Bill N Debbie Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hi all, Got a new laptop that I will be using as my server running XP Pro. I was hoping y'all would know the best practice for installing 2006 (for rollover)and maybe prior years. I know I've done this in prior years (had all the way back to 98, but I forgot how I did it.) I was thinking I just backed up the files on the old computer, then did a clean install of archive program on the new computer, then restored the backups. But this did not get the modified forms. Had to remodify the forms. Should (could) I copy from my ATX 2006 folder to the new laptop then install 2006 over top into the same folder? Would that take care. From some other posts I know I would need the Masters folder, Database folder and possibly others? Since I was networked last year, I don't need (or want) to remove users. I'm skittish of needing to use repair.exe. Thanks for input, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HV Ken Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I just did this successfully for 2006 back through 2001 (6 years worth). I performed all of this via my home network - no extra media (e.g. external hard drive) required! This is on two XP systems. On the old computer, I shared each of the ATX200x folders. This process is for each ATX200x year: On the new computer, I used Explore to go to the ATX2006 installation folder and I renamed: Backup -> Backup.orig Database -> Database.orig Masters -> Masters.orig Then I created new folders for the three I renamed (Backup, Database, Masters). On the new computer, I opened up ATX2006 in one Explore window, and the shared ATX2006 from the other computer in a second Explore window (via My Network Places). I made sure I was in the same named folder in both Explore windows (Backup on new computer and Backup from shared computer). In the shared Expore window for Backup, I did a Select All and then Copy. Then I switched to the new computer Explore window for Backup and did the Paste. Repeat for Database and Masters. Then Repeat all these steps for each AYX200x year to move. Afterwards, I went into each ATX200x on the new computer, had to reset the Preferences, ran an Update to ensure I had the latest of everything, and opened a few returns. As far as I can tell, this has worked perfectly. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Debbie Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hey thanks Ken, I'll try that. Glad to hear that you've got your network set up and running! BTW what does YMMV mean? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HV Ken Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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