How the administrator needs to install or update to the latest FS Pro 2020 version

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Nikola Markovic
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If you are not the administrator of your pc, you need to ask the administrator to manually update the FS Pro 2020 software, based on a MSI installation file.

IMPORTANT: the old version must first be uninstalled before installing the latest version!

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ICT administrators

Updating FS Pro 2020

For updating FS Pro 2020, do as follows:

Step

Action
1

Remove the current version of FS Pro 2020 using Geek Uninstaller (recommended).

Locate the FS Pro 2020 entry, right click on it and select "Force Removal" from the menu.

 

Note: If you don't want to install the Geek software, you can use any uninstall software tool on your PC. I.e.: the default Windows Software installation (Control Panel >> Apps and Features) 
2

If the following folder exists, go to the folder: C:\Program Files(x86)\Information Mapping:

 

  • Check in the "FS Pro 6\Data" folder:
    • if there is a file SystemSettings.dat, you must back it up. Move the file to the desktop.
    • If there is no SystemSettings.dat file, you can ignore this
  • Remove the folder "FS Pro 6"
3
  • Go to the folder: C:\Users\[fill_in_windows_user_name]\AppData\Local\Information Mapping. 
  • fill_in_windows_user_name is th used account name on your local Windows system
  • Rename the folder "FS Pro 6" to "FS Pro 6 - old"
  • Confirm any security confirmations you will get
4 Download and install FS Pro 2020 MSI
5

Put the Systemsettings.dat file back under C:\Program Files(x86)\Information Mapping\FS Pro 6\Data (see Step 2)

 

Note: You can ignore this step if there was no SystemSettings.dat file

 

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