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+ | ====== Frequently Asked Questions about Installing or Upgrading Rhino ====== | ||
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+ | ====System administrators==== | ||
+ | [[InstallingRhino|Deploying Rhino - Technique for silent/ | ||
+ | ====Installing Rhino 5==== | ||
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+ | If that is not possible, turn on your keyboard caps lock when entering your old V3 or V2 key code and it will work. | ||
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+ | Rhino 5 is a completely separate installation from V4, but it uses the same license manager as V4. <color darkslateblue>// | ||
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+ | If you decide to uninstall Rhino 5, to keep V4 working: | ||
+ | * **Copy** the files McNeelLM.exe and RhinoLM.exe to a safe location. | ||
+ | * Uninstall Rhino 5. | ||
+ | * Then copy the files back to the original location. | ||
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+ | In Windows Vista or 7 the license manager is located at: | ||
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+ | //*Be careful with plug-ins, toolbars, etc. that might be shared between V4 and V5, either consciously or inadvertently. | ||
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+ | - **Autosave.** If you have Autosave turned on in Rhino, then temporary files are written to the folder specified in Options, and a flag is set that Rhino is running. When Rhino closes normally, it deletes this Autosave file and Rhino clears the flag. If Rhino crashes, the flag is not cleared and the Autosave file still exists when Rhino starts the next time. You are warned that Rhino did not close properly and you have one chance to save your work from the AutoSave file. If you say no, you lose the file. | ||
+ | - **Backup.** In V4 SR7, we added an automatic backup feature. Unless the feature is disabled, when you open an existing file the changes in this new editing session are saved to a new copy of the file and the existing file you opened has //.bak// concatenated to its name. The file is left in the same folder. | ||
+ | - Rhino 5 now makes // | ||
+ | - For Rhino 4, use your file Explorer in a List or Detailed view, with Windows Folder Options set to show the file extensions for known file types. Rename the file from //< | ||
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+ | On Windows XP delete all the files in: // | ||
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+ | **Restart** Rhino. Enter your key when asked. | ||
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+ | **Note:** On some systems, instead of the //\All Users\// folder, the path may be your // | ||
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+ | * Rhino 4.0 is installed | ||
+ | * Rhino 3.0 is installed | ||
+ | * Rhino 2.0 is installed | ||
+ | * Rhino 4.0 key code is entered during installation | ||
+ | * Rhino 3.0 key code is entered during installation | ||
+ | * Rhino 2.0 key code is entered during installation | ||
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+ | There is no need to install the previous version. Just have the key codes ready. | ||
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+ | Once you have the software installed, you can see the date and the SR number by viewing the //about// information, | ||
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+ | For Flamingo, do the **FlamingoAbout** command. For Bongo, do the **BongoAbout** command. | ||
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