Installation and Upgrading
Backup and Restore
Here are some common questions and answers installation of LOGic,
moving LOGic from one computer to another, and upgrading from previous versions. See also
LOGic's help for information on upgrading from previous versions.. If you need to read this page, please consider
upgrading to LOGic 7.
The dog ate my LOGic CD. My hard disk crashed. I
reinstalled LOGic, but can't get past the license screen. Please help!
You need to order your own copy of LOGic!
But, if you are a legitimate customer, and have misplaced your
CD-ROM or have any other installation problems related to installation, please
contact us. We can ask you a few questions and get you into LOGic without
the CD.
I got a new computer. Can I copy the data, setup, and other
changes I made to LOGic to my new computer?
Sure. First, copy the whole LOGIC7 folder from your old computer to your new computer. You cannot just copy the old LOGic directory and
expect it to run, since files have to be installed in windows\system and
registered, so install the CD on top of the folder you just copied. LOGic should now run on your new computer, complete with all of your data, setup, and updates.
Note that you will experience errors if the new computer is lacking hardware
that LOGic uses on the old computer. For example, suppose that you had an
Icom on COM12 of your old computer. Your new computer does not have
COM12. LOGic will complain that it there is no COM12 when you start
it. Just go to rig setup and specify the proper port.
If you want to copy only certain things, here is a summary of the files to
copy:
- The .INI files contain most of the setup entered in tools/setup.
- The lists of valid values are in logdata\lists.*
- The prefixes are in data\prefix.*
- The radio memories are in logdata\radiomem.*
- The reports are in the REPORT folder, and are named whatever you named
them. Note that each report has two files--log.rep and log.fpt for
example.
- Log screens are in the LOGDATA\LOGFORMS folder, and are named whatever you named
them,
- The log data is in logdata\log*.*
Note that if you use CD/R to copy files from one computer to another, the
read-only bit will be set. LOGic will give an error "cannot update
cursor". Be sure to remove the read-only status of all files.
If you have Windows XP, Right-click the LOGic7
folder, and clear the READ-ONLY checkbox. When asked, tell it you want to APPLY
CHANGES TO FOLDER, SUBFOLDERS, AND FILES.
If you have some earlier version of Windows, use the DOS
command prompt. CD into the LOGIC folder, then type
ATTRIB -R *.* /S
I cannot use LOGic's backup feature to back up to a CD-R or
CD-RW. It complains that no media is present, the media is read-only, not
formatted, etc.
You cannot write directly to a CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW with
LOGic. These devices appear to Windows to be read-only devices, and cannot
be written to by the Windows file system. (If you don't believe us, right-click
the drive icon in My Computer, and check the free space).
You can write to the CD only by using the software and drivers
that came with the drive, or some similar CD/DVD creation utility or backup
software. So, tell LOGic to do a backup to C:\, then write the file to CD using
the instructions provided with your CD writing software. LOGic's default
backup file name is currently LOGBACKUP5.PDABACKUP.
WIndows XP and later has built-in support for writing to
CD/DVD-R/RW. Right-click the file you want to write to CD, then select
Send to, then your CD drive. Further instructions will appear on your
screen.
Flash drives are an inexpensive, convenient, and reusable
media for LOGic's backups. LOGic and any other program will write to them
just like a real drive. LOGic 7.0.100 and later permits you to write multiple
backups to the same volume.
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