Install in different dir?

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Install in different dir?

Postby _hellonearth_ » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:08 am

Can I install 6 Beta into a different directory so that nothing gets corrupted by accident?

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Re: Install in different dir?

Postby richy99 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:52 am

yes
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Re: Install in different dir?

Postby _hellonearth_ » Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:28 am

It still detects that I have 5.0 installed and tries to upgrade it. even if I try to install it on another drive.
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Re: Install in different dir?

Postby richy99 » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:24 am

ah yeah i forgot that the installer does but you existing spool_v1 folder doesnt get touched ifg you need to go back to v5
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Re: Install in different dir?

Postby dexter » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:06 am

Yeah, you really could just install 5.59 over V6 if you need to go back. Your spool files will be the same as when you first upgraded to V6. You won't have access to any headers you downloaded with V6 though.

Maybe I should give you the option of selecting a different folder for the program files on upgrade. Currently it just dumps them into the same folder where the previous installation was. Anyone have an opinion on this?
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