I will start by saying that I am not that computer savey.
Can you run both the older version 4.whatever and the new version 5 of the RR Track software on the same computer or will it wig out the computer? Can they be running at the same time?
I just bought version 5 and installed on a new computer but am concerned about installing the older version along with it. But, I want to because version 5 won't read anything earlier.
Has anybody done this?
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My version 5 reads the old version 4 files.
Ken
not true ( to what TinDude said) RR-Track is downward compatible... meaning Ver 5 will read all Ver 4 or earlier files.
But when you save that ver 4 file in ver 5 you can not then read that same saved file in Ver 4 anymore because it is now a Ver 5 file.
You can have both versions reside in the same computer but again ver 5 files can't be read by ver 4.
Mine won't read earlier files? Is there something I'm doing wrong, a box to check or something?
TimDude, I guess you may be able to have both of them, but like many software, it's better to install the oldest version first.
To late for that, are saying it wouldn't be safe to try and install V.4?
I would suggest that you contact the company that wrote the software and ask them. They are the only ones that can tell you for sure whether both version can be installed on the same computer.
I'd try to uninstall both versions and then just install the latest. Is there a reason you want to run both versions? It is uncommon to need to do so. As was mentioned, Version 5 is supposed to convert version 4 files to version 5. Version 5 files can no longer be read in version 4.
If you need to contact the company for support, it may take Ralph a few days to get back to you. It is a one man operation and sometimes Ralph is a bit slow to respond.
I installed and use both 4 and 5 on my laptop. Heck, there are times I'm running both at the same time. Version 5, like Version 4, are stand-alone programs.
Why do I run or use both versions? Version 5 does not have the Scenic Express Roads library, and I don't have the Misc. O Scale library in Version 4. This may sound weird, but I use the Scenic Express Roads library a lot. Also, there are times I help folks who have just Version 4.
I have had no issues with opening Version 4 files in 5. However, I do rename these files with a v5 suffix, so I can maintain my Ver. 4 file as is.
I have both. You can open a version 4 file with version 5, but if you save it with version 5 it won't be readable by version 4. I usually use version 4 if I'm going to share the file with others (at least until they get an export feature into version 5.)
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