[meridius]

Hi all

I have been using xbmc 10.1 for a year now and wanted to try out the new beta builds so that i can try out the nre features and the hd audio.

some of the Questions

Q1 If i copy or backup my orig xbmc 10.1 folder location c\programs folder and Roaming\XBMC folder to a safe place can i just install the betas over the top

Q2 also could i backup the new beta folders to and then just replace the installed beta folders with the older versions so thta i can run my older version ? meaning i can switch between the to by replacing both folders when i want. i would not be to bothered about my library getting updated on the beta as i am just testing it.

i want to be able to have a play with the betas but still be able to go back to my older versions.

xbmc does not install or change anything in the reg files when installing ? does xbmc just install in the 2 folder locations and thats it ? so i could have 2 versions in my machine

cheers for any help

[PatK]

Comparing your older build with the latest, there has been many iterations between and you most likely will have some issues. This wiki will give you more comprehensive information than I can supply http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...den%29_FAQ regardintg the update.

Off the cuff advice... (for windows version) rename your C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC to XBMC-Dharma and your C:\Users\Your_Computer_Name\AppData\Roaming\XBMC to XBMC-Dharma and install and run whatever version you like... if you have backed up your metadata as separate files in your movie folders a local scrape should run through pretty quickly. I can say that a LOT of add-ons are not transferable and you'll have to re-install them, after you've had your play... deleting/renaming these XBMC files and renaming the older version back to the orignal names will result in Zero loss.

re: quick answers to your questions:

1) Yes but your success is not assured.

2) No as I understand the question.

supplementary: You can only have 1 copy of the program XBMC and reference it live. You can have more than one under different names (e.g. XBMC-Dharma) but they will be unavailable as executable code and most of the hard coded paths still reference the name XBMC.

[MassIV]

You could also try Eden in portable mode. Even from a USB stick.
And i personally prefer having my data exported to the folders where the actual movie is.

[meridius]

Cheers all

I am going to just rename both my xbmc 10 to a different name then install the beta. Then I can just rename the folders to the version want to use.

I just thought it might add stuff to the reg files when installing but if it just installed files to 2 folders it should be easy.

I have info files in all my folders for movies and tv shows