Maintaining Older Configuration Details
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:01 am
When installing a newer version of the Zeus sofware, all the current Zeus configuration details will be lost. Fortunately it is fairly easy to maintain these older configuration details after upgrading.
The instructions below describe the safe way of maintaining the older configuration details:
(1) Assume the current Zeus is installed in this directory:
(2) Rename your current Zeus installation directory as follows:
(3) Run the newer version installalation program and install Zeus in the same directory as found in (1):
(4) Backup the new zConfig and zScript directories as follows:
(5) Finally copy over the following directories from your original Zeus installation:
and just run the Zeus from the desktop icon.
If at any time you find problems with the newer release it is easy to recover the old installation by simply renaming the directories as follows:
The instructions below describe the safe way of maintaining the older configuration details:
(1) Assume the current Zeus is installed in this directory:
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\program files\zeusCode: Select all
\program files\zeus => \program files\zeus_oldCode: Select all
\program files\zeusCode: Select all
\program files\zeus\zconfig => \program files\zeus\zconfig_bak
\program files\zeus\zscript => \program files\zeus\zscript_bakCode: Select all
\program files\zeus_old\zconfig => \program files\zeus\zconfig
\program files\zeus_old\zscript => \program files\zeus\zscriptIf at any time you find problems with the newer release it is easy to recover the old installation by simply renaming the directories as follows:
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\program files\zeus => \program files\zeus_new
\program files\zeus_old => \program files\zeus