4HPlus!
Upgrading 4HPlus!
Introduction
4HPlus! upgrades will be provided from time to time to implement new features or to provide bug fixes. It is imperative that all computers that have 4HPlus! installed be upgrade to the same version. When an upgrade is provided to the state supporter (Barb Farmer), some preliminary testing will be done to test that the upgrade is working and is doing what it is supposed to do. Once it has been determined that the upgrade is working properly, it will be placed on our tech support page www.uwyo.edu/cessupport. An e-mail message is sent indicating the version number available and that it must be downloaded and implemented on your systems as soon as possible. Not installing upgrades causes considerable problems and confusion in the future, and rather than saving time will cost you time!
Download the Upgrade Installer
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Navigate to this web page: www.uwyo.edu/cessupport/upgrades.asp.
- Click on the download link. The version number will be indicated on the link. If you miss a version number, you can safely skip that version. But, please make all attempts to keep up with the current versions.
- This will begin the download process.
- You will be prompted to save or open your file as shown in the File Download dialog box. See Figure 1.
Figure 1. File Download
- Select the Save button to continue the download process.
- I recommend saving your file to the desktop for easy access.
Run the Upgrade Installer
- Locate the downloaded file located on your desktop or wherever you saved it.
- Double-click the wy4hup.exe file to run the installer program. See Figure 2.
Figure 2. Installer Program
- Click the Unzip button in the WinZip extractor window.
- Click the OK button when the screen reports that the files have been unzipped successfully.
- Click the Close button to dismiss the WinZip extractor window.
Version Number
Check to see that the version number shown in the title bar matches the version number you just downloaded. See Figure 3. If it does - great! If it doesn't, you missed something and need to try again.
Figure 3. Version Number
Table Upgrades
Sometimes you will only see a version number change and nothing particular "seems to happen." That's fine. However, occasionally table changes will be a part of the upgrade if tables have been added or expanded. If this occurs, some options will be presented to you. You need to follow the steps as shown below. You must not break out of a table upgrade procedure. Sometimes they will take longer than others depending on the table and the data in your system. If it is still processing after 15 minutes, give me a call.
Note: Generally, table changes will process much faster than 15 minutes. I just want to be sure you wait prior to deciding that it is locked up and boot out of the process. If you ever have to boot out, it will be important for us to know which table upgrade you were processing.
When the 4HPlus Table Upgrades display, continue as listed below. See Figure 4.
Figure 4. Table Upgrades
- Click the Perform Table Upgrade Now button.
The table change code and table change information changes with each table being updated.
- Click Table Upgrade Complete! Continue button.
The Table Upgrade Progress will read 100% before the Table Upgrade Complete! Continue button becomes active.
- Continue this process until complete.
The Perform Table Upgrade Now and Continue buttons will change to Perform Table Fix Now and Table Fix Completed! Continue until the entire process finishes.
- Exit the 4HPlus! program, or continue working.
Ed. 8/31/2004
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