Hello Jerrold, On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:42:24 +0000 GMT (05/01/2005, 01:42 +0700 GMT), Jerrold Mundis wrote:
JM> I have been using TB 1.48d (the Christmas edition) on a JM> Windows ME system happily and without a hitch for years. That's a mighty old version. I think at the time, the internal backup-function still didn't work properly. JM> A week ago, I changed from my old computer to a new machine with JM> Windows XP, reinstalled my software and migrated my data. How did you back up TB before migrating to the new OS? How did you migrate? JM> The Bat! no longer works. It thinks it is a brand new program, JM> telling me I have X number of days left in this trial period, Yes, that's normal if you didn't backup and restore the registry key. Once you get access to your mail base, and if you kept the registration email, you can run that again. If not, you will have to type your key from the print-out of that mail you did when you first received it. Keep in mind that those old TB versions still needed a password to complete the registration, and this password you will have to have in your memory. If not, you can request a replacement key from Ritlabs for US$ 5 or so. - I don't recommend that, I recommend upgrading to either v2.12.00 or even the current v3 version (but wait: they have been some changes in the folder structure in the meantime, so you'll need to take it a step at a time). JM> and will not find or recognize any of my old folders, which are JM> sitting right there in TB's directory. 1. First back-up all the files now. 2. Then, create all the accounts that you had in the previous version (it is important that you use the same account names). 3. Then, hit crtl-shft-alt-L. The "lost folders" should now all appear. 4. Close TB. 5. Copy the account.* from the back-up you created in step one over the account.* files that were created when you created the accounts in step two. 6. Reopen TB. All you account settings (server names, passwords, etc) should now have re-appeared. Also your filters should be back in place. Let us know whether this worked. We will run you through an upgrade to v2 then. If you want to stick with v1, I recommend upgrading to 1.69r, the last of her kind. JM> Does anyone have access to the magic bullet, or a simple JM> three-step miraculous procedure? Six steps. I missed the goal. JM> Can you tell me how to get my beloved Bat back, along with all its JM> records and many marvelous sorting rules? Let me know whether this works. I'll go to work in a few minutes and will not check this email address until I come home in the evening, so let's hope someone will chip in during that time. JM> Thank you immensely (he said, sinking slowly into the dark pit of webmail). <g> -- Cheers, Thomas. Some people have a photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on. Message reply created with The Bat! 3.0.2.10 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
