============================================================= Readme File for IBM i Access for Windows patch for APAR SE48263 (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2011. All rights reserved. ============================================================= This document is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. IBM disclaims all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including without limitation, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability with respect to the information in this document. By furnishing this document, IBM grants no licenses to any patents or copyrights. ============================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 INFORMATION FOR APAR SE48263 1.1 Problem description 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES 2.1 Applying the patch 2.2 Removing the patch 3.0 PERMANENT FIX DELIVERY ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 INFORMATION FOR APAR SE48263 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Problem Description ------------------------------------------------ The tape properties window is not displayed and System i Navigator freezes up. Recreation steps: 1. Expand a system 2. Expand Configuration and Service -> Hardware -> Tape Devices 3. Click on Stand-Alone Devices 4. In the right pane, right click on a tape device and select properties. 5. The Tape properties window does not appear and System i Navigator freezes. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Applying the patch ----------------------------------------------------- On your PC where service pack SI42424 has been applied, perform the following steps: 1) Close System i Navigator if it is running. 2) Enter the installation directory of IBM i Access for Windows e.g. C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Client Access 3) Enter the Classes sub directory under the installation directory. e.g. C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Classes C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Client Access\Classes 4) Backup the current cwbuntdc.jar file. Move it out of the Classes folder and put it into a safe place. 5) Download the new cwbuntdc.jar and place it in this directory. 6) The installation is complete. 2.2 Removing the patch --------------------------- Perform the following steps on your PC: 1) Close System i Navigator if it is running. 2) Enter the installation directory of IBM i Access for Windows e.g. C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Client Access 3) Enter the Classes sub directory under the installation directory e.g. C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Classes C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Client Access\Classes 4) Replace the cwbuntdc.jar file with the original copy you previously saved. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.0 PERMANENT FIX DELIVERY ------------------------------------------------------------------- The permanent fix will be delivered in the next V7R1 Service Pack scheduled for November 2011. No special action (beyond installing that service pack) will be necessary for the user to acquire this fix. [END OF DOCUMENT]