Release Notes for ENS Version 1.12

Release Notes for ENS
Version 1.12
Part Number 15324 Rev. A
Important!
This document contains information about ENS Version 1.12 that may not be included in the
manual.
New Features
This version of ENS incorporates a new Ethernet driver that allows ENS to communicate with EMT
machines when run under Windows 2000 and Windows NT.
Note: ENS cannot communicate with StarLAN machines when run under Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating systems.
A new function, “Rename As Sent”, has been added to the Transfer tab. This control allows the
user to rename the design prior to sending the design to an embroidery machine. To do this, simply
click on the “Rename As Sent” button.
Installing and Configuring ENS with EDS III
If ENS is installed on the same computer with EDS III, ENS will install using the Melco Network
Board and/or the Ethernet networking board setup of EDS III. If the computer does not have EDS III
installed on it, then ENS will need to be configured. Please refer to the ENS Manual shipped with
the EDS IV software. EDS III will use ENS for networking if it is configured correctly. ONLY EDS III
version 3.5 will work with ENS. To insure 100% networking compatibility, Melco has decided to
ship EDS III version 3.5 with all EDS IV orders upgrading from EDS III to EDS IV. The EDS III version
3.5 software must be installed prior to installing EDS IV and configuring ENS. The first release of
EDS IV CD's will not configure EDS III to work with ENS automatically. Follow the steps below to
configure EDS III to work with ENS properly.
1. Click on START,RUN and type EDS3.INI into the Open line and click on OK.
2. The EDS3.INI file will open in the Notepad Program in Windows.
3. Page down in the file to the end or bottom of the file. Make a new entry in the file that
looks identical to:
[ENS]
PATH=C:\PROGRA~1\MELCOE~1\EMBROI~1
4. Once the entry above has been made, click on FILE/EXIT and answer yes to save it.
5. Click on START/PROGRAMS/MELCO APPS/CONFIG. This will open the EDS III Configuration
program.
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6. Click on the HARDWARE button and in the EDS III Advanced Configuration Options Window, disable Starlan and Ethernet by clicking their enables and turning off the check mark
next to them. The EDS III Advanced Configuration Options Windows should look similar to
the illustration below. Click OK, and OK again in the Main Configuration Window to close
and save the changes.
Known Problems
Windows 98 installs a Dial Up Adapter even if there is not a modem in the computer. When there is
not a modem in the computer, and it has a Dial Up Adapter installed in Windows 98, ENS may not
work properly. To fix this problem, delete the Dial Up Adapter from the Networking Configuration
in Control Panel. Follow the steps below.
1. Click on START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL.
2. In the Control Panel double click on NETWORK
3. Click on Dialup Adapter listed in the Network Window so it highlights and then click on
REMOVE. If Windows 98 asks to restart, do so. If Windows 98 does not ask to restart, close
the Networking Window and click on START/RESTART and then click on OK.
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Incompatible Hardware
Testing has shown that the following hardware will perform poorly or not at all with the ENS program.
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3Com Ethernet Adapter
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Dell Computer model OptiPlex G100
Note: This version of ENS will not run on the OptiPlex G100 computer as configured by Dell. The
following must be done in order for ENS to run on the OptiPlex:
1. Add an additional Ethernet adapter card to the computer.
2. Remove the ENS registry OR reformat the hard drive and install Microsoft Windows 98 (NOT
Dell’s version of Microsoft Windows 98)
3. Re-install ENS
4. From within ENS, select the correct Ethernet adapter card, turn on Ethernet, etc.
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