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          Cover Letter for POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility for
          OpenVMS VAX

          January 1999

          Dear OpenVMS Customer,

          The VMS62TO71_PCSI V1.0 remedial kit updates the POLYCEN-
          TER Software Installation utility for OpenVMS VAX, includ-
          ing associated command procedures and help text. After in-
          stallation of this kit, the POLYCENTER Software Installa-
          tion utility will be functionally equivalent to that pro-
          vided by OpenVMS VAX V7.2. The file name of the kit is
          DEC-VAXVMS-VMS62TO71_PCSI-V0100-4.PCSI.

          This remedial kit can be applied to OpenVMS VAX V6.2 and V7.1
          systems. To install it, enter a command similar to the follow-
          ing:

             $ PRODUCT INSTALL VMS62TO71_PCSI /SOURCE=dev:[dir]

          No reboot is required after successful installation of this kit.
          However, you will need to log out and then log on again before
          using the PRODUCT command.

          For more information about this remedial kit, please read the
          release notes. The release notes are placed in SYS$HELP: during
          installation, but you can extract the file from the remedial
          kit for viewing prior to installation. To copy the release notes
          from the kit to your default directory, enter a command similar
          to the following:

             $ PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES VMS62TO71_PCSI /SOURCE=dev:[dir]

          Important Note About Reverting to Prior Versions

          After installaton of this remedial kit your system will use
          the new features provided by this version of the POLYCENTER
          Software Installation utility. If a layered product is installed
          that makes use of this new functionality, then it may not be
          possible to revert back to an older version of the utility. This
          restriction occurs because there may be records in the software
          product database that the older version of the utility will not
          be able to interpret.




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