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Copying Campground Master to another computer
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| 1. Make a backup of the current database using the Maintenance / Back Up Database function, and save or copy the backup to a floppy disk, CD, or other location where you can get to it from the new computer (check the "Save in" at the top to see where it's saving it when you do the backup).
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| 2. Use Maintenance / Restore from Backup to verify that the backup copy is readable. (Don't worry, if it's not readable then your current data won't be altered.)
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| 3. If you're using a version prior to 4.0: Also copy any map image files (.bmp files that are located in the same folder as your database) onto your backup disk. If you're not sure what folder that is, go to Maintenance / Program Options / Database, and look at the current database path. The map images are not part of the normal backup in older software versions, so these need to be copied separately, using normal file copy functions in Windows Explorer or My Computer. If you're not sure which .bmp files are being used, go to Maintenance / Park Setup / Maps an check the Filenames (not the map Names). Also if you use any "bitmaps" on custom Forms, for instance a company logo for your receipts, those BMP files need to be copied separately.
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| 4. If you're using the Export to Web function: Copy any template files (.htt files) that you're using. These might be in a different location -- see File / Export / Export to web vacancy grid(s) to check the template file location.
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| 5. Check Help / About Campground Master to see what version you're running.
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| 6. Locate an installation disk or download file for the same version you're currently running. All major versions can be downloaded from our web site if necessary. If you can't locate the exact version then use the next higher version, assuming you're authorized to upgrade to it -- but be sure to also update any other computers that will still be using Campground Master.
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| 7. Install the version of Campground Master from above on the new computer.
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| 8. Run Campground Master. It doesn't matter whether you load the sample (demo) database or not.
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| 9. Go to Maintenance / New Database (clear all). It will ask you for a database name, so enter the same name as your database used before. This will put the database in the default location (either C:\Program Files\Campground Master\, Shared Documents, or Public Documents, depending on the Windows version). If you need to put it somewhere else, use File / Save a Copy As, make sure the folder shown for "Save in" is the correct location, and enter the database file name used before. If it says that it won't be used as the auto-open database, use File / Open to re-open it, and then go to Maintenance / Program Options / Database to change the auto-open database to the current database.
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| 10. Go to Maintenance / Program Options / Database to verify the database location, and copy any extra files from step 3 and/or 4 above from your backup disk to that folder (using Windows Explorer or My Computer to copy the files).
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| 11. Go to Maintenance / Restore from Backup to restore from the backup -- you'll probably need to select the location in the Open dialog ("Look in").
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| 12. If all looks OK, go to File / Save to make sure it's saved to the hard disk.
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