Instructions for moving the Photogize Lab to a new PC
These Do It Yourself instructions are as complete and accurate as possible but carry no warranties or guarantees since each situation may have unique and unforeseen issues.
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If you want to move your existing Photogize Lab setup to a different PC and retain the original information you should do the following:
1. Install Photogize Lab on the "new" PC. You will have 14 days prior to being required to activate.
2. NOD Files - These files contain the information for the account(s) that you have defined in Photogize Lab.
Moving the NOD Files.
Close Photogize Lab.
Open Windows Explorer or MyComputer.
Open the folder "C:\Program Files\Graphx\PhotogizeLab".
Select ALL of the files with a ".NOD" extension.
Copy ALL of the files to a jump drive or a network drive where they can be accessed by the new PC.
Once you have installed Photogize Lab on the new PC copy ALL of the ".NOD" files to the folder "C:\Program Files\Graphx\PhotogizeLab" on the new PC.
3. Order Image Files - Depending on your volume and how long you keep orders before archiving there may be thousand of files. This should allow you to access, print and reprint from the new PC. This can also be accomplished without moving these files but the order that needs to be reprinted will have to be reharvested. This step is optionally depending on the frequency of your reprints.
Moving Order Images Files
Open the folder that you have defined as Photo Storage. The default is "C:\Program Files\Graphx\PhotogizeLab\PhotoStorage\".
You can confirm the location by selecting Tools...Options from the Photogize Lab menu and clicking on the General tab.
Select ALL of the files in this folder.
Copy ALL of the files to a jump drive or a network drive where they can be accessed by the new PC.
Once you have installed Photogize Lab on the new PC copy ALL of these files to the folder "C:\Program Files\Graphx\PhotogizeLab\PhotoStorage\", or the folder that you will be using as the photo storage location on the new PC.
4. Remove the Photogize Lab License from the current production PC.
Click on License Manager in the Tools menu
Click on Remove License.
Click YES to confirm deactivating Photogize Lab
Record the Remove Code that is displayed in the Next Dialog Box
Enter a HelpDesk Issue requesting activation on the "new" PC. Include the Remove Code that you recorded and the Serial Number from your version of Lab.
You will receive a response indicating that Photogize Lab on the "new" PC is ready for activation.
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