On or about 8/12/02 2:32 PM chris AKA [EMAIL PROTECTED] eruditely mused the following:
>>I am having trouble upgrading from 2.0 'March 15 1997' to 2.0v3 >>I'm getting the error message >> >>"an error prevented the update from completing >>Invalid file selected for updating >>OK" > >Are you trying to install the updater on a Demo version of Emailer? It >won't work on the demo version, OR any version that is not the full >US-English version. And also sometimes the updater will not work correctly if some of the original files were changes by other installs or modifications. Here is what I did when I first installed and successfully updated my Emailer: First I moved these files out of the Claris Folder in the System Folder: QuickHelp(TM) 4.0 and Claris Emailer Help. Then I reinstalled my new copy of Emailer 2.0 at the root level and not where I normally keep my actual Emailer Folder. When the installer asks you if you are upgrading from a previous version: say NO. Do an Easy Install. Without even running the new program, I ran the updater to 2.0v3 and it did its job fully. Then I copied all my old files from the old Emailer Folder and transferred them to the new Emailer Folder. Basically that means your Mail and Downloads folder as well as any extras in the "Claris Emailer Files" folder like Address Book, Destination, Actions, Schedules, SPAM, etc. VERY IMPORTANT DON'T FORGET TO DUMP THE "ObjectSupportLib" file before restarting if you are using Mac OS 8.0 + unless you want other problems. It is not needed and causes problems but is installed by some older programs. There is a shutdown AppleScript that looks for OSL and dumps it. Then I had a FULLY functioning Emailer 2.0v3 running Mac OS 8.6 (at the time). I hope the detail helps someone else even if the method was a bit anal. I did it this way because the error message I got indicated there was a problem with the Help file but also the Emailer itself. Maybe this will help you too. Cheers Karl Webmaster for: IAS, Irish Airmail Society: http://members.aol.com/karlfranzw/AirmailSociety.html Please DO NOT send any attachments, no matter their size, to my AOL or Bigfoot email addresses without checking with me first if this is OK. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
