Re[2]: Moving from one PC to another
Morning Steve Lamb, 2: Even if you do know you don't feel like typing it all out (no tab completion) or going through the registry editor. A reason to keep the message you got it with... in which case you only have to select it and the key gets inserted automatically and you only have to enter the password Exactly. Install a Unix variant, get rid of that pesky registry. If only I could... I agree the registry concept is thoroughly fucked up. Only global settings should be stored in a global database, why do all the Windows programmers not seem to follow this simple concept? It really only makes reinstalling Windows a heck of a hassle. Excuse my venting. -- +--Jast |on Windows 98 4.10 Build :with The Bat! 1.36
Re[2]: Moving from one PC to another
On Sunday, November 14, 1999, 12:08:42 PM Ali Martin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: He needs to export the registry key for The Bat! and import it in his new machines registry. I Don't believe this ;-)) I use The Bat at home on my big computer and when I'm away on my notebook. I synchronize the directories for The Bat, without synchronizing the registry too. And it works perfectly... Werner Hintze -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- View the TBUDL archive at http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com To send a message to the list moderation team double click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe from TBUDL, double click here and send the message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --
Re[2]: Moving from one PC to another
Is this easily do-able and, if so, what steps do I need to take? Move the contents of the program directory and all subdirectories to the new PC. That's all. He needs to export the registry key for The Bat! and import it in his new machines registry. In order for the registry keys to function properly, he should also make sure that he copies The Bat! directory to a drive of the same name as on the old machine. One approach that I've taken _countless_ times and which doesn't involve touching the registry (but which _does_ preserve all the account settings...) is: 1. Reinstall TB! wherever you want it. 2. When it automatically starts running, kill it. 3. Copy all of the ./mail/* stuff over to your new installation 4. Start TB! and then start re-creating your accounts... just specify the folder (if your account name is different than your folder name... if not, you can leave it on default...) This approach does lose things such as your editor preferences, whether or not you have the ticker going, etc... (ie/ the preferences that are global rather than account-specific) but templates, macros, servers, filters, etc. are all saved. What does exporting the registry help save? -- -- View the TBUDL archive at http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com To send a message to the list moderation team double click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe from TBUDL, double click here and send the message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --
Re[2]: Moving from one PC to another
Monday, November 15, 1999 Hello Steve, Sunday, Sunday, November 14, 1999, you wrote: Steve Sunday, November 14, 1999, 6:12:09 AM, Ali wrote: So, if I wish to move my TB! installation which now resides on F:\The Bat!, I can copy the directory and it's contents to drive F: on my other machine, create a shortcut to thebat.exe and go? Steve You're assuming that both machines have the same drives. At home TB! Steve resides in d:\home\morpheus\bat\. At work it resides on Steve c:\home\morpheus\bat\. Steve What is kept in the registry is just window and editor preferences. Steve Personally I feel nothing should be stored in the registry. After fighting Steve with it after using Unix's rc files I have *NO* clue why they made that utter Steve crap thing. In fact, the program doesn't need to be copied over. If TB! could only use relative paths then it wouldn't mess up on a lot of things it currently breaks on. :/ Exactly. But it doesn't use relative paths and this creates some constraints that one has to work within to prevent problems with the migration. Steve Moving the registry doesn't solve those problems. Personally, moving the Steve registry isn't worth the trouble, IMHO. The only real practical reason to move the registry is if you donot know what the registration key is To recreate 5 mailboxes or whatever which after recreation picks up all the old settings anyway or at least not make me feel I missed anything, only takes a few minutes. As far as I can see most PC's work a lot better by using programs NOT messing around in the registry and if anything goes wrong, no pain either to get a program to run with a reinstalled windows. Its one of the things which for me is a major factor if I want to use a program or not. Best regards, tracer Using theBAT 1.37 Beta/2 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: 1 MAILRUN PER DAY ONLY -- -- View the TBUDL archive at http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com To send a message to the list moderation team double click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe from TBUDL, double click here and send the message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --
