I had the same worries.
But, I did back it all up, did a full installation - and it worked
without any problems ....
Rob wrote:
Then backup the AmiBroker folder first.... but in all the time I have
used AB, I have never lost anything during an upgrade process.
--- In [email protected] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>,
"rselmanl" <no-cents-...@...> wrote:
>
> Newbie question here... Comments would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Finally putting some real effort into AB V5.20 and am fairly
impressed! Spent a lot of hours improving my layouts and databases.
Used the "Introduction to AmiBroker" book and it helped.
>
> So now am thinking of installing the upgrade to V5.30, but have
concerns. Don't want to lose the work so far.
>
> Thank-you in advance.
>
> --- In [email protected]
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "blaxaki" <panosbouf@> wrote:
> >
> > You are all right.
> > Correct that is true I just open Add remove programs and amibroker
is not there , so i am sorry, I was thinking that running full earlier
*official* version setup
> >
> > thank you
> > Panos
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected]
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, Tomasz Janeczko <groups@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > > "Upgrade installation" is available as an option in the setup
only if
> > > full setup of any earlier *official* version was run on the same
machine
> > > before.
> > > It does not matter if *files* are there. What counts is if you
run FULL
> > > SETUP of earlier version before.
> > > This is to prevent incorrect installations (people were just
"copying"
> > > files which was wrong).
> > >
> > > Differences between "Upgrade installation" and "Full installation"
> > > - Full setup installs sample DJI database under "Data" folder,
Upgrade
> > > does not do that.
> > > - Full setup resets Custom Tools menu, Upgrade does not do that.
> > > - Full setup overwrites default .format files (ASCII importer
> > > definitions), Upgrade only installs them when old ones are not found
> > > - Full setup is required for first time Vista / Windows 7 install
> > >
> > > Other than that both modes are the same.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > amibroker.com
> > >
> > > On 2010-03-24 20:56, blaxaki wrote:
> > > > hi
> > > > i just try to install Ami 530 on the same folder that 529
already exist, and i would like to chose "upgrade installation" but is
NOT exist on select setup type window, the only that i can see is full
installation. Shall i make a full installation Tomasz or not?
> > > > i am using win xp pro sp3
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thank you
> > > > Panos
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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