Zugg Software :: View topic - 1.34 and 2.13 RC1 -- Side by Side

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

Just dropping everyone a little bit of info to say that I am currently successfully running both versions side by side.
I installed 1.34 to Program Files/CMUD, and 2.13 to Program Files/CMUD 2 (1.34 had been on PC for 16 days when
I installed 2.13 yesterday). Now, I had set upt 1.34 to use the local folder for the package files, and did this with
2.13 as well. Then I just copied my packages from 1.34's folder to 2.13's. Everything continues to work great in both,
however I did find one thing that I consider a bug even though it probably isn't really. If you do this, because 2.13
resets the trial period, the trial for 1.34 ALSO gets reset. So now I have extra time on my 1.34 that isn't warranted.
Still, it is nice to know that when performing an upgrade I can keep the old version around and play with any beta's
in their own folder. I did this with zMUD by using 2 different comps (never tried what I'm doing now), but anyways,
I love 2.13, I've also been running it without any of the random AVs from 1.34 and all my scripts seem to be working
perfectly.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:22 pm

Thanks for the note! Yes, when the trial gets reset, it resets any current or old version...that's just the way Armadillo works unfortunately, so there isn't much I can do about it. But that's one of the reasons why I don't reset the trial very often. I usually only reset the trial when a new major version. In this case, v2.00 reset the trial, so this is probably just the first time you have run something >= 2.00. But the 2.14 or 2.15 public version will *not* reset the trial again.

And yes, your method of installing multiple versions works great, but only if you are not using Vista. When using Vista, the above method will only work if you also put each version into it's own folder (like C:\CMUD134) and *not* use the Program Files. If you use the Program Files location on Vista, then you can't store your packages in the same folder.

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

Apprentice Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 132

Are you sure nothing is being stored in the virtual store? Keep an eye on it when you do upgrades. The problems usually show up there.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:37 pm

Yeah, you are playing with fire here. Unless you have turned off UAC and messed with the Program Files permissions, Vista is going to screw up your saved files in the Program Files directory.

I *highly* recommend that you place your two versions of CMUD into directories that are not within Program Files (like C:\CMUD134 and C:\CMUD213 or something like that). Otherwise, you are just asking for obscure problems when upgrading that will be hard to track down.

"Normal" Vista users should always use the Program Files and My Documents default in the CMUD installer, although then it's hard to keep multiple versions completely separate.

Just wanted to clarify this in case someone else reads this thread. While it might work for you with whatever changes you have made to Vista, it is *not* recommended for most Vista users.

Sorcerer Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 715

Good to know, and good advice. I'm planning on a full format and refresh with fresh install soon. I'll install them separate then. JIC (TM) {Just In Case!}