Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: best way to move old content to P7 ?

DVTVFilm opened this issue on Jan 01, 2007 · 20 posts


fuaho posted Mon, 01 January 2007 at 7:21 PM

FWIW,

My successful formula was as follows:

I copied the entire Poser 5 and Poser 6 directories to my other hard drive, e.g., from C: to E:

I then ran SettingsControl PanelAdd Remove Programs and removed both Poser 5 & Poser 6. This left all of my additionally generated files, but **removed all the program files and content that had been installed with P5 & P6.
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Next, I simply copied the runtime folders from my E: drive back into C:Program FilesCurious LabsPoser 5 & ...Poser 6 where they had been originally. **This replaced all of the content that the uninstall had removed.
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I then installed Poser 7 as a custom install with new content only (there is a dialog during the install process that allows you to select this option.)

After P7 was installed, I added the P5 & P6 runtimes to the library with the Plus Sign while on the top level of the Library Palette by browsing to their location on C:. This method retained all of the original paths to all of my content and eliminated any possibility of crosstalk with *.dll's, registry issues or other unknown files left over from earlier versions of the program.

This also gave me the protection of a total backup of my content in case anything went awry.

P7 System has been totally stable, even the del key works. I have one 20-in monitor fully dedicated to a quad split of camera views with the other 20-in monitor handling the animation palette, graphs, libraries and parameter dials. Everything is working perfectly so far except for one time when the Enter key would no longer start and stop playback of a multi-layered animation.

HTH

 
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Disclaimer: The above method worked for me and should work for you as well, however I will not be there to prevent you from doing something incorrectly, so I must clearly state that I can in no way accept any responsibility for your actions or their results from following my suggestions.