Upgrading to VISTA

Posted: 7 Jul 2008 02:36 pm

I have downloaded MF to Vista and and wondering if I can drop in all the TPS file over the top of the ones that comes with MF? Or how do I get all my customer info and paper info transferred over? Thanks, Lu
. . . . . lu.root
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 8

Hi Lu,

The recommended way to switch Morning Flight to VISTA is to

1.	Create a new folder in the root (such as C:\Printfire)

2.	Copy and paste all your current .TPS files into that folder

3.	Install MF into that folder as well (instead of the default C:\Program Files\Printfire\MorningFlight)

You could, if you wanted to for consistency's sake, create a sub folder "MorningFlight" in the C:\Printfire folder and drop everything into that, but it isn't really necessary. Just stay away from the Program Files folder to prevent VISTA's virtualization.

The order of doing things is important. There may have been changes in the structure of some of your .TPS files. By loading the files first and then installing MF over them, the program will recognize those changes and automatically convert and transfer your data. Doing it the other way around could get you an "Incorrect File Structure" error, with MF aborting.

As always, back up your .TPS files beforehand. At the very least, copy and paste those files, don't move them. Keep the originals in their old location until everything is up and running.

FYI, the Booklet Module is now firmly ahead of schedule. Well, sort of. It's still behind the original schedule but ahead of the new one. Thought you'd want to know.

All the best,
. . . . . Hal Heindel