SiSoft Sandra - Version 98.1.2.01 - Beta/Patch
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Firstly, if you view this is NotePad, check Word-Wrap from the Edit menu.

This package contains only the modified files which update _only_ Sandra 97.12.2.00. You _must_ have the old package installed.

WARNING: This is NOT a final version. It may be unstable and it may not run on systems the older version ran. Use it at your own risk.


Final Version Release Date
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This is mainly a patch for the problems (still) encountered by the previous version especially the crashes/cpu speed info. There there have been some changes.

The full version should be available soon.


How to install it
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Decompress this package into an empty temporary folder. Make sure Sandra is NOT running. Copy all the files you extracted into Sandra's folder overwriting all the older files. That should be it.

To make sure that all the new functions will initialise, start RegEdit (Windows 95 'Registration Editor' or 'Norton Registry Editor'), go to key 

HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\SiSoft\Sandra\Modules

right-click and delete it. Don't delete other stuff!

This is necessary as there is no install program to make sure that the options are reset when you install a newer version.

YOU MUST DO IT!!!

I have got many reports from people using ver 1.14 & 1.16 and complaining about stuff not working peoperly while it was their "fault" as they did not do the above. Don't let it happen to you...


You also need the following libraries in windows\system:

MFC42.DLL	914K ver 4.21 or later
MSVCRT.DLL	265K ver 5.00 or later

If you don't have them or have older versions Sandra will either crash or don't run at all!
Try it 1st and see if it works...

You can find them with:

- MS-Office 97
- MS-Internet Explorer 4.0+
- MS-Visual Dev 97 (VC++ 5.0, VB 5.0, etc.)


What's New and What's Fixed
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- Detects Cyrix GXm, Centaur C6, AMD-3D, AMD+3D.
- DirectInput Info - not finished.
- Detects Intel LX chipset.
- Detects VIA VP, VP2, VP3 chipsets.
- Detects AMD 640 chipset.
- CPU Benchmark - changed AGAIN.
- Network Information.
- Modem Information improved.
- Motherboard Information added.
- Video Benchmark - removed (I'll fix it later...)
- Added DMI Support.
- Most bugs FIXED :).

See the "What's New" & "Bugs" topics on the web page (where you got this) for a full list of new things and bug fixes. You know the address (see below).


Reports
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If you are a beta tester (you know if you are) please send a report using the Professional version (.TXT format, ALL info modules, benchmarking modules at your discretion, NO listing modules, ALL test modules). ZIP it before sending it.

If you are not, please enquire before you do. Thanks.

If you'd like to become a beta tester please apply within.


Why I am releasing it
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This is mainly for beta testers. However, I know that almost everyone downloads the betas and they get p***ed when the file is ZIP encrypted so I might as well... save myself the trouble...

If you find ANY problems, please give me a call (E-Mail). You don't need to send it a
report - BUT do tell me.

Adrian


mailto: Adrian@sisoftware.demon.co.uk