Publication Date: October 10, 2002
Author: General Manager: FSA Student Channel
Summary: Windows XP Approved as EDExpress Suite Software Platform
Posted on 10-10-2002
TO: All Destination Points
FROM: U.S. Department of Education
RE: Windows XP Approved as EDExpress Suite Software Platform
The Department of Education and its partners are pleased to announce that we have tested and certified Microsoft's Windows XP operating system for use as a PC operating system and network environment for our 32-bit EDExpress Suite software products.
This approval includes the following EDExpress Suite products:
1) EDExpress for Windows: 6.3 to current year
2) QAP for Windows: Version 4.0.2
3) QA Tool: Versions 1.0 (2000-2001) and 2.0 (2002-2003)
4) FISAP for Windows: Versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 and 4.0
5) SSCR32: Version 1.2
6) Return of Title IV Funds: Versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1.1
7) Direct Loan Tools: Version 1.0.0 (2001-2002) and 2.0.0 (2002-2003)
The above products were tested and approved for use in the following types of environments:
1) Windows XP as a standalone operating system.
2) Windows XP as a client to a Windows 2000 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Server, and NetWare 5.0 Server.
Please note that, as with Windows 2000 systems on which the database is located on a shared network drive, Windows XP users must have Power User status on both the local workstation and on the server. Otherwise, the user will receive an error in module OLEAUT32.DLL when attempting to run EDE software. There is no work-around.
Generally, all EDExpress Suite software products performed well in the Windows XP environment. There were no serious problems found, but we did find one minor issue which does not limit functionality of any EDExpress Suite software package. At the conclusion of the installation of any EDExpress Suite software product, Windows XP displays a message indicating that a system file was replaced by an older version and prompts the user to restore the original file. Choosing to not restore the original file allows the newly installed program to execute without error and does not appear to cause any errors in Windows XP.
Please continue to exercise extreme caution when using Microsoft Access 2000 to view EDExpress Suite software databases. Do NOT choose the option to "convert database" if you open an EDExpress Suite software database using Access 2000, as this will irreparably damage the database. In general, we continue to strongly recommend you run a full backup of any database you plan to view in ANY version of Access prior to opening it.
If you have any questions regarding this message, please contact CPS/WAN Technical Support at 800/330-5947 or via email at CPSWAN@NCS.COM.