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DAPtools 4.xx CD Upgrades

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If you are using a Legacy DAP board or an older version of Windows, you must use DAPtools 4.30.

Install DAPtools Basic 4.30

Upgrade DAPtools Standard 4.xx to 4.30

Upgrade DAPtools Professional 4.xx to 4.30

If you have DAPtools Standard or Professional, version 4.00, 4.10, 4.20, or 4.30, upgrade to version 4.40 here. Version 4.40 supports Active DAP boards on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2000. If you have an earlier version of DAPtools Standard or Professional, contact us to order a copy of the DAPtools Standard or Professional CD.

Or download the entire current DAPtools Basic 4.40 CD.

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Upgrade DAPtools Standard 4.00 to 4.40 (59.9MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Standard 4.10 to 4.40 (52.4MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Standard 4.20 to 4.40 (41.6MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Standard 4.30 to 4.40 (22.2MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Professional 4.00 to 4.40 (64.7MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Professional 4.10 to 4.40 (57.2MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Professional 4.20 to 4.40 (46.4MB)
Upgrade DAPtools Professional 4.30 to 4.40 (27.0MB)
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Follow these instructions to install the upgrade.

The CDUPGRD.EXE program allows you to upgrade an older version of the DAPtools CD to a newer version. You need the following three files and the original DAPtools CD to perform the upgrade.

  • CDUPGRD.EXE
  • MSLPATCH.DLL
  • Patch file of the form TXXX_YYY.RTP (see Instructions, step 1)

Instructions

Note: Windows Vista users must run the CD Upgrade as an Administrator or redirect the upgrade to a directory somewhere other than the default folder – to a temporary directory that does not have access restrictions.

  1. Download the appropriate self-extracting zip file to a temporary directory, referred to here as <TEMPDIR>, and run it. The naming convention for the self-extracting zip file is as follows: TXXX_YYY.EXE.
    • The first letter T is the DAPtools CD type where 'S' is for DAPtools Standard and 'P' is for DAPtools Professional.
    • XXX is the old version, i.e. if you have version 4.00 of the DAPtools CD then XXX is 400.
    • YYY is the new version to upgrade to, i.e. if you want to upgrade to version 4.40 then YYY is 4.40.
    • When you run TXXX_YYY.EXE, it will extract the three files listed above: CDUPGRD.EXE, MSLPATCH.DLL, and TXXX_YYY.RTP.
    For example, if you have the DAPtools Professional 4.00 CD and you want to upgrade to DAPtools Professional 4.40, the file you download is P400_440.EXE. You can only upgrade within the same CD type (DAPtools Professional <OldVer> to DAPtools Professional <NewVer>, etc.) and cannot upgrade from one CD type to another (DAPtools Standard <OldVer> to DAPtools Professional <NewVer>, etc.).
  2. Insert the DAPtools CD type that you have (DAPtools Standard or DAPtools Professional) into the CD-ROM drive.
  3. Run <TEMPDIR>\CDUPGRD.EXE.
  4. Specify the entire directory and file name of the patch file in 'Patch File Name'.
  5. Specify the 'Destination Directory', referred to here as <DESTDIR>, to copy the DAPtools CD image and apply the patch.
  6. Select the 'Run Setup Launcher After Upgrade' checkbox if you want to automatically run the Setup Launcher after a successful upgrade.
  7. Select the 'Upgrade' button. If successful, you will see 'Status: Completed upgrade'.
  8. If you chose not to automatically run the Setup Launcher in step 6, you can manually run it at any time from <DESTDIR>\SETUP.EXE.

If you have any trouble downloading the file, contact the webmaster. If you have any trouble making the upgrade, contact the application engineering staff.

Read more about what is included in the different DAPtools packages or contact us to purchase a DAPtools Standard or DAPtools Professional CD. The current major release of DAPtools Basic, version 4.40, may be downloaded here.