Steps for upgrading from older version of iCal to iCal 4.0
If you currently own iCal version 3.10
- Install iCal 4.0:
Perform a normal install of the iCal 4.0 program. If you have not already
downloaded and installed version 4.0 you can get the software from:
Download v4.0
- Enter New Registration Codes:
When you order an upgrade you will receive by email new registration codes
for use with iCal 4.0. You might recall that you need
to enter these codes into the About Tab of the iCal console box that appears
when you start the program.
- Copy your data folder:
Replace the data folder located beneath the iCal 4.0
installation directory with the data folder located beneath
your iCal 3.10 installation.
- That's all:
If you currently own a version of iCal older than 3.10
Upgrading from a previous version to iCal 4.0 requires a few simple steps. Follow
these steps and you should not have any difficulties. However, if you do have
problems for any reason, you can send email
Contact us or call us at,
907-278-1231.
- Install iCal 4.0:
Perform a normal install of the iCal 4.0 program. If you have not already
downloaded and installed version 4.0 you can grab the software from:
Download v4.0
- Enter New Registration Codes:
When you order an upgrade you will receive by email new registration codes
for use with iCal 4.0. You might recall that you need
to enter these codes in the About Tab of the iCal console box that appears
when you start the program.
- Copying your data files:
One change to iCal 4.0 was to locate all working data files
to a separate data folder. Previous versions of iCal located the
data files directly within the installation folder. iCal 4.0
has a folder named data beneath the installation directory.
For comparison, previous data files would have been located:
C:\Program files\iCal v3.x\
Now they will be located:
C:\Program files\iCal v4.0\data\
With this in mind, the following files need to be copied from your
old installation.
- Copy Existing Calendars:
Your calendar files are those that end with a
.CAL extension. These hold all information pertaining
to each calendar. Copy them to your new 4.0 data directory.
- Copy Other Special Files:
The five files, _remind.rmd,
_subscribe.rmd, icalaed,
icalcategories and
icalvalidgroups: should also be copied from your
install directory of your previous version to the data directory. You may not have all five
of these files.
- Copy Existing Group Folders:
When calendar groups are created, sub-folders are created
beneath the installation directory. The folders correspond to the group
names that were created. Copy these folders to the 4.0 installation
data directory.
One other consideration
iCaleMail Service:
iCal initiates a System Service
to manage email requests. When installed using iCal 4.0 You will see the service named,
iCaleMail Service listed in the Services Dialog Box.
It is best to remove the Email service installed by any pervious iCal release.
The name of the old email service will be listed as
iCalMail Service or iCalMailsrv Service
To remove the service you must first stop the service from running in
the services dialog box.
Then to remove the old service open a system command prompt. Change to the
installation directory of your previous version of iCal.
Then, depending on your current version of iCal, issue from the command prompt
a command like:
C:\Program Files\iCal v.3.9 Web Calendar> icalmailsrv -remove
or
C:\Program Files\iCal v.3.7 Web Calendar> icalmail -remove
to remove the existing service.
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