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       #Post#: 90633--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mediacat
       By: joe_indi Date: May 23, 2024, 10:21 am
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       I had the Mediacat on my WinXP but my hard disk had some issues
       and I found the Medicat installed was corrupted. So i had to
       uninstal and reinstall Mediacat. The uninstall worked but, my
       2012 Mediacat  just wouldn't install. I spent a week trying
       different methods but none worked. But today i had an idea. I
       went into the BIOS and set the date to 1/1/2012 and then booted
       up . And the installation  went like a breeze
       Next i had to install the loader and its registry entry. After
       so many years i had forgotten the steps. Reg entry was simple,
       right click and select ok. But how to use the loader. . After
       several  attempts i got it right. Just paste the loader in the
       Mediacat folder. But then came the question, how to get it to
       work. Finally figured that out too. Restarted the PC, set the
       date to today in BIOS, booted , crossed my fingers and tried
       Mediacat and voila! It worked! The loader automatically sets the
       year to 1980 and Mediacat works.exit Medicat and the year
       reverts to current year.
       #Post#: 90635--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mediacat
       By: ray benson Date: May 24, 2024, 7:39 am
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       Nice job. Did you  back up the folder to a flash drive?
       #Post#: 90636--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mediacat
       By: DNX800 Date: May 24, 2024, 11:03 am
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       Good backups are importand. I`ve 2 external hd`s for backups.
       One is used with the Acronis doing safety copies of the complete
       pc system. The other one I do manual data copy´s by hand. Files
       that are created between the monthly Acronis savings are
       temporarily backed up on a flashdrive. Before the next Acronis
       run these files will be transferred into the Archieve folders
       and then the next Acronis run is performed.
       #Post#: 90640--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mediacat
       By: joe_indi Date: May 25, 2024, 10:00 am
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       [quote author=ray benson link=topic=2024.msg90635#msg90635
       date=1716554386]
       Nice job. Did you  back up the folder to a flash drive?
       [/quote]
       I didnt back up the folder on the PC. But i do have iso images
       of the Mediacat dvd on two external drives, plus the 2012 dvd in
       a safe place and it is used only for installation in such
       emergencies. Similarly i have the loader folder on several
       drives. I still use the old ARI Electronic catalogue that was in
       use before the Mediacat. Great cross reference aid.
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