The PP4 tape contains all the patches on the PP3 tape. Powerpatches are
cumulative. What you do not say is how you got to PP4. What I refer to below
is the customized PROD/SUBSYS tape distributed with Express-3. A
non-technical but logical way of looking at the question whether you need to
apply the Express-3 PROD/SUBSYS tape would be this: If it were not
necessary, why would HP go to the trouble and expense of distributing it as
part of Express-3? I have four machines. I got four different Express-3
PROD/SUBSYS tapes. And four identical PP3 tapes.

When I get a chance, I'll try to determine exactly what is on an Express
PROD/SUBSYS tape. And whether it really is necessary. Perhaps someone from
HP could jump in here and comment?

John

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 6:58 AM
To: John Burke; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New PowerPatch/Express Question


We are on 5.5 pp4 but never installed Express 3.  I called the HPRC and was
told
that as long as we don't have TurboStore we don't need to install Express 3,
pp
4 has everything we need.  Is this not correct?
--
Tim

John Burke wrote:

> You may be OK, but I would not vouch for your system. As far as how much
> trouble?
> It depends.
>
> For example, here are the contents of the Express-3 PROD/SUBSYS tape for
one
> of my systems:
>
>     1     HP31500         - COBOLII/IX
>     2     HP31502         - HP PASCAL
>     3     HP31506         - HP C/IX

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