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If installing or upgrading-to Synchronet v3.16 (in development as of October 20, 2011), you will need to download and install the [[http:// | If installing or upgrading-to Synchronet v3.16 (in development as of October 20, 2011), you will need to download and install the [[http:// | ||
+ | As of February 17th, 2018, Synchronet for Win32 now uses Cryptlib v3.4.4 which requires '' | ||
===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
- | ===Install from official releases=== | + | === Install from official releases === |
- | After downloading the Synchronet distribution file (e.g. '' | + | After downloading the Synchronet distribution file (e.g. '' |
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Once you've extracted the installation files, go to the directory you extracted the compressed files to and run '' | Once you've extracted the installation files, go to the directory you extracted the compressed files to and run '' | ||
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+ | If you receive the above error dialog, that indicates that you are currently running an instance of Synchronet BBS software and need to stop that process before the installation can continue. | ||
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+ | When the installer starts successfully, | ||
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+ | Clicking the "Next >" button will display the included '' | ||
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+ | Clicking the "Next >" button will display a dialog which prompts you to choose an installation directory. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
- | After completing your selection and the installation is completed you will find a new Icon on your Desktop and in your StartUp | + | {{: |
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+ | After completing your selections... | ||
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====== Control Panel ====== | ====== Control Panel ====== | ||
- | The Synchronet Control Panel and [[: | + | The Synchronet Control Panel and [[: |
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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 Existing 3.16c ===== | + | ===== Setup ===== |
- | 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. | + | Now that you've completed |
- | 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, | + | |
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- | * 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. | + | |
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- | NOTE: [[http:// | + | |
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |