Upgrade path recommendations (FM8/FM9/FM10)

Our company started building an internal doc library using FM8. We have 17 books (5 are just individual documents). We then purchased TCS2 so we could develop a new Help system with RH. I installed FM9 and moved one book to the new version to play with FM/RH integration. All other books and our templates are in FM8 (p277).
Now we've upgraded to TCS3. I want to move all books to FM10. I'd like to move the FM8 books directly to FM10 and skip going through FM9. Am I correct that I can use FM10 to open and convert both the FM8 and FM9 books?
My plan is to remove FM9 before I install FM10 to save hard drive space. I'm wondering if anyone has advice regarding conversion workflow. I'm a bit rusty on FM as I mostly use RH these days. Are there things I should "clean up" in my files before converting?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Kim

I'm reading about MIF now. I see I can choose MIF-Classic or MIF-Unicode formats. The docs mention that MIF-Classic is forward-compatible, but don't say the same about MIF-Unicode. Is one format better than the other? I have fairly vanilla docs with graphics imported by reference. One doc uses condition tags to produce internal/external versions of the book.
Other questions:
Should I also save the TOC and Index files as MIF and bring them into FM10, or should I just recreate them when building the book in FM10?
What about converting the templates from FM8 to FM10? Should these also go through MIF?
I know I have a lot to learn about MIF. I have the Adobe manuals, but would like to find other resources that provide actual experiences of real users. I have many "go to" websites for RoboHelp issues (Peter Grainge, RoboWizard) and would like to find some similar sites for FM.
Thanks again for all your help!
Kim

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just wondering what the recommended upgrade path from Apex 3.1 to 3.1.1 is. Is it just installing the Patch or is there an upgrade option for the full-3.1.1-version?
The reason i'm asking is not everyone has access to metalink and can therefor not download the patch from there but the full version from OTN
thanks,
Peter

Peter,
As with our previous patch sets, we release a full, new install on OTN and only release the patch via MetaLink (it is one of the benefits for customers with database support). You can use the full release to upgrade from 3.0 (or before) to 3.1.1 but to get from 3.1 to 3.1.1 you need either the patch or you need to do a new install.
-- Sharon

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(Oracle® Application Server Upgrade and Compatibility Guide 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) for Microsoft Windows )
and For Unix - http://iasdocs/iasdl/1012sol_doc/upgrade.1012/upgrade/toc.htm).
(Oracle® Application Server Upgrade and Compatibility Guide 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) for UNIX )
(there should be the same doc available on OTN, so search by the doc name)
The upgrade of AS to 10.1.2 has gone through complete QA cycle and is a robust and easy process.
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-Frances

