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I have BB 2008 on my desktop but I want to both update to 2010 and move to a laptop, using the USB hard drive. Do I have to update the desktop first and then copy everything to the laptop or can I just plug the USB into the laptop and use it straightaway, or should I first copy 2008 to the laptop and update that?
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The right answer here is you are not allowed by the agreement to have BIAB installed on more then one computer. In order to use it on more then one computer you need to uninstall it and then run it from the supplied USB hard drive. In this way you are only running it on one computer at a time. I know I sound like a lawyer however I like this Co. and don't want to help in a way that is contrary to PG Music's policy.
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That's from the manual: License The program may only be used on a single machine. That's a very reasonable license scheme, sometimes called 'bookware'. Quote:
... can I just plug the USB into the laptop and use it straightaway?
BB comes ready to run from the USB drive. Only a tiny installer for fonts and some DXi plugins is required - otherwise no need to copy anything to your laptop.
Martin
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I have BB 2008 on my desktop but I want to both update to 2010 and move to a laptop, using the USB hard drive. Do I have to update the desktop first and then copy everything to the laptop or can I just plug the USB into the laptop and use it straightaway, or should I first copy 2008 to the laptop and update that?
If you have your own songfiles in your original BB folder, and if your original version came with addons that may not be included with the new version, you would want to keep all that in place.
In that case, I would indeed go ahead and install the new version to C: drive, in the same folder, right overtop of the old version there. This will not erase any of the stuff you've already got in there that is not part of the new version. You will keep your song folders, settings, etc. just the way you had them in the old version.
After installing to C: drive right overtop of the old bb in the same folder, is okay to copy that folder to the outrigger drive, or any other drive if you like. I wouldn't copy it to the outrigger drive simply because there is not enough space for BB and all of the RealTracks plus the original new version which you should want to keep intact for backup.
BUT -- The Installer .exe file on the USB drive actually has several ways to pick from when you run it.
Read the readmefirst file on the USB drive for the particulars before doing anything.
You can elect to Install *Just* the BIAB .exe file onto your C: drive overtop of the old one, and then open up the new bb and use the RealDrums and RealTracks control panels to tell bb to look on the USB drive for any RealDrums or Realtracks as needed. Real space saver. Plus, BiaB will still work on your C: drive without the USB drive if you use only the MIDI based styles at such times. Lean and mean, as it were.
You have options, just be sure not to delete anything until you are positive you have it copied somewhere else properly. Don't want to lose any of your songfiles you've already worked so hard on, nor any of the special pgmusic addons that may have been included in the last pak you purchased.
As for the legalities, I'm no lawyer, but even if you have a copy on two machines, you are one person and can only run one copy on one machine at a time. I don't think anyone at PGMusic would be hunting you down for that at all. <g>
--Mac
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Thanks, Mac. Maybe I should have made it clearer that I want to MOVE from desktop to laptop so the program would only be on one machine!
I was a bit worried that if I uninstalled BB2008 the 2010 would not install as it is an upgrade and would therefore expect to find BB already installed. I have had this problem several times with Adobe Premiere. I would then be stuck as I have no 2008 installation disk (I can't remember whether you sent them out or not) and have lost the original download.
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Now's the time to get another USB drive and make a full copy of the bb folder to it from that new USB that's updated. Use it for backup.
--Mac
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To go from 2008 to 2010 is not an update. You have the whole package again, whether you need it or not
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To go from 2008 to 2010 is not an update. You have the whole package again, whether you need it or not
I was going by the fact that it says "upgrade from 2008 or earlier" when you order. I've ordered it now so I'll soon find out.
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