Technical Notes and Acronym Definitions

Important: If you have databases from a previous WinSpeed© version, make a backup of each one you want to continue using. After Updating, delete all your old databases and create new ones. Then RESTORE from your backup files.

Items available from the WinSpeed© HELP menu:

   The Simplified UPR rules. Page 5 is your "bible" to figure out the categories.
   The last page shows all 44 UPR reports available in WinSpeed©.    

   A list of Updates for each WinSpeed© version.    
   A list of "to do" items.
      Review the Todo list - add items to help us improve WinSpeed©

More files are required for the installation process. The reason is this: A couple of years ago, packaging files shared with other applications(DLLs) was not a big problem. Now it is - these files must be a "matched" set.

In addition, we're using new capabilities of the database that require some new shared files. Microsoft recommends running MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components) to insure everything will work OK.

We also need to install DAO (Data Access Objects) drivers because the WinSpeed© Database connection has been changed from ODBC to DAO.

Prior to running MDAC, you may need to run DCOM95 or DCOM98 depending on your operating system. When you run MDAC, it will tell you if you need to run DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model).

MDAC is not needed (and won’t even run) with Windows Me, XP and Vista. It is permanently installed with the operating system.

For Windows 95/98 users, Microsoft recommends running MDAC anytime you have problems running a program due to conflicts with other applications.