Upgrade from SCCM 2012 SP1 CU4 to R2 Fails - Unsupported Upgrade Path

Hi everybody,
I'm currently upgrading our SCCM infrastructure to SCCM 2012 R2 after have finished with the upgrade from SCCM 2012 RTM to SP1 CU4, thus far everything works fine, but when I try to update any
of the site servers, whether CAS or Primary, I'm getting the following error message in the Prerequisites Check:
I've gone through the system requirements and prerequisites over and over again and I can assure you that every possible update, supported OS, feature set, SQL Server, check list, etc,
etc, have been followed as per the official documentation available, however I'm stuck in this point, and surely enough I haven't been able to find out a similar case.Additionally I'm adding
the ConfigMgrPrereq log (the relevant portion of it) in case someone could kindly take a look at it.
<04-25-2014 02:06:46> ******* Start Prerequisite checking. *******
<04-25-2014 02:06:47> ********************************************
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFO: Detected current installed build version [7711] for sitecode [BRA]. For Upgrade,
minimum supported installed build version is [7804].
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;
Unsupported upgrade path;    Error;
Configuration Manager has detected that one or more sites in the hierarchy are installed with a version of Configuration Manager that is not supported for upgrade.
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFO: This rule only apply to primary site, skip checking.
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;
Active Replica MP;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFO: This rule only applies to primary or secondary site in hierarchy, skip checking.
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;
Parent site replication status;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> <<<RuleCategory: Database Upgrade Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking the target ConfigMgr database is ready to upgrade...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> ===== INFO: Prerequisite Type & Server: SQL:INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int
=====
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> <<<RuleCategory: Access Permissions>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking access permissions...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
SQL Server sysadmin rights;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;    SQL Server sysadmin rights
for reference site;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:00> INFO: CheckLocalSys is Admin of <INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int>.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Site server computer account administrative rights;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
SQL Server security mode;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<RuleCategory: System Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking system requirements for ConfigMgr...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: OS version:601, ServicePack:1.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Target computer is a Windows server.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Unsupported site server operating system version for Setup;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Domain membership;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Pending system restart;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<RuleCategory: Dependent Components>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking dependent components for ConfigMgr...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Return code:0, Major:10, Minor:50, BuildNum:4000
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
SQL Server version;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Get Sql edition:Enterprise Edition.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
SQL Server Edition;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Checking Tcp is enabled to Static port, SQL Server:INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int,
Instance:.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
SQL Server Tcp Port;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Checking if SQL Server memory is limited.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: SQL Server memory is limited.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Configuration for SQL Server memory usage;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Checking if SQL Server memory is configured to reserve minimum memory.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Installing the central administration site or primary site, requires SQL
Server to reserve a minimum of 8 gigabytes (GB) of memory.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> WARN: SQL Server minimum memory is 8000 MB.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;    SQL Server process memory allocation;
Warning;    Configuration Manager requires SQL Server to reserve a minimum of 8 gigabytes (GB) of memory for the central administration site and primary site and a minimum of 4 gigabytes (GB) for the secondary site. This memory is reserved by
using the Minimum server memory setting under Server Memory Options and is configured by using SQL Server Management Studio. For more information about how to set a fixed amount of memory, see
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=233759.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Case-insensitive collation on SQL Server;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Check Machine FQDN: <INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int>.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: getaddrinfo returned success.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Validate FQDN of SQL Server Computer;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO:CheckSupportedFQDNFormat <INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: NetBIOS <INFPROSCCMCDB>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFPROSCCMCDB.usersad.everis.int;
Primary FQDN;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<RuleCategory: Site Upgrade Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking if the target ConfigMgr site is ready to upgrade...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<RuleCategory: Database Upgrade Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking the target ConfigMgr database is ready to upgrade...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> ===== INFO: Prerequisite Type & Server: SDK:INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int
=====
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<RuleCategory: Access Permissions>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking access permissions...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: The rule 'Administrative rights on site system' has been run on server 'INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int',
skipped.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<RuleCategory: System Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking system requirements for ConfigMgr...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: The rule 'Unsupported site server operating system version for Setup' has
been run on server 'INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int', skipped.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: The rule 'Domain membership' has been run on server 'INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int',
skipped.
<04-25-2014 02:07:09> INFO: Windows Cluster not found on INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int.
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;
Windows Failover Cluster;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFO: The rule 'Pending system restart' has been run on server 'INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int',
skipped.
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> <<<RuleCategory: Dependent Components>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking dependent components for ConfigMgr...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;
Windows Deployment Tools installed;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFO: CheckAdkWinPeInstalled on INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int.
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;    Windows Preinstallation Environment
installed;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int;
SMS Provider machine has same domain as site server;    Passed
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> <<<RuleCategory: Site Upgrade Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking if the target ConfigMgr site is ready to upgrade...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> <<<RuleCategory: Database Upgrade Requirements>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> <<<CategoryDesc: Checking the target ConfigMgr database is ready to upgrade...>>>
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> ***************************************************
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> ******* Prerequisite checking is completed. *******
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> ******************************************<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFO: Updating
Prerequisite checking result into the registry
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFO: Connecting to INFPROSCCMCMS.usersad.everis.int registry
<04-25-2014 02:07:10> INFO: Setting registry values
If you wonder whether it might be related to this error:
-2014 02:07:00> INFO: Detected current installed build version [7711] for sitecode [BRA]. For Upgrade, minimum supported installed build version is [7804].
I confirm that this one site is a secondary one that's attached to a primary site and this log is from the CAS server, I managed to tall it and delete it from that site, but still appears listed
on the CAS management console, any idea how to force the removal of a secondary site that's attached to a primary from the CAS site when it has been removed already from said primary?
I've already tried the
Preinst /DELSITE XXX command but it only works when the site to remove it's attached to the local site and certainly not from a CAS
Finally, the version, build number and everything is correct, no idea what could be the problem, does anybody know a way to bypass this or force the re-evaluation of this rules, I've got
the impression that it's being cached somehow.
Any help would be highly appreciated,
Thank you.
Marcelo Estrada MCP-MCTS-MCITP-MCSA-MCSE

Hello again everybody,
I've finally managed to fix this up, in the end I had to delete those entries manually from the database as Garry suggested. After this was done the upgrade has gone through as expected with no further ado and has finalized already, now moving on to the
primary sites.
If anybody out there is facing the same issue, what I did was to delete those "stubborn" records executing the following statements over the CAS database:
DELETE
FROMServerDataWHERESiteCode='XXX'
DELETE
FROMSC_SiteDefinitionWHERESiteCode='XXX'
And this is pretty much about it. I'd recommend to take a proper backup first though as best practice.
Thank you all anyways for your answers and comments,
Marcelo Estrada MCP-MCTS-MCITP-MCSA-MCSE

