[Dxbase] Version1.09, my experience

[Joe WA6AXE]

Pete,

remember that version 1.09   "is STILL in the BETA testing phase" -- in this
phase of the testing you must know that SOME bugs might still remain ...

It just so happens that you download the BIG ZIP from Neal's website -- BEFORE
he posted the FIX for that warning you ran into ...

FYI -- the currently posted ZIP file is  FREE of any known BUGS ....  

If you still have DXBase2006 on your computer -- Neal's installer WILL ask if
you want to make the ini for 2007 using that info --- in your case (since you
already have 2007 on your computer) -- you say NO ...


If -- before you installed/tried to install ver 1.09 of dxbase2007 -- you went to the
Windows directory and renamed your current dxb2007.ini file to something like

dxb2007OLD.ini

THEN -- the installer would have written a new ini file ....

If you did NOT rename it -- then your old ini file is still sitting there in the Windows
directory..

If you did NOT uninstall the OLD Dxbase2007 program (like ver 1.07 or before) --
YOU HAVE NOT LOST really anything .....

Simply go into your Control PANEL -- and uninstall the current ver 1.09
using the Remove Program icon .... 

Remember that you really have NOT lost a thing --- depending on what you
did after you realized that you were into the OOPS situation ...

Joe wa6axe




> From: n4kwpete at centurylink.net
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:11:09 -0400
> Subject: [Dxbase] Version1.09, my experience
> 
> I am not a programmer for sure and I do not know the ins and outs of 
> computers and the associated software.  Let me pass on my experience in 
> upgrading to v1.09.  I was under the impression that it was ready to go and 
> all you had to do was follow the directions.  Well first off make sure you 
> have all the directions before you start.  Here is what happened to me.
> 
> I went to the site and downloaded the zip file.  Then I unzipped the file 
> and followed the directions.
> At one point it asked me if I wanted to import my DXB2006 files, figuring I 
> had been using DXB2007 for some time know I said to my self no, I should be 
> importing my 2007 files.  So I said no, the process continues and everything 
> looks ok.  Watching the progress "meter" it get to about 3/4 of the way and 
> up pops a box that says "Windows Installer, Service Cannot update the system 
> file
> c;\windows\system32\p2pgraph.dll because the file is protected by windows. 
> And it asks me what I want to do.  I have two options ok or quit, well if 
> there is a problem I want to stop the install, wrong answer.  First off if 
> you see the above popup window appear you are supposed to say OK and say yes 
> to allowing the installer import your DXB2006 files.
> 
> As it turns out it appears that I am left with a situation that I have to 
> wait for Version 10 at which time I will be able to  save and reload my 
> settings manually.  The version of DXBase 1.05 that I was using yesterday 
> will not come up for me either.
> 
> Sorry for the bandwidth but I wanted to pass this bit of information on in 
> case you are thinking of
> downloading and upgrading to V1.09 remember the correct answers that I 
> talked about above.  I just hope that I can save someone from my situation. 
> I would like to uninstall  V1.09 some how or what is left of it.  Then start 
> the process all over again and let the installer ask me the same questions 
> again.  I wonder if this is a viable option.
> 73 Pete N4KW 
> 
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