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InspectorJester
Hello!
PCDMIS 2013 MR1 SP5 on an Optiv Performance 1z443
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So apparently I can update PC-DMIS to 2014 or 2015 from 2013 MR1.
Neat.

I'd like to try that.

But I've got a real ****ed setup here, and wanted to know of some tips that'll help me pull this off.
I'll have a week or so of unlimited access coming up, and then I'll just have to pause it by putting the old HD back in and running 2013.
The relevant hardware is:

|Two graphics cards & three monitors|Falcon Camera Controller (I'll fetch the model number)|Enough HD and RAM space|Windows 7 x86|

The way I intend to do it is:
Take one of the regular backups of our CMM computer and back it up somewhere externally. Really just for my sake.
Then backup the registry (which concerns me*)
Then backup the Settings Editor and all relevant PC-DMIS files

Shut it down, install a new hard drive with Windows 10 x64. Update all relevant drivers (Falcon controller, graphics, etc.)
EDIT2: I can install Windows 7 x64 and be okay. I'd personally like 10, but I understand it's not tested
Restore the registry**

Install PC-DMIS '14 or '15 x64
Restore the Settings Editor***

Put the relevant files back where they were
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The concerns I have are:
*If I backup the registry and restore it, I feel like that will screw everything up.
Can I back up just the PC-DMIS sections of it? If so, anywhere I can find a list?

EDIT: Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't backing up the settings editor also backup the relevant registry settings? I thought that's what that was

**Will restoring the Settings Editor from 2013MR1x86 to 2014/15x64 screw anything up?
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I've done plenty of IT, and installed Windows 10 a billion times. PC-DMIS, not so much, but I like to delve in and start deleting files to see what happens!

Backups, backups backups...

Anyways, yeah, want to upgrade, don't want to have Hex out here for a week if I can do it myself.
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  • Never do a full Registry restore! (Unless the computer is 100% identical to the one the backup is made from! That includes making the contents of the HD a clone of the original HD down to the serial number!).

    Yes, a Settings Editor Backup contains all PC-DMIS Registry settings (if that checkbox was marked when creating the backup).

    No, restoring a SE backup to a newer version will not (wilfully) screw anything up. There may be new settings that don't get any values, though.

    What kind of license do you have? Parallel/USB Portlock or software license (LMS)?

    If portlock, there may be problems with Windows, HASP driver and old PC-DMIS versions (neither Win7 nor Win10 can use the old parallel port lock, must be the newer, green, USB one; older PC-DMIS versions have problems with the HASP driver for Win10);

    If LMS you will need to Rehost it if you change the HD - return the license from the old HD, activate on the new, test, return from the new, activate on the old. I don't know about Hexagon/Wilcox US policy, but here in Europe, each license Rehost must be requested from Hexagon/Wilcox, it can't be done spontaneously...

    If you have room enough on the current HD, it is easier just to install the newer PC-DMIS version there - every version has its own install folder, its own place in the Registry, they can happily coexist. The important thing to remember is that probe files and part programs used by the newer version will not be possible to open in the old version (Backup before testing in the new version!).
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  • Never do a full Registry restore! (Unless the computer is 100% identical to the one the backup is made from! That includes making the contents of the HD a clone of the original HD down to the serial number!).

    Yes, a Settings Editor Backup contains all PC-DMIS Registry settings (if that checkbox was marked when creating the backup).

    No, restoring a SE backup to a newer version will not (wilfully) screw anything up. There may be new settings that don't get any values, though.

    What kind of license do you have? Parallel/USB Portlock or software license (LMS)?

    If portlock, there may be problems with Windows, HASP driver and old PC-DMIS versions (neither Win7 nor Win10 can use the old parallel port lock, must be the newer, green, USB one; older PC-DMIS versions have problems with the HASP driver for Win10);

    If LMS you will need to Rehost it if you change the HD - return the license from the old HD, activate on the new, test, return from the new, activate on the old. I don't know about Hexagon/Wilcox US policy, but here in Europe, each license Rehost must be requested from Hexagon/Wilcox, it can't be done spontaneously...

    If you have room enough on the current HD, it is easier just to install the newer PC-DMIS version there - every version has its own install folder, its own place in the Registry, they can happily coexist. The important thing to remember is that probe files and part programs used by the newer version will not be possible to open in the old version (Backup before testing in the new version!).
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