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I am so excited that I am upgrading to 2016 . A week ago I was buying my usual daily lottery #'s the guy made a $1 mistake so I bought it , 3 day later I check it and BAMB $250 winner .I gave my wife half and will be using the rest to get my new BIAB and I will be downloading onto the previous version(2015 everything) hard drive, How long will this take? I will begetting 30mbs internet tomorrow. I probably have to sit with my laptop during download so it doesn't got to sleep that's why I ask. Thanks I am so pumped to use all the new features

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Good fortune for you!

By the time we get to the 2105 version, I suspect there will be a few more RealTracks. The delivery medium will be via transporter, or perhaps directly into the brain.

Anyway, I can't answer your question since I get the USB drive from PG Music. Someone else here should be able to shortly. Enjoy the new version!

Just make sure your browser has a download manager running.

ps Howard Samuels would have made a great governor.


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Just set your energy options to maximum performance without any sleep mode. I do that when I have something important to do.


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Originally Posted By: JCJazz
I am so excited that I am upgrading to 2016 . A week ago I was buying my usual daily lottery #'s the guy made a $1 mistake so I bought it , 3 day later I check it and BAMB $250 winner .I gave my wife half and will be using the rest to get my new BIAB and I will be downloading onto the previous version(2105 everything) hard drive, How long will this take? I will begetting 30mbs internet tomorrow. I probably have to sit with my laptop during download so it doesn't got to sleep that's why I ask. Thanks I am so pumped to use all the new features


It will d/l as fastas your internet speed is. They files are huge due to the real track sizes etc, but it will be 100% worth the wait.

Make sure to save a back up copy once you have d/l'd everything.

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If you are upgrading from a 2015 EverythingPAK, then there are about 7GB of new files. Version 2016 comes with a download manager, which will simplify the upgrade for you. To use it, first download the main Band-in-a-Box 2016 program installer. Install over top of your 2015. Then, open and activate Band-in-a-Box 2016, and go to the Help menu | Utilities | Run Download Manager. The Download Manager should launch with only the new files that you need selected for download. It might take a few hours to download.


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Well worth the wait!!! smile


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