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If you have purchased a new computer and need to move Centre Manager to that new computer, use these directions. For ease of installation, we suggest printing out this page for your reference.
If you have had to have the hard drive replaced in the computer where you had Centre Manager installed and now need to reinstall the application, use these directions. For ease of installation, we suggest printing out this page for your reference.
If you are considering a new computer and/or upgrading your operating system to Windows 7 and wish to continue running Centre Manager on that computer, you will need to use the 32 bit version of Windows 7. After testing, we have determined that Centre Manager will operate with the 32 bit version but not the 64 bit version of Windows 7.
- From the old computer, backup the Centre Manager data file onto a floppy disk using the Backup/Restore feature in Centre Manager (see the Centre Manager Getting Started or Help for more information or the Backups page).
- From the old computer, backup the system.mda file that stores security information onto a floppy disk (see the Centre Manager Getting Started or Help for more information).
- Install Centre Manager on the new computer using your Centre Manager installation disk set and following the directions in the Centre Manager Getting Started or Help.
- On the new computer, using My Computer or File Manager or Windows Explorer, locate the drive where Centre Manager is installed (likely c:\cntresln).
- Locate the file in the c:\cntresln folder called system.mda. Rename that file to system.old.
- Locate the system.mda file on the disk made in Step 2. It will most likely be found in the a:\ directory. Copy this file into the c:\cntresln folder where the file called system.old is located.
- Apply the Version F update (update.exe). This is a very important update for all centres using Centre Manager Pro.
- Open Centre Manager using the user name Director and the password Centre Manager. Be sure to type the password exactly as it appears, with capitals and spaces.
- Click the Backup button in Centre Manager. Choose Centre Manager Database Restore and insert the data file backup disk(s) made in Step 1.
- Close Centre Manager.
- Open Centre Manager using the user name and password you used before you moved Centre Manager to a new computer. Centre Manager will open and allow you to see and use all the features.
- Locate the most recent backup of the Centre Manager data file that was made using the Backup/Restore feature in Centre Manager (see the Centre Manager Getting Started or Help for more information or the Backups page).
- Locate the most recent backup of the system.mda file that stores security information (see the Centre Manager Getting Started or Help for more information).
- Install Centre Manager on the computer using your Centre Manager installation disk set and following the directions in the Centre Manager Getting Started or Help.
- On the computer, using My Computer or File Manager or Windows Explorer, locate the drive where Centre Manager is installed (likely c:\cntresln).
- Locate the file in the c:\cntresln folder called system.mda. Rename that file to system.old.
- Locate the system.mda file on the disk from Step 2. It will most likely be found in the a:\ directory. Copy this file into the c:\cntresln folder where the file called system.old is located.
- Apply the Version F update (update.exe). This is a very important update for all centres using Centre Manager Pro.
- Open Centre Manager using the user name Director and the password Centre Manager. Be sure to type the password exactly as it appears, with capitals and spaces.
- Click the Backup button in Centre Manager. Choose Centre Manager Database Restore and insert the data file backup disk(s) from Step 1.
- Close Centre Manager.
- Open Centre Manager using the user name and password you used before you moved Centre Manager to a new computer. Centre Manager will open and allow you to see and use all the features.
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