How Do You Manage Multiple Unilogic Versions

[Swervomotor]

I routinely find myself bouncing between 3-4 different revisions of unilogic depending on what version the program on the controller was created on.  I've only been able to do this by uninstall whatever version I have and re-install the version I need.  Is there a quicker way to somehow keep multiple versions on the same box without having to go through the uninstall- install process?

[Flex727]

When you install a new version of UniLogic it asks you if you want to keep the previous version. Say yes. You will then have both versions installed. You can continue this as needed. I have 8 versions installed on my desktop right now.

[Swervomotor]

I just tried to install a later version on windows 10, checked the box to keep the old version and got this error box. If I pick "ok" it will un-install the previous version, If I hit "cancel" it exits out of the installer. 

[Flex727]

Just click OK. The old copy is retained and will still run.

[Ausman]

@Cara Bereck Levy  @AlexUT

Is this a Windows controlled requester, or a Unitronics one?   If it is Unitronics, the wording needs to be changed.  If Windows, perhaps there is a workaround?

  Like Swervo, I would find this very confusing for it to do exactly opposite what it is saying.  Especially when the "result" is what people are wanting to implement.

cheers, Aus

[Saragani]

Well, It's installshield and it is doing exactly what it says.

The installer needs to uninstall the current version in order to install the new one, When you check the "Keep old version", it simply copies the current version to another directory, changes some config file, copies some other files to that directory, creates a shortcut, and only then asks you if you want to uninstall.

[Ausman]

Saragani, if you had this requester come up without already knowing what the program did (as you have carefully and well described) you would no doubt be confused too. 

Perhaps your description of what happens when you keep old version needs to be inserted into the InstallShield wording.

cheers, Aus

[Cara Bereck Levy]

Hi guys,

Sorry for the confusion.

I will enquire about changing/adding something to the wording--but I know from past experience that Installshield is Installshield, and it is doubtful it will be changed...

[stevel]

this does not work.  The unistream still gets uninstalled and there is not copied file

[AlexUT]

Hmmm...

Everything is working.

1. I have a bunch of folders with previous versions of UniLogic:

Where UniLogic is a last installed version (highest).

2. All uninstalled versions (from UniLogic folder) are in separate folders, numbered by version  of uninstalled UniLogic.

*You have to install lowest version first, than next one, and so one until you install last version.

3. If you have trouble - delete all numbered versions, than uninstall last installed version.

Now download all required versions and start installation from lowest version number.

4. When you install UniLogic and previous version is already installed, Installer show you next pop-up:

Where "Keep a copy of the old version" check-box is checked.

*You have to right-click at each downloaded file, select "Properties" and click on "Unblock" button if it is presented.

*If your login account has no administrative privileges, than you have to run installation "As Administrator".

*Last UniLogic versions know to require administrative privileges to run installation and to run UniLogic itself.

*You can run on old version of UniLogic, but cannot run 2 versions at the same time.

*To run old version, you have to close currently used UniLogic and kill from Task Manager "Unitronics Notifier" (in "Background Processes".

*Use shortcut to run an old UniLogic version, or run it from old UniLogic version folder by running "Unitronics.Shell.UI.exe".

*Double-click on *.ulpr file running last installed UniLogic version.

Hope this information will help to keep required versions at your PC.

B.R.

 

[stevel]

The folder copies are not being made and I am running the setup as admin.   Can I do this manually ? After the copy is made and before the unistall, not new named folder exists with the old version name,

[Ausman]

49 minutes ago, stevel said:

running the setup as admin

As in, right click "run as admin"? 

[AlexUT]

Did you Unblock UniLogic installation file when download finished?

If not - than Installer cannot finish some operations, requiring Administrative rights.

 

[stevel]

Do not see anything to uinblock and I ran with open as admin

 

 

[zed]

So if I want to uninstall an older version (no longer used or just to save disk space) would I just delete the folder (ie)Unilogic_1.31.125.0 ?

[Saragani]

@zed yes

[Jeff164]

Sorry to dredge up an old thread .... but I have just installed the latest version of Unilogic  1.35.227

I did use the right click; "Run as Administrator"; the Unilogic installer showed that it was going to keep the old version (was previously running 1.33.373

So how do I go about launching the previous versions ?   When I go to the Windows start menu, it does not show options to select other versions.   

I can go to the Program Files (x86) file menu, and indeed the program files are there... I suppose I need to pin a link to an executable to the start menu somehow...but which file?  

thanks much !   

 

[Joe Tauser]

It should have put a link on your Desktop to the old version.

Otherwise, create your own shortcut to the old version directory to the Unitronics.Shell.UI.exe program.

Joe T.

[Jeff164]

Thanks Joe,

my desktop is ugly...I generally dont use it for a place to open files or programs from; I typically use the start menu. 

Periodically I go in and peform desktop housekeeping and remove the litter.  

I guess I need to create a folder there for these things.