The article has been updated successfully.Do I Lose Downloaded Modules If I Change Computers?
Since the release of BibleWorks 7, a number of new add-on modules have become available. Some were available when the new version was released in February of 2006. Others became available at a later date. Since the second module disk has not as yet been released, files for the new modules are downloaded to the computer over the Internet. When one has successfully entered the unlock code for a given module, the program then connects over the Internet to the BibleWorks server and downloads the files needed for the module.A question arises when one changes computers for one reason or another after the module files have been downloaded to the first computer. Will it be necessary to pay for the download a second time?
The answer is 'no.' When one has paid to obtain the unlock code for a given module, that module will continue to remain available, even if the customer changes computers. To recover these modules, take the following steps:
1. Install the program to the new computer.This process will work as often as needed, whether the user changes computers or installs the program to a second or third computer, as provided by the license agreement.
2. If the new computer is running Windows Vista, run the VistaFix patch. (If the version of Windows is earlier, skip this step and proceed to 3.)
3. Open BibleWorks.
4. Access the BibleWorks Updater by clicking HELP > BIBLEWORKS ON THE INTERNET > CHECK FOR UPDATES.
5. When the listbox has been filled with the available updates, find and select (check) the latest version of the BibleWorks executable.
(Do not select any other updates at this time. Save those for a later time.)
6. Click the button to apply the selected updates. Follow the prompts until BibleWorks has closed down and restarted.
7. Access the "Unlocking a BibleWorks Database" box by clicking FILE > UNLOCK DATABASE.
8. Click the down arrow at the right end of the DATABASE TO UNLOCK field and select the module from the list.
9. Enter the unlock code provided previously. (The same code used previously will work again at this time.)
10. Click the button labeled UNLOCK.
11. If the unlock code has been successfully entered, the program will first connect to the server and download the files, after which the congradulations message box will appear.
12. After closing the Database to Unlock dialog, close and reopen BibleWorks.
Last Update: ELM/December 4, 2007
Related Articles
No related articles were found.Attachments
No attachments were found.Visitor Comments
Article Details
Last Updated
6th of September, 2010
