• Download update (File: rhw3610005_update.zip, 2.3 Mb, uploaded on June 09 2008)
• RheoWin what's new file (File: rhw3610005_update.doc, 3,8 kbyte)

After downloading the update unzip the *.zip file and read the instructions in the readme.txt file.

For an official statement and more information see the following document:
 

• DST compatibility confirmation for Thermo Fisher Scientific Rheowin Software.pdf (91,5 kbyte)
   

• RheoWin 3 currently supports the following HAAKE instruments:
   

  Rheometers	Viscometers	Circulators	Temp.Controllers	Other Modules
  MARS II	VT550	DC5	TC80	RheoScope Module
  RheoStress 600		F6, N6	TC81
  RheoStress 300		F8, N8	TC500
  RS150	RotoVisco 1	DC30, DC50	TC501
  RS80		F3C	TP1800
  RS75	VT6L, VT6R, VT7L, VT7R	Phoenix	UTC
  RT20	VT7L-plus, VT7R-plus		CTC (Oven)
  RheoStress 1
  RheoScope 1
  RS100-1Ncm
  RS100-5Ncm
  RS50

• RheoWin 3 does not support older instruments like the RT10, VT500, VT501 and the  RV20+RC20/RV30 with CV20, CV100, M5 or M10. For these instruments please use RheoWin 2.97.

• We recommend the use of one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:
  
  - Windows XP with or without any Service Pack.
  - Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 (or higher)
   
• RheoWin also runs under one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems, however please note that Microsoft does not supply support for these operating systems anymore!
  
  - Windows NT4.0 with Service Pack 6 and Internet Explorer 6
  - Windows ME
  - Windows 98 SE
  - Windows 98 with Y2K update and Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2
   
• RheoWin will not run under the following Microsoft Windows operating systems (or any other operating system)
  
  - Windows 95
  - Windows 3.x
  - Windows NT3.x !
   
• IMPORTANT: In order to be able to make RheoWin compliant with the FDA 21 CFR part 11 it is required that RheoWin runs under  Windows XP or Windows 2000 (or Windows NT 4.0 with the above mentioned restrictions).
   
• We highly recommends the use of a PC with a Pentium III 500 (or faster) processor and at least 256 Mb of RAM.

A separate license key is needed for installing the tools for FDA 21 CFR part 11 compliance. A separate license key is also needed to install the new TTS (Time Temperature Superposition) tools.

The keys for RheoWin 3 consist of a company name, serial number and the key code. You will have to enter this information manually during the installation. When you receive the key per e-mail this information will be stored in a *.key or *.txt file which can be opened and viewed by using any text-editor (Notepad, Write, Word, etc.).

A Key-Diskette for RheoWin 2.xx will NOT enable you to install RheoWin 3, however the upgrade from RheoWin 2 to RheoWin 3 is free of charge (shipping and handling costs may apply).

You can request a RheoWin 3 license key using the RheoWin Key order form.

The installation program of RheoWin 3.50 offers the user the possibility to transfer all settings (apart from the Unit settings) from a previous installation of RheoWin 3.xx. Please refer to paragraph 2.7 and 3 of the file rhw361.doc for details.

Here's how to install RheoWin:

1. Please note that (Windows) Administrator rights are needed to install RheoWin!
    
2. Deinstall (remove) any previous RheoWin 3 version first (if applicable):
   Click the Windows Start button, then select Settings then select Control Panel in the Control Panel select Add or Remove Programs in the list of programs select HAAKE RheoWin and then click on the Change/Remove button and follow the instructions.
    
3. From a directory on your harddisk in which you unzipped the *.ZIP files:
   To install RheoWin from harddisk go to the (temporary) directory in which you unzipped the *.ZIP files after downloading. Please make sure that you have the following 7 files in that directory : HAAKE RheoWin.msi, Setup.exe, Data1.cab, 1031.mst, 1033.mst, 1034.mst, 1036.mst, 1043.mst. To start the installation please run the Setup.exe program.
    
4. From the RheoWin CD:
   This CD is "self-starting", just click on "Install HAAKE RheoWin 3" to start the installation. In case the installation screen does not come up automatically you can start it by double-clicking on the file "index.htm" in the Windows explorer, this will show the installation screen in your web-browser. You can also start the installation by run the setup.exe program from the RheoWin directory on the CD

The installation program will guide you through the installation. Please make sure that you have a RheoWin 3 License Key (see above) readily available since the installation program will ask for this.

For Windows users with the default Users rights an Administrator has to make sure that those users have read and write (!) access to the RheoWin 3 main directory and all its subdirectories, as well read and write (!) access to the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Thermo Electron\RheoWin3
key in the windows registry.