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More => Old Versions => Media Center 14 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: clintster on August 30, 2009, 05:54:07 am

Title: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: clintster on August 30, 2009, 05:54:07 am

Hi

I have portable installation of MC (v14). Upgrading an fully installed version is easy. Simply run the setup file. Can I do the same with a portable version? I don't want to delete the folder each time because all my settings will be lost. (backing these up each time would be a real hassle).

Thanks

clintster

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: Mr ChriZ on August 30, 2009, 06:57:53 am

Just install over the top of the old install and everything should be fine.  Making sure to select the portable install option each time.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: theoclarke on December 12, 2009, 07:10:52 pm

I just installed over the top of my portable install with another portable install only to be told that this was not possible because there was no full installation. I was then told that Windows could not access the C: drive (which is not the install location).  When I started MC14 from my portable drive it was not a registered copy and when I attempt to restore the licence I am advised: "Error restoring Media Center licence: invalid licence, error code=22." The licence code is freshly generated.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: Mr ChriZ on December 13, 2009, 04:34:30 am

You must have a full installation installed and registered in order to install/upgrade your portable installation.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: theoclarke on December 13, 2009, 03:43:17 pm

Do you mean that it is only possible to upgrade from a fully licenced portable installation to a full installation and then reinstall the portable version?  I understood from the second post in this thread that it was possible to install a portable version over a portable version.

I started with a fully licensed portable version.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: kurushi on December 14, 2009, 01:03:22 am

Hi,
You need to have a normal installation fully authorised on your pc for upgrade a portable instal.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: theoclarke on December 14, 2009, 02:58:47 pm

Thank you.  Sadly something is now very wrong. Even after three complete deinstallations and full reinstallations to C:, I now find that MC14 crashes with a C++ runtime error whenever I plug my iPod in to the USB port.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: Matt on December 14, 2009, 03:34:56 pm

Quote from: theoclarke on December 14, 2009, 02:58:47 pm

Thank you.  Sadly something is now very wrong. Even after three complete deinstallations and full reinstallations to C:, I now find that MC14 crashes with a C++ runtime error whenever I plug my iPod in to the USB port.

Please make sure you have the latest build from the top of this board.

There was a similar sounding issue that was fixed a while back.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Quick way to upgrade portable install?
Post by: theoclarke on December 16, 2009, 03:44:22 pm

Latest build fixed it.  I was on 106.  Thank you.