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LifeCDROM
Troubleshooters GuideVersion 4.0
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Contents
Introduction 2
Typographical Conventions..........................................................................................................................2
Problem Descriptions and Corrective Actions 3
Fixing Acrobat 5 Lockup of Internet Explorer ........................................................... ..................................3Corrective Action - Acrobat 5 Lockup ............................................................. ............................................4OMAT Popups sometimes do not appear .......................................................... ...........................................4Corrective Action - OMAT Popups..............................................................................................................5
Trouble shooting Java 6
Components using Java technology..............................................................................................................6Java in the Browser.......................................................................................................................................6Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................7
Asking for help 10
Hardware ..................................................... ........................................................... ....................................10Software......................................................................................................................................................10 Software installed ............................................................... ................................................................. .......10Creating a Logfile.......................................................................................................................................11
Index 12
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In This Chapter
Typographical Conventions ...............................................2
Typographical Conventions
Before you start using this guide, it is important to understand the terms
and typographical conventions used in the documentation.
For more information on specialized terms used in the documentation, see
the Glossary at the end of this document.
The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special information.
Formatting convention Type of Information
Triangular Bullet() Step-by-step procedures. You can follow these
instructions to complete a specific task.
Special Bold Items you must select, such as menu options,command buttons, or items in a list.
Emphasis Use to emphasize the importance of a point or for
variable expressions such as parameters.
CAPITALS Names of keys on the keyboard. for example,SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT.
KEY+KEY Key combinations for which the user must press and
hold down one key and then press another, forexample, CTRL+P, or ALT+F4.
C H A P T E R 1
Introduction
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In This Chapter
Fixing Acrobat 5 Lockup of Internet Explorer...................3
Corrective Action - Acrobat 5 Lockup...............................4
OMAT Popups sometimes do not appear ..........................4
Corrective Action - OMAT Popups ...................................5
Fixing Acrobat 5 Lockup of InternetExplorer
Acrobat 5 can consistently cause IE6 (Internet Explorer 6) sessions to
lock up if you try to cancel the popup prompt to check for updates. This
could also affect other versions of Acrobat and IE. Atypical pattern is that
you start the Life*CDROM and navigate to an SB (eg. from theTransmittal Status, or from a hyperlink in an EIPC figure); the SB
document opens successfully using the Acrobat PDF plug in; a few
seconds later a popup appears saying something like "Acrobat must check
for updates .......... Acrobat Web service":
If you just click cancel, then all subsequent attempts to open a PDF
document from Life*CDROM cause a new empty IE window to appear,
and the window will be locked up (so you have to kill it and all the other
IE windows using the Windows Program list, accessible via
ALT+CTRL+DEL).
The problem persists even after re-starting IE and the Life*CDMapplication.
C H A P T E R 2
Problem Descriptions and Corrective
Actions
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Corrective Action - Acrobat 5
Lockup
If the above problem occurs, you need to either kill the 'Acrobat.exe'
process using the Windows Program list (accessible via
ALT+CTRL+DEL), or by logging out and logging in again, or re starting
the PC.
To avoid the problem happening again during any login session, you
should click 'Check Now' instead of 'Cancel' when you get the popup
message "Acrobat must check for updates ....... Acrobat Web service".
When you do this, another popup will typically appear saying that the
updates are available; here you can just click 'Get Updates' ('Update
Now') or 'Remind me later'.
To prevent the problem occurring so often, you should probably click the
'Get Updates' ('Update Now') button on the popup message "Acrobat
must check for updates ...... Acrobat Web service" whenever it appears.
OMAT Popups sometimes do notappear
Occasionally an OMAT popup will fail to appear when you position the
mouse over an OMAT link in a Task in an Engine Manual or other task-
based manual. This can occur if there are more than one OMAT
references close together, and if you slide the mouse from one reference
to the next quite quickly, or if you slide the mouse from inside one popupdirectly onto another reference.
