Step 1.

• Install SierraSoft Ltd Software on the new computer
• Download the latest upgrade from www.avondatabase.com/page2.html
• Use your existing REG Code to remove the demo customer limit. (A replacement Reg Code can be ordered at http://www.avondatabases.com/page35.html
• If you own a SierraSoft Ltd Software CDRom and have NOT upgraded, then use it to install on the new computer.

Step 2.

• Do the following for all METHODS:
• Perform a backup using Main Menu/File/Backup to create a compact version of the database.
• Call the Backup MYDBMove.
  • Method 1 (Floppy Disks)
    • Requires Floppy drives on both computers.
    • Use any backup software that supports backing up and restoring using multiple floppies.
  • Method 2 (CDR)
    • This method requires a CD Writer on the old computer and a CD/DVD (does not need to be a writer) drive on the new computer.
    • Using the CD Writer software or Windows copy the MYDBMove backup to the CDR on the old computer.
    • On the new computer copy the MYDBMove backup from the CDR to Your Software Location
  • Method 3 (WinZip)
    • Requires Floppy drives on both computers.
    • Winzip can be downloaded from www.winzip.com. It can be used for free on a trial basis.
    • Winzip can backup the MYDBMove backup to floppies much the same as method 1.
    • This method requires a working knowledge of Winzip.
    • SierraSoft can not help support this method.
  • Method 4 (Email to Yourself)
    • Use only if your current email provider can support large attachments.
    • Attach the MYDBMove backup file to an Email on the old computer and send.
    • Retrieve the Email and save the attachment on the new computer.
    • Save the Email attachment to Your Software Location.
  • Method 5 (USB Memory Stick, has many different names).
    • This requires a USB port on both computers.
    • This device can be purchased at most stores that sell computer supplies.
    • They come in 16/32/64/128/256MB ...
    • Suggest at least a 32MB.
    • When this device is plugged into the USB port, it appears as a drive letter (like a floppy) with enough space for the MYDBMove backup.
  • Method 6 (Files and Settings Transfer Wizard)
    • Windows XP / Start Menu / Accessories / System Tools
    • This wizard is built into Windows XP.
    • The wizard has step by step instructions on how to transfer files from an old computer to a new computer.
    

Step 3.

• Start your AV4 software on the new computer and use Main Menu/File/Restore Database.
• Select the MYDBMove backup file that has been placed in Your Software Location.
• Name the new database something like MyDB.
• If the AV4 software version on the new computer is later/newer that the old computer the database will be upgraded.

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