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From Sacramental Register Tech Support Contact: Josh Burns 408-286-8505 joshb@rpinet.com www.rpinet.com

Announcing the second FREE field update for Sacramental Register 4.0 users (Version 4.02).

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 11, 2004. After 10 months of active use, a second FREE field update is now available for Sacramental Register 4.0. Please download and install this update. This is a “mandatory” rather than “optional” update. Click on the link below (or paste it in your browser) to see the update instructions at

                    http://www.rpinet.com/sr4updat.html

The internal process for performing backups has been changed to permit more robust backups to be made. One benefit of this change is that users can back up directly onto a Zip disk if desired. Click on the link below (or paste it in your browser) to see a complete list of changes included in this release:

                   http://www.rpinet.com/sr4faqs.html#RecentVersion

Guarding against data file corruption.
A small number of SR4 users have encountered data file corruption issues under Windows XP, so we are hereby alerting ALL SR4 users with Windows XP and asking them to do three things:

1. Download and install the new update to SR4 as soon as possible, using the update instructions at the link given above. We have added some code to the program that will further minimize the chances of corruption problems.

2. Check certain registry settings on Windows XP or NT or 2000 or 2003. The settings have to do with the disabling of the "write-behind caching" and "opportunistic locking" features of these Windows systems. Windows 98 and Windows ME users must also disable write-behind caching. These changes are made within the Windows Registry. XP users should follow the instructions for Windows 2000. Click on the link below (or paste it in your browser) for instructions for making the registry changes:

                   http://www.bdesupport.com/stability.htm#oplocks

See also the SR4 FAQs at

                   http://www.rpinet.com/sr4faqs.html#NT2000

3. Continue to make careful backup copies of your data files at sensible intervals, such as once each week. See the detailed instructions for making (and checking) backups of Sacramental Register data files at

                   http://www.rpinet.com/srbackup.html