Migrate RFTS from Windows XP to Windows 7
Learn how to migrate the Relais File Transfer Service (RFTS) from Windows XP to Windows 7.
Install RFTS on Windows 7
- Download the new RFTS build from the North American server.
- Unzip/extract the build to your desktop and run the setup.exe.
Note: If the installer reports that the RFTS is already installed please perform the steps below:
- Click the Start button, then click Run and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and scroll down to the folder that says Relais File Transfer.
- Right-click on the Relais File Transfer folder and select Delete to delete the Relais Transfer Service folder in KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Service.
- Confirm that you wish to delete this key by selecting Yes.
- Close the Registry Editor.
- Reboot the computer.
- Install the new service again.
Configure and start the new RFTS
- On your Windows XP workstation, right-click on the RFTS manager icon on the Windows taskbar and select properties.
- On the properties screen, enter the values from the properties screenshot that you captured earlier.
- Click on the Alternative delivery tab and click on OK. This section must be left blank.
- Uninstall the RFTS from your Windows XP workstation.
- Start the RFTS.
- Go to the Control Panel and click on Services. Right-click on Relais File Transfer Service and select Properties.
![Relais_ILL_Migrate_RFTS_7.png](https://help.oclc.org/@api/deki/files/8806/Relais_ILL_Migrate_RFTS_7.png?revision=1)
- On the Properties tab, click on the General tab to ensure that the Startup type is set to Automatic. Click Start under the Service status and click OK.
![Relais_ILL_Migrate_RFTS_8.png](https://help.oclc.org/@api/deki/files/8804/Relais_ILL_Migrate_RFTS_8.png?revision=1)
- Reboot your workstation.