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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Article ID:
CSI001001
Release Date:
02/24/2006

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