
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1. Restart the computer and stop the startup process at the EFI shell.
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To stop the system at the EFI shell, press any key while the
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|
following message is displayed on the screen: "Will launch...
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\os\winnt50\ia64ldr.efi. Press any key to abort autoload." This
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causes the system to stop at the prompt Shell>.
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2. At the prompt, type:
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MAP
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This locates the CD-ROM file system designator, fsx, where 'x' is a
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number associated with a hard drive on your system.
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3. The device descriptions for the disk devices in your system appear.
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The fsx entry looks like the following example:
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fs1: VenHw(Unknown Device:FF)/CDROM(Entry 1)
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The CD-ROM drive is normally fs1. However, the number can vary if
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other drives exist on the system with EFI mountable partitions such
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as another EFI System Partition (ESP).
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4. In the CD-ROM box, type:
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FSX
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where 'X' is replaced with the number as noted in the Step 3. The
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prompt changes to reflect the new selection. In the previous
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example, the prompt changes to:
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fs1:\>
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5. Start the text setup mode and delete any partitions on Disk 0. At
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the fs1:\> prompt, type:
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SETUPLDR
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6. Follow the instructions that appear. At the partition selection
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prompt, delete all of the partitions on Disk 0.
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7. Change the disk style. After the partitions have been deleted, an
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|
additional choice is offered for how to prepare a disk for Whistler
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|
installation. To change the disk style, type:
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S
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8. When Setup indicates that an EFI System Partition is needed, you
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|
can choose to create one. To create the EFI System Partition, at
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the prompt, type:
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Y
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9. Create any additional partitions. After a short delay
|
|
(approximately 30 seconds), the system creates both the EFI System
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Partition, which is approximately 100 MB, and the Microsoft
|
|
Reserved Partition (MSR), which is approximately 31 MB.
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|
After these partitions are created, you can set up any additional
|
|
partitions, including multiple partitions to support multiple
|
|
operating system installations.
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|
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|
Important: Do not delete the 100-MB EFI System Partition and the 31-MB
|
|
MSR partitions that text-mode Setup automatically creates. The EFI
|
|
System Partition is displayed as "Partition1 [FAT] 102 MB (101 MB
|
|
free)." The MSR partition is displayed as "Partition2 [Unknown] 31 MB
|
|
(0 MB free)."
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|
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|
Note: To support multiple installations, create multiple data
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|
partitions in text-mode Setup. When these steps are completed,
|
|
continue through the normal setup procedures.
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|
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|
5.3.2 EFI Boot Manager Support
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|
EFI Boot Manager supports upgrades (as long as you are running with
|
|
GPT disks and do not revert to non-Boot Manager startup) or clean
|
|
installations to Whistler Professional, Whistler Advanced Server, or
|
|
Whistler Datacenter Server. You can use your existing installation as
|
|
a safe version and can gain access to it by using the previously
|
|
established start (boot) method if you choose. In order to do this,
|
|
you MUST make a backup of your current Boot.nvr. To do this, before
|
|
performing an installation of Whistler Professional, Whistler Advanced
|
|
Server, or Whistler Datacenter Server, stop at the EFI shell and copy
|
|
the file to a backup. Once you have your Boot.nvr file backed up, you
|
|
can perform a clean installation by using Setup. If you do not make a
|
|
backup of Boot.nvr, perform an upgrade when prompted by Setup and when
|
|
Boot Manager support is provided.
|
|
|
|
Important: You MUST be running GPT EFI system and operating system
|
|
disk partitions in order to install Whistler Beta 2. For information
|
|
about converting your system to GPT disks, see "Converting Master Boot
|
|
Record Disks to GUID Partition Table Disks" earlier in this document.
|
|
|
|
When your computer restarts after completing Setup, a new Boot menu
|
|
item appears in the displayed list. Previously, the computer would
|
|
have switched to the EFI shell. Because this is a new installation, it
|
|
appears first in the list of options for restarting. Enter the default
|
|
instance of the operating system. Since you can no longer manipulate
|
|
the debugger options and other Boot.nvr variables, a tool is included
|
|
that helps you modify the non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)
|
|
entries. The EFI utility tool, Nvrboot.efi, is located in the EFI
|
|
System Partition in the MSutils subdirectory. In addition to
|
|
manipulating the start order and the items that appear in the Boot
|
|
Manager menu, you can use this tool to import and export the entire
|
|
NVRAM. If NVRAM becomes damaged, this EFI utility tool is very useful.
|
|
We strongly recommend running this tool before making significant
|
|
changes to your NVRAM variables.
