--------------------------------------WELCOME TO INTERBASE 6.5 --------------------------------------Installation notes and issues for InterBase 6.

5 for Windows XP/2000/NT and Windows 98/ME. ______________________ PREPARING TO INSTALL 1. SAVING OLDER DATABASES InterBase 6.5 uses a new On-Disk Structure (ODS), ODS 10. Databases created with InterBase 4.0 used ODS 8.0 and InterBase 5 used ODS 9. To take advantage of new Version 6.5 features, you must use gbak to back up any databases that you intend to use with Version 6.5. Version 3 databases must be backed up using the Version 3 gbak. Version 4 databases can be backed up using Version 4 gbak or Version 5 gbak. Once a database has been backed up, you need to restore them With your new version 6.5 and they will be converted to ODS 10. Please Note: ODS 10 databases cannot be converted back to earlier versions of the ODS. 2. OLDER VERSIONS OF INTERBASE It is recommended that you uninstall any previous versions of InterBase prior to InterBase 6.5 that are present on the server where you are installing new InterBase software. With this software, as with any software, it is recommended to remove any field test versions prior to installing. If InterBase 4.1 or earlier is present on your database server, you *must* uninstall it before proceeding with the Version 6.5 install. 3. GDS32.DLL There must be one and only one copy of gds32.dll on the server where InterBase 6.5 is running. If gds32.dll exists on the server because you have previously installed Borland Database Engine as part of Delphi, C++Builder, or another Borland product, or because InterBase 4.1 or earlier was installed on the server, you must remove the older gds32.dll file. 4. For Windows 2000 users If you have a previous version of InterBase on you computer, you will need to follow these steps before you install: 1. Go to Services and shut down InterBase Guardian and Server 2. Close the Services application. 3. Go to Control Panel and Launch "Add-Remove Programs"

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Remove InterBase. Delete the full InterBase directory. Delete gds32.dll from c:\winnt\system32 Now install InterBase.

____________________________ INSTALLING INTERBASE 6.5 1. Windows system requirements: Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1, or NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6a. A full install requires approximately 36MB of disk space. Only 11MB is needed to install the InterBase product without documents, or Acrobat Reader. You cannot install InterBase onto a network drive. 2. To install: The CD should automatically start, but if you have this Windows feature turned off just Go to the IB65_win32 directory of your cd and launch "setup.exe". Now just relax and follow our easy install instructions as they appear on your monitor... 3. Have fun with InterBase! ------------------------------------Copyright (c) 2001 Borland Software Corporation All rights reserved.