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David T. Johnson wrote:
> Victor Bien wrote:
> 
>>   Because it is not possible to install version 4.52 onto an existing 
>> desktop it is desirable to somehow automatically move the objects from 
>> the old desktop over to the new. 
> 
> 
> 
> I installed Warp 4.52 over the top of my Warp 4.51 desktop without any
> problems.  At the end of the install, I did not have to reinstall any
> apps or hardware.  The Warp 4.52 installer even recognized that my java
> 1.3.1 was more recent than the java that came with Warp 4.52 and left it
> in place.  My installed printers were left in the 'printers' folder of
> the 'previous desktop' folder.  To bring them over to Warp 4.52, I had
> to drag each of them (the printer object, that is) into the new
> 'printers' folder in the 'connections' folder.  The only thing that the
> Warp 4.52 installer messed up on was that it downleveled a couple of my
> newer USB drivers (audio and MSD).  Other than that, it did a perfect job.
> 
> I did the install by booting directly from the CD-ROM and then
> installing onto the same drive that Warp 4.51 had been installed on.  (I
> had a complete backup of the drive.)  The installer correctly selected
> the Warp 4.51 drive as its target and gave me the option of formatting
> the drive but recommended that I not do so.  The entire install took
> about 30 minutes.
> 
   Yes 4.51 can be installed onto an existing 4.0 - 4.50 installation 
and the 4.52 then installed onto the 4.51.  I opted to install 4.52 from 
scratch and migrate the desktop reasoning that installs can be time 
consuming I may as well skip the 4.51 install.  As it turned out I did 
have trouble so my experience was much longer than 30 min, but I grant 
that things can go well depending on many factors being just right.

   I took a bet that Object Package could labour save to rebuild my 
customised desktop objects.  It was a hair raising as well as being an 
aggravating experience (I had to restart from scratch after wrecking the 
first desktop  :->).  In the event the process worked or I won my own 
bet!  It was also an excuse to really study the depths of the WPS and 
get a better insight as to what does what.