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More => Old Versions => Media Center 17 => Topic started by: CountryBumkin on October 20, 2011, 04:29:50 pm

Title: Upgrading MC16 to MC17
Post by: CountryBumkin on October 20, 2011, 04:29:50 pm

Should MC17 be installed over MC16 (like doing a MC16 version upgrade), or should MC16 be unistalled first?

Title: Re: Upgrading MC16 to MC17
Post by: jmone on October 20, 2011, 04:49:33 pm

MC17 is a separate install but will migrate Libraries and Settings from the MC16 install automatically (with the exception of any Theaterview Views - you will need to manually set these up again).  So the order I found best was:
- Download and Install MC17
- Check it is all OK, tweak any other settings
- Uninstall MC16 (you want to do this or you do get some bits fighting for control eg Windows Explorer integration etc).

Title: Re: Upgrading MC16 to MC17
Post by: Alex B on October 20, 2011, 05:00:06 pm

Just install MC17. You don't need to uninstall MC16. In any case do not specify the MC16 install location if you want install MC17 to a custom location.

MC17 will copy the currently active MC16 library and most of the configured MC16 options. Some features may have changed fundamentally and thus have different or incompatible settings in MC17 (as jmone said, Theater View is one of those).

You can uninstall MC16 anytime, but I would recommend keeping it for a while.

EDIT

Before uninstalling MC16 you should back up anything you want to preserve from C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\J River\Media Center 16\ (XP) or C:\Users\[user]\Appdata\Roaming\J River\Media Center 16\ (Vista or newer), e.g. cover art or library backup files.

Title: Re: Upgrading MC16 to MC17
Post by: jmone on October 20, 2011, 05:04:41 pm

Quote from: Alex B on October 20, 2011, 05:00:06 pm

You can uninstall MC16 anytime, but I would recommend keeping it for a while.

I found I kept running MC16 unexpectedly.  So I've now uninstalled MC16 Completely on all PC's with the exception of my Main where during the MC16 uninstall I choose to leave the libraries etc.  So it should be a simple reinstall of MC16 if I need it as it data is still there.

Title: Re: Upgrading MC16 to MC17
Post by: gtgray on October 20, 2011, 05:39:20 pm

Since this requires a new license where are the upgrade prices and where is the link to order the upgrade license purchase?

Title: Re: Upgrading MC16 to MC17
Post by: JimH on October 20, 2011, 05:41:20 pm

Here's the official word:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67143.0

I'll lock this thread now.  Thanks for starting it.