I've never had a problem installing a newer BiaB and have always found them to be an improvement over previous versions. I'd advise you to give BiaB it a chance.

However, immediately before installing anything, from BiaB to an update from Microsoft to a new utility to anything else that has a .exe or other potentially damaging extension to it, I always make a disk image with Norton Ghost (no connection to that company).

That way if something went wrong, I can restore my HD to the condition before the installation. Using disk imaging software IMHO is better than most back-up titles I tried before discovering Ghost because the imaging software restores your disk to the condition it was at the last image, including the OS (this theoretically can also remove a virus if it gets by your AV software).

It also always works, unlike the Windows System Restore app.

It has saved my computer more than once. Example: A couple of yeas ago I bought a guitar pedal that came with a bonus disk of Cubase LE. I hadn't tried Cubase in quite a few years, and thought I'd like to give it another try. So I clicked Ghost and made the incremental image (took 2 minutes) and installed Cubase LE. The installation went bad, and it didn't complete the installation. Rebooting the computer wasn't a help as it asked me to continue the installation which failed again. Removing the folder and re-installing did the same thing. After a few frustrating tries to get it to work, I simply restored the HD - and I was back to normal. I've done this with a couple of other products.

I also make a fresh disk image every month and an incremental addition every day.

Bob "Notes" Norton smile Norton Music
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