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1.3. Upgrading EstiMate 2 To EstiMate 2011 On A Single Computer

Upgrading EstiMate 2 To EstiMate 2011 (Single User)

Welcome to EstiMate 2011!

To install on a single computer you will need to perform the following steps.

1. Download and run the EstiMate 2011 installer.

The download link for the EstiMate 2011 installer is:

EstiMate 2011 Installer (eSetup.exe)

Run the installer and click next through the wizard to install EstiMate 2011 on your computer.

2. Next, you will see the following message.

Click OK to connect to your EstiMate 2 database.

3. Next, you will be prompted to upgrade your EstiMate 2 data files.

Click "Backup Your Data Files" to perform the backup. EstiMate 2011 will zip up your EstiMate 2 data files, and place the zip file in the same folder where your data is. So, for example, if your EstiMate 2 data is located in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EstiMate\Data," that is where the backup ZIP file will be placed.

4. Next, you will be asked if you want to continue using EstiMate 2 side by side with EstiMate 2011.

Leave the button checked that says, "I want to continue to user Version 2 while using EstiMate 2011" and click Next.

When you click Next, your EstiMate 2 data files will be relocated to a subfolder called "2.0_YYYY_MM_DD." So, today being Sept. 27 2010, if your data files were originally in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EstiMate\Data," they would be relocated to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EstiMate\Data\2.0_2010_09_27."

EstiMate 2 will then be pointed at this new folder so that when you fire up EstiMate 2 it will connect to its old data in this folder, while EstiMate 2011 will be pointed to your current data folder to continue the upgrade.

5. Lastly, upgrade your EstiMate 2 data to EstiMate 2011.

When you click the "Upgrade Now" button your EstiMate 2 data files will be upgraded to EstiMate 2011's new format.

After the upgrade is complete you are ready to begin using EstiMate 2011.

Enjoy the new release!