ReadMeFirst_Before_Upgrading

Important Upgrade Information

If your .MKH mark files contain saved serial numbers, custom date or shift code definitions, or you are using WinMark Pro’s auto Startup feature, please read the following information before upgrading to a newer version (2.x build) of WinMark Pro.

WinMark Pro stores custom date code formats, saved serial numbers, shift code definitions, and Launcher startup information in the Windows Registry rather than in the .MKH mark file. To avoid losing this information, you must save the appropriate Registry keys before upgrading WinMark Pro and then restore that data after installation. Follow the steps described below to save custom date formats and repeat this process for other keys you want to save. Valid Registry key names are:

Custom date codes - UserDateFormats

Shift code definitions - Shift Defines

Saved serial numbers - SavedSerialNumbers

Launcher startup info - Startup

DO NOT SAVE AND RESTORE ANY OTHER REGISTRY KEYS! Doing so may affect the functionality of the upgrade. If you have changed WinMark Pro’s global Drawing or Object Defaults (under Tools/General Settings.../Application Settings) with customized values, you must reenter them after the upgrade installation is complete.

To save Registry information:

1) Open RegEdit.EXE from the Windows directory.

2) Click on the '+' sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

3) Click on the '+' sign next to Software.

4) Click on the '+' sign next to Synrad.

5) Click on the '+' sign next to Synrad WinMark.

6) Click on the UserDateFormats folder. Verify that your custom date codes are listed in the Name and Data columns to the right.

7) Go to the Registry menu and select Export Registry File.

8) Verify that the Selected Branch option is selected in the Export Range group and that the selected branch is:
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Synrad\Synrad WinMark\UserDateFormats'.

9) Type in an appropriate file name (like 'CustomDateCodes') and click on Save.

10) Repeat Steps 6 through 9 to save shift, serial number, or startup data as required.

11) Close RegEdit.

To uninstall/upgrade WinMark Pro:

1) Uninstall WinMark Pro, then install the WinMark Pro version upgrade.

2) Open WinMark Pro, select the marking head and lens type, and then close WinMark Pro.

To restore Registry information:

1) Open RegEdit.

2) Go to the Registry menu and select Import Registry File.

3) Select the saved date code file and click OK. You should see a message that the data was successfully imported into the Registry file.

4) Perform a test mark using a mark file containing one of your custom date formats to verify that date codes are properly formatted.

5) Repeat Steps 2 through 4 to restore any other saved Registry key data.