|
|
|
|
Important: Once all of your start options are stored in NVRAM, you
|
|
cannot program the start options back into NVRAM without an existing
|
|
backup of the NVRAM. The operating system makes a backup of each
|
|
instance of the operating system that is installed. You will not be
|
|
able to restore other entries that are damaged unless you have made a
|
|
backup of the NVRAM.
|
|
|
|
Important: Do not perform any firmware updates on Intel Itanium
|
|
Workstation SDVs running current versions of the firmware (89b) unless
|
|
you have made a backup of the NVRAM data. There is currently a bug in
|
|
the flash routines that deletes all of the NVRAM entries. This issue
|
|
will be addressed in a future release of the firmware.
|
|
|
|
If you made a backup of your Boot.nvr file prior to installing
|
|
Whistler Beta 2, you can gain access to it by using the following
|
|
procedure.
|
|
|
|
>>> To access Boot.nvr:
|
|
|
|
1. You must copy the backup you made, Boot.xxx, to Boot.nvr, where
|
|
'xxx' is the extension the user defined when making the backup.
|
|
(During the installation of the version that includes NVRAM,
|
|
changes were made that need to be undone.)
|
|
|
|
2. Once you have copied Boot.xxx back to Boot.nvr, you can start your
|
|
existing installation by choosing the EFI shell at the Boot Manager
|
|
|
|
prompt while the computer is starting.
|
|
|
|
If you performed an upgrade, your computer accesses all of its
|
|
operating system start options through the Boot Manager. Additional
|
|
clean installations appear in the Boot Manager. You no longer can gain
|
|
access to the EFI shell to start an operating system. You also no
|
|
longer need to manipulate Boot.nvr to support multi-boot scenarios.
|
|
These issues will not be addressed in a future release.
|
|
|
|
5.3.3 Firmware Versions Used in Testing
|
|
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|
|
|
|
If you experience difficulties installing Whistler Professional,
|
|
Whistler Advanced Server, or Whistler Datacenter Server, revert to the
|
|
following firmware versions to determine whether the newer version of
|
|
the firmware is the source of the difficulty:
|
|
|
|
* For Whistler Professional, Whistler Advanced Server, and Whistler
|
|
Datacenter Server, testing was done on the Intel Software
|
|
Development Vehicle (SDV) 1p workstation, 2p workstation, and 4p
|
|
server systems running Intel firmware Build 89b.
|
|
|
|
* Testing was done on the SDV 4p server alpha/beta systems running
|
|
Intel firmware Build 71.
|
|
|
|
During the testing of these firmware versions, the following issues
|
|
were discovered:
|
|
|
|
* The computer might stop responding if you perform a full format.
|
|
To work around this issue, use Quick Format to format the GUID
|
|
partition table (GPT) disks.
|
|
|
|
* After making changes to Boot Manager entries by using Nvrboot.efi
|
|
|
|
while in the EFI shell, the changes are not displayed on the EFI
|
|
Boot Manager screen if you exit the EFI shell. To work around
|
|
this issue, once you manipulate Boot Manager entries, you must
|
|
restart your system.
|
|
|
|
* After upgrading the flash memory (also known as "flashing" the
|
|
firmware) for this version of firmware to the Workstation SDV,
|
|
the non-volatile random access memory entries are cleared. This
|
|
includes entries for the EFI Boot Manager. You must back up your
|
|
Boot Manager entries before upgrading the flash memory for the
|
|
firmware.
|
|
|
|
Note: This is a partial list of potential firmware issues you might
|
|
encounter while installing Whistler Itanium-based operating systems.
|
|
You might encounter other issues.
|
|
|
|
These issues will be addressed in a future release.
|
|
|
|
5.3.4 GUID Partition Table Disks
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Whistler Professional, Whistler Advanced Server, and Whistler
|
|
Datacenter Server support the use of globally unique identifier (GUID)
|
|
partition table (GPT) disks. The Whistler Setup Wizard, during a clean
|
|
installation, automatically creates all the required partitions (EFI
|
|
System Partition), Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition, and basic data
|
|
partition) using a GPT scheme. This issue will not be addressed in a
|
|
future release.
|
|
|
|
>>> To use GPT disks with the partitioning scheme created
|
|
automatically during the setup process:
|
|
|
|
1. Make sure the disks in your computer do not have any partitions.
|
|
|
|
2. Insert the Whistler Setup CD in the CD-ROM drive.
|
|
|
|
3. The installation program proceeds to the Setup Welcome page and
|
|
displays the message, "Press any key to boot from CD."
|
|
|
|
4. Press any key, and the Setup Wizard starts.
|
|
|
|
5. Follow the instructions that appear.
|
|
|
|
Important: To fully implement GPT support, you must be running the
|
|
versions of the firmware listed in "Firmware Versions Used in Testing"
|
|
earlier in this document.
|
|
|
|
|