> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Mark Howard
> Sent: Friday, 17 September 1999 14:23
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: BDE Installation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Quoting Mark Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > > 'Nother Newbie question
> > >
> > > When installing the BDE on a client's site (using Wise) what is the
> > > recommended procedure if it seems that their system already has a copy
> > > installed?
> > >
> > > Do you just not bother installing again?
> > > Do you install your version oiver the top of the existing one
> ie. in the
> > > same directory?
> > > Do you install your copy in a different directory?
> >
> > If doing a FULL install it is normal to install over the top. A partial
> > installation can be put somewhere else. However partial
> installations have
> > problems and are not recommended by Borland.
> >
>
> I am still using D3 (and the vesion of the BDE distributed with
> that). It is not
> unlikely that an already installed version of the BDE may be more
> recent than
> mine. I guess this is an issue that I should be considering when
> deciding whether
> to abort an install (over the top) or continue?
In theory an older version is not supposed to be able to overwrite a newer
version. I don't think this happens automatically however. Wise Install at
least has a version control feature built into it.
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Patrick Dunford, Christchurch, NZ
http://patrick.dunford.com/
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