What is the correct way of upgrading?

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What is the correct way of upgrading?

Post by Muskrat » Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:49 pm

Just what is the correct way of upgrading the pos? Do you just copy over everything with the new one? I mean, I have no clue. Thanks guys


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Upgrading

Post by Dale Harris » Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:28 pm

Justin,

Dropping the download file into the same folder that you are using for the older version of the POS program and then unzipping / extracting it will upgrade POS just fine.

HOWEVER!!!
There is always the possibility that I have seriously screwed up the new version and you will wish that you could go back to a time when the POS program, you know, actually worked.

To allow going back to the old version what you should do is make a POS_OLD folder on your computer and then copy the <U>WHOLE</U> current POS folder there before you download the new version file. Then if something unfortunate happens all you have to do is to copy the POS_OLD folder back into the POS folder you normally use to restore everything back to the previous version.
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Post by JF Mous » Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:30 pm

Yep,

just overwrite the program files with the new versions in the ZIP file.

It is recommended however to make a backup of the entire POS directory (program+data files) prior to updating. You never know...

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