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====== Windows Installation ====== | ====== Windows Installation ====== | ||
- | After downloading the Synchronet | + | ===== Prerequisites ===== |
- | need to extract | + | If installing or upgrading-to |
- | on your hard drive. You may need WinZip or an equivalent archive program to | + | |
- | uncompress and extract the installation files. | + | |
- | Once you've extracted the installation files, go to the directory you extracted | + | ===== Installation ===== |
- | the compressed files to and run '' | + | |
- | The default installation directory is recommended for most users. If you choose | + | ===Install from official releases=== |
- | to change the installation directory, it is critical that you DO NOT use a path | + | |
- | with long filenames or spaces or some 16-bit DOS utilities which require DOS-compatible 8.3 file and directory names will not function. | + | |
- | You should now be at the Setup Type Installation menu. Choosing a //Custom// setup | + | After downloading |
- | from this menu, will allow you to select | + | |
- | installed. If you are upgrading | + | |
- | v3.0), it is advised that you choose Custom Setup and disable | + | |
- | installation | + | |
- | * Configuration Files | + | |
- | * Text and Menu Files | + | |
- | * External Programs | + | |
- | {{: | + | Once you've extracted the installation files, go to the directory you extracted the compressed files to and run '' |
- | After completing your selection and the installation is completed you will | + | The default installation directory is recommended for most users. If you choose to change the installation directory, it is critical that you DO NOT use a path with long filenames or spaces or some 16-bit DOS utilities which require DOS-compatible 8.3 file and directory names will not function. |
- | find a new Icon on your Desktop and in your StartUp Folder in your Start | + | |
- | Menu. If you do not want Synchronet to start automatically during boot, you | + | After completing your selection and the installation is completed you will find a new Icon on your Desktop and in your StartUp Folder in your Start Menu. If you do not want Synchronet to start automatically |
- | may safely delete the Synchronet shortcut from your StartUp Folder. | + | |
====== Control Panel ====== | ====== Control Panel ====== | ||
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On NT-based operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7), you can alternatively run Synchronet in the background as a set of Windows Services (a.k.a. NT services). See the [[: | On NT-based operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7), you can alternatively run Synchronet in the background as a set of Windows Services (a.k.a. NT services). See the [[: | ||
- | ====== Upgrade ====== | + | ===== Upgrade |
+ | Note: This process worked for me on the Split Infinity BBS. PLEASE make sure you backup your existing system and keep it safe as the same process may not work for you. | ||
+ | If you have an existing 3.16c system running on Windows, you can do the following to do an in-place upgrade to the latest dev build (Currently V3.17). __**Remember, | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Shut down both your mailer and BBS and make sure that they are both offline and shutdown. | ||
+ | * Backup the contents of your sbbs directory and all sub-directories and store it in a safe place. | ||
+ | * Download the most recent successful [[ftp:// | ||
+ | * Unzip the archive into a temp directory. | ||
+ | * Move the files from the temp directory into the [Drive Letter]: | ||
+ | * Download the [[http:// | ||
+ | * To update the remaining javascript files, got to the [[http:// | ||
+ | * Open the corresponding files in a text editor on your system and look at the version number and compare to the version number of the file in CVS. If they are out of sync, manually make the changes shown in CVS or download the file and drop it in your exec directory, overwriting the existing file. | ||
+ | * You may also download and extract the [[ftp:// | ||
+ | * Run '' | ||
+ | * Start up Synchronet and then log into your BBS and verify everything is operational. | ||
+ | * Start up your mailer and watch for mail packets to come in and verify that packets are tossed and that they show up in your message areas. | ||
- | Currently, the Windows installer is only available for [[ftp:// | + | NOTE: [[http://wiki.synchro.net/ |
- | Alternatively, | ||
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
* [[: | * [[: | ||
* [[: | * [[: | ||
- | * [[:custom: | + | * [[custom: |
+ | * [[http:// | ||
* [[: | * [[: | ||