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(Also applies to version 1.x)
To move VPOP3 to a new PC you should go through the following steps:
Copy the VPOP3 directory and subdirectories from the old PC to the new PC
If the new PC's IP address is different from the old PC's address, you may also have to go around the client computers changing the email client settings to point to the new mail server. You may also need to check the IP Address to Bind
to setting on the Services → General
page, and the Access Restrictions
on the various Services → xxxx
pages.
If you are changing the directory where VPOP3 is installed (eg from c:\program files\vpop3
to d:\program files\vpop3
) then you may also need to change directory settings in VPOP3:
Utilities → VPOP3 Extensions
settings page for any file paths which need changingServices → WebMail/Admin
settings page, and check the Mail HTML Pages
setting is correctThis procedure will work between any two 32 bit versions of Windows, see below for modified instructions for 64 bit versions of Windows
If you are upgrading the version of VPOP3, eg 1.3.0 to 2.3.0, or VPOP3 Standard to VPOP3 Enterprise, simply install the version you want to use (the version you are upgrading to) at step (4) in the sequence above.
64 bit Windows stores registry entries for Windows programs in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node
instead of in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
, so, after step 2 above, run NotePad and load in the .REG file which you created in step 2. Then, go to Edit → Replace
. In the Find
box, type HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PaulSmith\VPOP3
, and in the Replace with
box, type HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\PaulSmith\VPOP3
, and press Replace All
Then continue with step 3 above
64 bit Windows stores registry entries for Windows programs in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node
instead of in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
, so, in step 2 above export the registry branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\PaulSmith\VPOP3
instead of the registry branch given above. Then, continue with the rest of the steps as above.