05-16-2024, 12:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2024, 02:41 AM by JRace.
Edit Reason: I am my own worst editor
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Copying a new software installation over an old one can be risky; if any EXEs, DLLs, or scripts from the old version become intermingled with the new version then merry mayhem may ensue when you use the mixed-up software.
My working PE folder is simply called "qb64pe", with no version number. Conveniently that's the name of the base PE folder within the distribution's 7Zip archives. Within that folder I create an empty text file with the PE version info, such as "qb64pe_win-x64-3.13.0_(Vista+).txt" so I can see at a glance what I'm working with. (Didja notice how I cleverly included the Windows version requirement in that text file name? That's a side effect of my archive naming scheme.)
Before installing a new PE release, I'll rename the current PE folder, adding the version number to the end of the name.
I then extract the new version into a shiny new "qb64pe" folder, and transfer any files and working folders that I want to keep from the old folder.
After I've driven the new version and am satisfied, I'll delete the older installation. You can pack the older version into an archive if want to keep it around in a compact way.
(I keep archives of all currently installed software along with many previous versions, so I've already got the old version if I need it.)
Quick and easy, with no need to update any shortcuts or file associations.
My working PE folder is simply called "qb64pe", with no version number. Conveniently that's the name of the base PE folder within the distribution's 7Zip archives. Within that folder I create an empty text file with the PE version info, such as "qb64pe_win-x64-3.13.0_(Vista+).txt" so I can see at a glance what I'm working with. (Didja notice how I cleverly included the Windows version requirement in that text file name? That's a side effect of my archive naming scheme.)
Before installing a new PE release, I'll rename the current PE folder, adding the version number to the end of the name.
I then extract the new version into a shiny new "qb64pe" folder, and transfer any files and working folders that I want to keep from the old folder.
After I've driven the new version and am satisfied, I'll delete the older installation. You can pack the older version into an archive if want to keep it around in a compact way.
(I keep archives of all currently installed software along with many previous versions, so I've already got the old version if I need it.)
Quick and easy, with no need to update any shortcuts or file associations.