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Jason,
The note is both for warning and
for informational purposes. Here is
a copy of one of the lines from
the note:
Quote: However, existing configuration
files will be saved into a backup
directory. (also hotlist.htm and
quickpad.txt)
What that quote means is that the
critical files which the user has
to setup with his preferences and
data are being saved...but...they
are not being used. When an install
is done over an existing installation
the setup program must replace all
files with the new ones to make sure
that all the new improvements are
getting installed. Otherwise problems
like the one Udo had will occur and
the user will not know he is using
an obsolete file.
That's why creating a new instal-
lation in a new directory is the
safest way to upgrade. It eliminates
all kinds of possible bugs that can
occur otherwise. Then the user can
make a file by file comparison if
he wishes to see what files need
upgrading in his original instal-
lation. It is time consuming but
the safest way! <ggg> Most users
customize Arachne to their own
taste. That's why they like it! <ggg>
BUT....that also makes upgrading
more complex.
If Udo had made a new instal-
lation into a new directory then
either he wouldn't have had any
trouble, or...he would have seen
that there was a bug immediately
because parts of the installation
would have been missing.
Of course we also may not have
discovered the "bug" that got fixed
either. <ggg>
