View source for Upgrading - SME 6.3 - 7.0

Instructions for upgrading SME 6.3 to SME 7.0 

The Upgrade executable is available from the following download link. Download it and save it to your SME5 program folder.

[http://high5software.com/downloads/sme7/SME_SQLinkUpdater.exe http://high5software.com/downloads/sme7/SME_SQLinkUpdater.exe]  
*         Log onto the server or computer hosting the SME database.
*         Log all users out of SME 6.3.
*          Close SQLink.
**    Do Start> Run> fsmgmt.msc to check open files - all SME files must be closed.
**     You can skip the stop service steps if you can reboot your server.
**    Do Start> Programs> Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008> Configuration Tools> SQL Configuration Manger
**    Stop the MSSQL service and the SQL Server FullTextSearch Services.
**   [[File:setup0.jpg]]
**   Your MS SQL Server instance name may be different.
**    Copy your database folder to a back up location.
**    Restart the ‘SQL Server’ and the ‘SQL Server FullTextSearch’ services.
*         Download the ‘SME_SQLinkUpdater.exe’ From the following link.
*         [http://high5software.com/downloads/sme7/SME_SQLinkUpdater.exe http://high5software.com/downloads/sme7/SME_SQLinkUpdater.exe]  
*         Launch the SME_SQLinkUpdater.exe by double clicking or right clicking and selecting ‘Open’.
*         Accept the license agreement and click Next

*[[File:setup1.jpg]]

*Browse to the location of your SME/High5Software folder and click ‘Next’.

*[[File:setup3.jpg]]

*You should see the following message. If you ‘Do Not’ see this message click the ‘Back’ button and check your path. It ‘Must’ be the same as your SME/High5Software path.

*[[File:setup4.jpg]]

* Answer ‘Yes’ to the message.
* Uncheck ‘Demo Database’ on the following screen.
* Click ‘Next’.

*  [[File:setup5.jpg]]

*  If you are running current Windows operating systems you may see this message:

*  [[File:setup5a.jpg]]

*  Answer ‘Yes’.
*  Click the check boxes to create the desktop and Quick Launch icons.

*  [[File:setup5b.jpg]]

*  Click ‘Next’.
*  Review the following installation information. Make sure that the install path is to your SME 5 program folder.

*  [[File:setup6.jpg]]

*  Click ‘Install’ if everything is correct.

*  [[File:setup7a.jpg]]

*  The update will install.
*  You will see the following indicating that the installer has completed.

*  [[File:setup8.jpg]]

*  Click ‘Finish’.
*  SME will launch and will open with the following message

*  [[File:setup9.jpg]]

*  Click ‘Yes’.
*  You will be prompted to back up SME. This is not necessary if you performed the backup procedure of stopping the MS SQL Services, and copying your data files to a backup location, as outlined at the beginning of this document.

*  [[File:setup10.jpg]]

*  Click ‘No’ if you copied your data as a backup.
*  SME will begin to update.

*  [[File:setup10a.jpg]]

*  When the database re-index completes click ‘Done’.

*  [[File:setup10b.jpg]]

*  The SME will update the tables.

*  [[File:setup10c.jpg]]

*  You will be notified that updates are to be preformed to your data.

*  [[File:setup11.jpg]]

*  Answer ‘Ok’ to the prompt.
*  SME will perform the updates. This can take a considerable length of time with large data files.
*  Update will be completed when SME reopens.
*  Users can return to SME 7.0.