Document:Longhorn5048 preupgradenotice

Longhorn ReadMe File for Internal Upgrades Quality Statement Build to build CBB upgrades complete OS migration successfully without data loss or a reinstallation of the OS, and a functional migration of the following items: 1. Applications · Office 2003 · Product Studio 2. Developers’ Environment · Razzle Environment · Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 · Visual Studio 2003 3. System Settings · Domain Membership, Security accounts with password, Computer Name Measurement is based on a minimum of 100 systems installs (50 Lab and 50 Self Host system upgrade completions) and meeting the Longhorn Quality Gates. For more detail on the release criteria, see http://winweb/warteam/_content.asp?id=46&r=905


 * Restricted upgrade scenarios **

Upgrade is *NOT* supported in the following scenarios for this RI:

1. OS being upgraded is a build lower than 5019 * 2. OS being upgraded is an INF build (only CBB -> CBB upgrades are supported) * 3. OS being upgraded is newer than the one being installed 4. OS being upgraded is 64-bit, setup being run is x86 5. OS being upgraded is a server build 6. OS being upgraded is LH Home, setup being run is LH Pro 7. OS being upgraded has multiple OS’s installed on the target partition


 * Upgrade support is planned for these scenarios in future milestones.


 * Known Migration Issues **

Some system settings don’t migrate

For this RI, system settings are not expected to migrate correctly yet – this is by design. Known issues include the failure to migrate: · Mapped network drives · IE pop-up blocker – allowed sites · IE toolbars · Proxy server info · Printers & faxes · Folder attributes (sharing, compression, redirection, etc.) · Some desktop shortcuts

System setting migration will be supported by Beta 1.


 * Drivers do not migrate **

Some drivers (e.g. out-of-box video drivers) do not migrate. You’ll need to reinstall drivers for now. Going forward, more robust driver migration will be supported. (Bug 1061700)


 * Upgrading a laptop results in loss of network connectivity. **

Temporary workaround is to use a wired connection and rejoin the domain. (Bug 1062094)


 * Product Activation (WPA) timer is not reset on migration **

If Windows is not activated prior to migration, the 15-day activation timer continues to count down post-migration from the date of the last clean install. The simple workaround is to activate Windows. (Bug 1062178)


 * Fonts installed by applications are not installed to the system. **

Temporary workaround is to retrieve the font from the Quarantine folder. (Bug 1060342)


 * Outlook shortcut icon is not displayed in Start menu after migration; icon used doesn’t launch Outlook. **

Shell settings are slated to be migrated properly in the last RI prior to Beta 1. (Bug 1059072)


 * The home page of the .Net framework documentation becomes www.msn.com. **

This is an IE setting, also slated for migration in the last RI prior to Beta 1. Workaround is to repair the .Net framework install. (Bug 1056495)


 * Visual Studio .NET 2003 Command Prompt -- one of the .NET tools is not migrated on the target machine. **

Command prompt still works fine – just the shortcut is missing. Workaround = Start -> Run -> “cmd”. (Bug 10565056)