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Virtuoso Update Instructions
9.1. Virtuoso Update Instructions
Background
The main Virtuoso installation is performed to a shared network directory. Applying an update involves installing the new version of Virtuoso to the *network* Virtuoso folder. Workstations will then auto-detect that a new version of Virtuoso Workstation is available, and will prompt users to update the Virtuoso Workstation install.
Note for Terminal Servers: After performing the Virtuoso network update, you must install the Virtuoso Workstation update on your Terminal Servers while logged on as a user with installation permissions. It is good practice after applying a Virtuoso update (described below) to immediately log on to your Terminal Server(s) and launch Virtuoso and allow the Virtuoso Workstation update to run.
Procedure
Versions 1.6.0.4 and higher
Note: If you are currently running a versions prior to 1.6.0.4 then refer to our other article: Updating Virtuoso from Versions PRIOR to ver. 1.6.0.4
The following steps can be done on any PC that has Virtuoso already installed. Be sure that Virtuoso is running.
- Download and save the new Virtuoso installer
- Right-click on the Virtuoso icon in the system tray by your clock and choose "Settings". If you don't see it, then launch Virtuoso and check again.
- Select the "Virtuoso" tab
- Select the "Check for Updates" button
- Download the installer if one is available.
- Double-click the Virtuoso installer
- Click "Next"
- Leave the installation folder as the root of the *network* folder that contains your Virtuoso installation (if you are updating, this should be pre-filled), then click "Next"
- After the installation completes, leave the "Install Virtuoso Workstation" checkbox checked, then click "Finish"
- The Virtuoso Workstation installer will now launch (this will install Virtuoso Workstation to this computer)
Note: if you see a User Account Control dialog, click "Yes"
- Click "Next"
- Leave the installation folder as the default (this will be installing to the local C drive of the workstation), click "Next"
- On the Choose Component page, leave the default settings as is (or adjust as desired), then click "Install"
- After the installation finishes, leave the "Start Virtuoso Workstation" checkbox checked, then click "Finish"
- The new version of Virtuoso will launch
As other users launch Virtuoso on their workstations (or Terminal Servers), they will receive a prompt to install the update.
Potential Errors
If a user receives an error message about not being able to overwrite the Virtuoso Workstation files, please check that:
- No other user is running Virtuoso on that computer, and
- The user has permissions to install software to that computer.