New ETKA and the nasty Hardlock error

[tim at unrealexpectations.ath.cx (stetson)]

BTW.........

It's is share/demoware and it will become unusable after 30 days after
installation if you decide not to purchase it.

Tim

Research is the best place to be: you work your buns off, and if it works
you're a hero; if it doesn't, well -- nobody else has done it yet either,
so you're still a valiant nerd.

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004, Don Walter wrote:

> I'm not familar with the winRAR procedure.  After I download all the files what do I do?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@wideopenwest.com>
> Sent: Jan 16, 2004 7:50 PM
> To: Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: New ETKA and the nasty Hardlock error
>
> Allyn wrote:
> >>3) you might also not want to let the etka know you're connected to the
> >
> > internet. it will occasionally try to connect to the server to download a
> > newer version. THIS IS NOT GOOD. reason being that the first thing the
> > updates replace is the lexhdl5.dll. note: this does NOT happen on all
> > versions and/or all installs of the ETKA. feel free to set the date,
> > however.
> >
> > umm, if this is the last version, why would there be an update???
> > just curious
> > Al
>
> -=long version=-
>    because, as for now, we are only updating via the internet. they last
> cd-rom version of the etka was 569, though at work we are running update
> 571 or 572. each update consists of about a 3Mb packet. they're going to
> continue running the etka until the new system comes out (no eta as of
> yet - good 'ol vw). what i've heard of the new system is that it is
> completely web-based. this would dovetail nicely with the fact that
> orders, claims, etc. must be now entered via the internet.
>    as for the update, i believe that lexcomm probably knows about the
> .dll hack. for this reason, i think they've programmed into the updates
> a checksum routine for the .dll and if it's incorrect, the update will
> not install and your etka will need to be reinstalled. i'm currently
> trying to find a work-around for that.
>
> -=short version=-
>    it is still the system in use by the dealerships. they are no longer
> producing the cd's, however, we still need to update until we get the
> new system up and running (if they don't drag their feet forever).
>
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