I take a slightly different approach. I rename the old vuescan directory to
something like vuescan661 (if it contains version 6.6.1) and then simply
install the new version. It automatically creates a new vuescan directory.
Then I copy the .ini file in vuescan661 to vuescan and I'm in business.
Three simple steps, and I automatically have a history of previous
downloads.
Frank Paris
marshalt@spiritone.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of B.Twieg
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 8:25 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: VueScan suggestion
>
>
> Richard,
>
> You can do this easily by just saving your Vuescan.ini file. I do
> that in a
> folder that I create called vuescan ini so that the folder just shows up
> alphabetically below my main Vuescan folder(but not as a
> subfolder of it, so
> I can easily delete the main folder, but not the ini folder).
> This saving of
> the ini settings is done by clicking "save options" under the file menu.
>
> Each time I get a new version, I just delete the old main Vuescan folder,
> and then install the new version. Then I open the new version and click on
> "load options" in the file menu and click on the vuescan ini that I had
> previously saved. It only takes seconds.
>
> I'm always amazed at how simple and quick it is to delete the old program,
> install the new one and restore my old preferences. The program
> is small and
> neat(although approaching the magical 1 Mb figure). I like that I
> don't have
> to use "add/remove programs" to do all this.
>
> Bill Twieg