The problem can also occur if you position the mouse on an OMAT
reference immediately after opening the Task in the browser window,
before the browser has fully loaded the Task. This can happen with large
Tasks and/or a slow network or web connection or a slow CD drive.
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Corrective Action - OMAT Popups
If the problem occurs, the just move the mouse away from the OMAT
references so that any popups disappear, and then slide the mouse onto
the desired reference again without passing over any other OMAT
reference; the popup should appear as normal.
If your connection is a bit slow, or the Task is large, then wait a few
seconds after opening the Task, so that the browser can complete the
loading of the document before you position the mouse on an OMAT
reference.
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Life*CDROM uses Java technology from Sun Microsystems for some of
its components. This chapter describes troubleshooting of Java related
issues.
In This ChapterComponents using Java technology...................................6
Java in the Browser............................................................6
Troubleshooting .................................................................7
Components using Java technology
JExplorer navigation tree control Unzip data decompression Search
Java in the Browser
Life*CDROM is a Browser based application. It currently requires
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5 and higher) to work.
Java can be used in the browser via a plug-in that installs with the JRE
(Java Runtime Environment).
C H A P T E R 3
Trouble shooting Java
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Troubleshooting
Do I have Java? What version of Java do I have?Upon first launch, Life*CDROM determines whether a compatible
version of Java is already installed on the system. If this is not the case, it
will provide an option of installing a version distributed with
Life*CDROM product.
Still, due to various factors the once valid installation of Java can become
corrupted or replaced by another version.
To check the current version of Java on your system, invoke the
Command Prompt (Start Programs Accessories Command Prompt)
and type:
java version
The system should return something like this:
C:\>java -version
java version "1.5.0_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_05-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_05-b05, mixed mode, sharing)
This means a JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is present and a full
version number is shown.
Should you receive a response like this:
C:\>java -version
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
...then Java is not installed or not configured properly.
Presence of Java can also be verified in the Control Panel, where a Java
plug-in entry should be available.
Java run-time errorsWhen a Browser uses Java components (known as applets), it loads a
Java plug-in needed to execute them. On a Windows machine, this
usually brings up an icon at the right side of the Task Bar:
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The icon shows a coffee cup, it is circled in red in this example.
If the Java icon is not visible in your Task Bar, either it is among the
hidden icons that can be shown by clicking on the
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At the top it provides the version information. Any messages that Java
applet returns will be displayed in this console. Please copy them (e.g.using the Copy button) and paste them into a plain text document (e.g.
in Notepad).
Return this document to Corena or your customer support contact.
In order to provide full error information, please leave the Java Console
running in the background and continue using Life*CDROM until you
reach the point where the error occurs. Only then copy the complete error
log to a text file.
It is also possible to open the Console after the error occurred, it should
contain the error information:
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Before asking Saab or Corena for help on CDROM problems, please take
some time to collect the following information.
Hardware
Please describe the hardware of the system where you have problems
intalling or using the application.
What Processor is build in? How much RAM/main memory is installed?
Software
What Operating System are you using? What Service Packs areinstalled?
Was Java already installed before you tried the CD? If so, whatversion was installed?
What version of Internet Explorer is installed?
Software installed
You may have more that one revision or package for different models.
Please specify the product you try to install, ideally from the page About
Life*CDROM from the help section.
C H A P T E R 4
Asking for help
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Creating a Logfile
If you have problems opening pages in Life*CDROM, please activate the
log and send it to us. To do that activate the debugging level from the
Life*CDROM start screen
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Asking for help 10
C
Components using Java technology 6
Corrective Action - Acrobat 5 Lockup 4
Corrective Action - OMAT Popups 5
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Fixing Acrobat 5 Lockup of Internet Explorer
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Introduction 2
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Java in the Browser 6
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OMAT Popups sometimes do not appear 5
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Problem Descriptions and Corrective Actions
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Trouble shooting Java 6
Troubleshooting 7
Typographical Conventions 2
Index