Hi all,

I have Mach4 Industrial, along with a Hicon Integra controller. I want to upgrade the Hicon firmware/plugin, but I also need to upgrade my Mach4 installation. Is there an issue with installing Mach4 to a different directory and leaving the current one alone? In case I have to roll back the firmware for whatever reason, it would be nice to have my old Mach4 installation ready.

Thanks,

Mark

I do this all the time with hobby. I rename the Mach4Hobby folder so something else, install from scratch, copy the stuff over, license, macros, screens, profiles. Works great and I can roll back. Not sure it'll work with industrial, but I would think so.

Thanks for the quick reply! I will give it a try.

I do this all the time with hobby. I rename the Mach4Hobby folder so something else, install from scratch, copy the stuff over, license, macros, screens, profiles. Works great and I can roll back. Not sure it'll work with industrial, but I would think so.

Hi thosj, I tried to copy the DAT file to another computer but I am not having any luck. Can you briefly help me understand how this is done? Can you just copy the entire Mach4 file to a usb and load it that way?

Here's my drill:

Rename the mach4 folder to something memorable, like mach4hobby_4612
Download and install whatever version you're interested in.
Get two explorer windows open, your old install since renamed and your new one
Copy the appropriate files from the following folders:
Licenses - ***.dat file, but copying both works, too.
Profiles - any profiles you've created, an entire folder
Screens - any screens you've created
Plugins - any plugins you use, ESS, PoKeys, pendant, whatever, two filer per plugin
Macros - these should come with the profiles folder
Modules - if you've written any, I have not, so I don't copy this, but you might.

I think there is a way to export your entire profile and import it into the newly installed version, but I've always done it like this.

All this said, this past weekend after upgrading to a new dev version, I had a license issue. Running Mach4 showed unlicensed. I checked online and my PCID didn't show up. I copied the PCID and got a new license, but this is the first time this has ever happened, not sure why!! I went back to the previous version by renaming folders and the old one was unlicensed, too. Not sure if PCID's somehow change with new versions or what happened there, same PC for a while now. Maybe if Steve or someone sees this they'll reply.

And YES, if you're installing on a new computer, you could install on the new one and copy your Mach4 folder over. Your license will need to be redone on the new one, with the new one's PCID, however. Everything should work. I always copy me entire Mach4Hobby folder off to a NAS periodically just for belt and suspenders security!!

OH, and just now remembering you have Industrial, Industrial might now work like this going to a NEW PC, just a new install on the SAME PC, especially with regard to licenseing. I don't think you get 10 PCID's with Industrial

Tom