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How do I reinstall COBRA Administration Manager and transfer my data
from one computer to another?
To reinstall COBRA Administration Manager - version
10.x, to a new computer perform the following steps:
Note:
This information assumes that you are currently
running version 10.x. If you need information on upgrading to version
10 please visit our knowledge base located at www.csisupport.com.
1) Find where your current COBRA Administration
Manager is located.
a) From your Desktop, right click on your COBRA
Administration Manager shortcut and choose "Properties" from the menu list.
b) From the "Shortcut" tab, find the "Target" location
and write it down (i.e. C:\COBRA).
c) Click the "Cancel" button to close the information
box.
2) Copy the COBRA Administration Manager folder
to the new computer .
a) Open Windows Explorer by right clicking on the
Windows "Start" button and choosing "Explore" from the menu options.
b) Navigate to the folder location of your COBRA
Administration Manager (from step 1).
c) Copy the COBRA Administration Manager folder by
right clicking on the COBRA Administration Manager folder and choosing
"Copy" from the menu options.
d) Navigate through "Network Neighborhood" (if both
computers are connected to a network) to the desired computer and location
and then right click and "Paste" the folder to is new location. If a
network is not available, copy the folder to an external storage device and
take it to the new computer. If copying the folder to an external
storage device, repeat step 2a and move the folder from your storage
device to your new computer.
3) Create a shortcut to your COBRA
Administration Manager folder.
a) While in Windows Explorer, open the new COBRA
Administration Manager folder and find the "COBRA.EXE" application.
b) Right click on the file and choose "Send To" from
the menu options. Choose "Desktop (create shortcut)" from the sub-menu
options.
c) Close Windows Explorer and return to your desktop
to find your new COBRA Administration Manager shortcut.
4) Start the COBRA Administration Manager by
using your newly created shortcut.
a) Double-click on the new shortcut located on your
desktop.
At this point the COBRA Administration Manager should
start with all your existing data.
IF YOU RECEIVE AN ERROR AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE
COBRA ADMINISTRATION MANAGER STATING YOU ARE MISSING A FILE CALLED
"DFINFO32.OCX" OR SOME OTHER "OCX" OR "DLL", YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD AND
INSTALL THE WINDOWS SYSTEM FILES. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION BELOW
ON HOW TO INSTALL THE WINDOWS SYSTEM FILES.
Download and install Windows system files.
1) Download the latest system files install
program from our
website.
a) Click on the following link.
http://www.csisupport.com/camfiles/version10_system_files.exe
b) When asked if you would like to run or save the
file, click the "Save" button.
c) From the "Save as" dialog box, click on the icon
for your "Desktop" and then click the "Save" button.
d) Wait until the download has finished.
2) Run the file called "version10_system_files.exe" by
double clicking the new shortcut found on your desktop to complete the
install.
a) Follow the instructions of the InstallShield Wizard
to complete the install of the necessary system files.
Once the installation is complete you can begin using
the COBRA Administration Manager software.
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