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Initial Experience Predictor Tools

Initial Experience Predictor Tools are automated checklists that will predict a novice end-user's initial experience setting up and using different types of equipment (PCs, wireless access points, routers, network cards, and digital media adapters). They are intended for development groups to use to improve the usability of their hardware and software solutions and to provide end-users with better experiences using these products.

System Requirements

The IEP Application requires the following:

o       Microsoft Windows 98 or later Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (included in Windows XP and other recent Microsoft products, or download here)

o       Visual Basic 6 runtime libraries (a .exe file is included in the zip)

 

Installation Instructions

Step 1: Get the setup files

Download the zip file using the link below. Save the zip file to a folder on your desktop and unzip it inside the folder

Step 2: Install VB runtime libraries

The IEP application requires that the runtime libraries for Visual Basic 6 be installed on your computer. You may need administrator rights for this. Run the executable file that is included in the zip you downloaded in step one – this will install the Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files. For more information, read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #192461: VBRun60.exe Installs Visual Basic 6.0 Run-Time Files

 Step 3: Install the IEP application

To install, run the Setup program located in the unzipped files from Step 1. After setup completes, you should be able to find the IEP tool in your “Programs” menu (called “IEP”). When you run the tool, you should see both the Wireless Home Networking

 

LINKS

Wireless Home Networking (WHN) and DMA IEP Tools - zip file  - This zip file contains both initial experience predictor tools. Each tool will help you with hardware and software design for wireless home networking equipment like Access Points, Routers, Network Cards, etc. (the WHN IEP) and digital media adapter products (DMA IEP).

Wireless Home Networking Design Guideline  Guidelines to help improve home networking equipment design, documentation and packaging - following these will help raise IEP tool scores.

Digital Media Adapter Design Guideline Guidelines to help improve DMA equipment design, documentation and packaging - following these will help raise IEP tool scores.

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NOTE: The IEP tools accessed below are older and programmed in visual basic, rather than XML like the previous tools. They will be converted to XML in Q1 2005. 

Consumer PC IEP Tool - This Initial Experience Predictor (IEP)  tool will help you with hardware and software design for consumer PC products.

Consumer PC IEP Design Guideline Guidelines to help improve consumer PC design, documentation and packaging - following these will help raise IEP tool scores.

 Biz-IEP Tool  This is the final release of the new Business Initial Experience Predictor tool (Biz-IEP): It is a checklist that will help predict a business end-user’s initial experience with laptop or desktop PCs.

 Biz-IEP Design Guidelines Guidelines to help improve business PC design, documentation and packaging - following these will help raise IEP tool scores.

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