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Subject: Need help changing PCs

schtumpy opened this issue on Jul 09, 2006 · 6 posts
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schtumpy ( ) posted Sun, 09 July 2006 at 12:18 AM · edited Fri, 02 August 2024 at 4:47 AM

Ok, I'm new to this whole new computer deal and I have the physical copy of Poser 4 and the downloaded version of Poser 6.  I want to move Poser 6 (probably going to do without 4) to my new computer.  What is the best way to go about doing that.  I figure I'll need to redownload on my new computer, but I don't see an explanation of how exactly to get that done.

Any help, as always, would be greatly appreciated.

Schtumpy

nickedshield ( ) posted Sun, 09 July 2006 at 12:32 AM

Easiest way is to burn the downloaded P6 to CD and then install on new machine.

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.

schtumpy ( ) posted Sun, 09 July 2006 at 12:50 AM

Well, both computers are on the same network, would it be possible to transfer them over the network?

Jovial ( ) posted Sun, 09 July 2006 at 2:28 AM

Hi schtumpy,
Most modern software (poser included) makes changes to the registry of the system it is installed on. So, you need to install Poser on the new PC. Then you can copy the Runtime folder (or folders) from the old PC over the Runtime folder on your new PC and you will get all of your purchased and free content back without installing it all again. Just make sure that everything you copy over is at the same path.
The networking is quite straightforward since you can set up a simple drive or folder share (for yourself) on the old PC. [e.g. Use a My Computer browser and Right click on the Poser installed drive on the old PC and select Sharing and Security from the menu. Add a network share and give it a name you will recognise]. Then use the new PC network neighbourhood browser to find your old PC and browse into the shared drive.
It is not such a good idea to use the existing SharedDocs folder as you would have to copy everything into this folder on the old PC and then copy everything out again on the new PC.
HTH,
Jovial.

schtumpy ( ) posted Sun, 09 July 2006 at 9:03 AM

Well,  I'm looking for that initial downloaded file name, anyone have the name of that file?  I can't seem to find the installer.

Thanks again,

schtumpy

Jovial ( ) posted Sun, 09 July 2006 at 3:41 PM

schtumpy,

My Poser 6 download was a zip file called "Poser6SEE_W_app.zip"
that also had the winter queen setup stuff for Jessi.
The Poser installer that this contained was called "Poser 6 Setup.exe"
and don't forget to apply the SR2 update called "Poser6-SR2.exe"

HTH,
Jovial.

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