Automatically
Updating pc/MRP (Version 6.78 or Higher)
15.13.1 Updating
Instructions
Call Software Arts if you have any difficulties in
following the procedures below.
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If you have a multi-user copy of
pc/MRP, make sure everybody has logged off pc/MRP before starting this update.
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Make a back-up copy of the current
pc/MRP directory and all of its contents.
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Make sure that no files in the
pc/MRP directory are attributed read only.
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If you have received an update CD
from Software Arts:
- Load the CD into the CD Drive of the PC containing the pc/MRP directory.
- Allow the CD to auto start
and press the Update button or use Windows Explorer to locate and click
on the CD's update.exe file.
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If you have received an update
email from Software Arts:
- Create a new directory to
store the update exe file.
- Single click on the URL in
the email containing the update exe file.
- When prompted select, Save
to disk.
- Browse and select the new
update directory to store the update exe file.
- Once the download is
complete, use Windows Explorer to locate and double click on the new
update exe file.
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The update program will ask you to
browse and locate the pc/MRP directory.
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Clicking Next will extract and
copy files into the pc/MRP directory.
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Click on Finish to exit from the
update program.
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Start pc/MRP, it will detect that
it has been updated and make any necessary changes to pc/MRP to apply the
update.
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If you have a multi-user copy of
pc/MRP and you are using a Windows 95 server, the following files must
be attributed read only:
- pcmrpw.exe
- config.fpw
- msg.dbf
- foxtools.fll
- foxw2600.esl (if updating
to pc/MRP versions 7.06 and lower)
- vfp6r.dll (if updating to
pc/MRP versions 7.43 and higher)
- vfp6renu.dll (if updating
to pc/MRP versions 7.43 and higher)
15.13.2 Possible Installation Errors
- While installing the update
from the update exe file, the update program asks for disk two. If you are
installing from a CD, recover from the back up, and try the update from a
different computer. If this persists, call Software Arts. If you are
installing the update from a downloaded update exe file, recover from the
back up, and re-download the update exe file. This time, once the download
is complete, make sure the file size of the update exe file is equal to
the file size next to the URL link within your e-mail.
- While installing the update
from the update exe file, an error is generated. Either a file is
attributed read only or a user is still using pc/MRP. Recover from the
backup and start over. If this error persists, call Software Arts while
the error is on the screen.
- After installing the update
exe file and starting pc/MRP, pc/MRP does not detect an update is in
progress. The update files were installed in the wrong location.
Re-install the update. This time, after browsing for the path, visually
verify that the path is correct.