Setup - Moving Saved Messages From One Computer to Another
To move saved messages from one computer to
another, follow this procedure:
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On the old computer, shut down
PortalsXpress.
pick the "File / Exit PortalsXpress" menu
item
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Check the Windows Task Scheduler to make sure
that "PortalsXpressDB.exe" is no longer running.
Watch the "Processes" table until "PortalsXpressDB.exe"
disappears from it
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Find the "PortalsXpress" database folder on the old computer.
pick Windows' "Start / Search" menu item, and find "db.his"
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Copy the following data files from the old
computer's "PortalsXpress" database folder to the new
computer's Desktop:
db.his
db.idx
db.log
db.map
db.odb
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Install PortalsXpress on the new computer.
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When the "Create a Trial Kit Account" dialog
appears, click "Register Later".
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Check the Windows Task Scheduler to make sure
that "PortalsXpressDB.exe" is no longer running.
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Find the "PortalsXpress" database folder on the new computer.
pick Windows' "Start / Search" menu item, and find "db.his"
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Copy the data files (i.e., "db.his", etc.) from the new computer's
Desktop to its "PortalsXpress" database folder, overwriting
the files that are already there.
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Restart PortalsXpress.
pick the "PortalsXpress" item from Windows'
"Start / Programs" menu