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We are currently running version 5.1.4 and are looking to upgrade. What is the recommended upgrade path or version we should be planning to go to? Our pipeline isn't very complicated since I've read some articles about there not being a direct migration to version 3.0. We currently develop using the RAD toolkit and .NET if that is a factor when upgrading.
Also if someone could clarify which packages I'm looking at migrating to as before I installed Endeca IAP and Dev Studio and I was up and running. I don't see those packages in the newer versions of the software and I'm not 100% on what the packages were renamed to after the transition to Oracle.

It sounds like you are upgrading an Endeca Commerce / Guided Search implementation. This forum is for Oracle Endeca Information Discovery (EID) products. You will get better answers over on the other forum, https://forums.oracle.com/community/developer/english/endeca_experience_management/technical_questions .

Is there an upgrade path from Final Cut Studio 3.0 to Final Cut Pro X?

Is there an upgrade path from Final Cut Studio 3.0 to Final Cut Pro X ?

The price of FCPX pretty much is the cost of the upgrade of FCPStudio, but a much better value (at least so far -- every update has been free.) However, it's only the single app so you might feel like you're not getting as much for your money. Don't be fooled. Most of Color and Soundtrack Pro are built into FCPX. FCPX will conform video automatically so Cinema Tools aren't really needed anymore. The Motion engine is part of FCPX, although I do recommend buying Motion 5 (an extra 50 bucks.) (Motion 4 seems to have died in Yosemite - you can't even launch it.)
I "upgraded" from Final Cut Studio 3... it took me about a week to decide to pack up all the old software for good. YMMV. However, if you use DVD Studio Pro... hang on to that.

Upgrade path from ODI 10.1.3.5

Hello Friends,
We are using ODI 10.1.3.5. Like to get some recommendations on upgrade path from 10.1.3.5.
I read that we need to first upgrade to 10.1.3.6.x before considering upgrade to 11G release.
I guess, this might be in consideration to upgrade with minimal change with patch upgrade to 10.1.3.6.x than upgrading to big change 11G release.
If we have to upgrade to one safe step with not of a big impact/change to users and projects...what release upgrade-to is ideal? 10.1.3.6.x?
Appreciate your response!! Thanks.

Thanks for the information. If we have to upgrade to a latest release 11G it looks we can from 10.1.3.5, any suggestions we should consider 11.1.1.5 or 11.1.1.3? Not sure if these release are in sync with target KM's like Essbase & Planning on EPM front we are on 11.1.1.3

Adobe Reader 8.1.7 upgrade path?

Could someone please explain the upgrade path to Adobe Reader 8.1.7 for me? I read the tech note "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Updating and Deployment Information" and I find myself still a little unsure.
Our most currently deployed version is 8.1.6 but some of our users still have older versions (8.1.2 ~ 8.1.5) installed. I have been distributing Adobe Reader via SMS 2003 since version 8.1.2 as below:
8.1.2 - Customized using Adobe Cusomtization Wizard 8 (Setup.exe /sPB /rs /rps)
8.1.3 - Customized using Adobe Cusomtization Wizard 8 (Setup.exe /sPB /rs /rps)
8.1.4 - Straight (installAdbeRdrUpd814_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)
8.1.5 - Straight install (AdbeRdrUpd815_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)
8.1.6 - Straight install (AdbeRdrUpd816_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)
So what is my upgrade path for Adobe Reader 8.1.7 - straight install (AdbeRdrUpd817_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart) or do I need to customize it using the Adobe Cusomization wizard to retain the desired settings? Appreciate any advice that anyone can offer. Thanks very much.

Thanks for your reply Deepak. That is what I was expecting but when I read the Adobe KB cpsid_49880 (link), it had me feeling somewhat unsure as to what is correct. The "quarterly" and "security" releases and unacceptable upgrade paths.
Administrative Deployment
Due to the intentional difference between "Security" and "Quarterly" Updates, IT professionals desiring to deploy Acrobat or Reader products from an Administration Installation Point (AIP) must follow certain guidelines as noted below.
AIP Creation: Quarterly Updates cannot be applied to an AIP in which a Security Update was the most recently applied Update. Therefore, to deploy a new full Quarterly Update from an AIP, create an AIP (or use previous) which includes only Quarterly Updates.
To clarify, shown below are examples of acceptable and UNacceptable "AIP" configurations:
    Acceptable:      Acrobat 9.0.0 (Original Product) -> 9.1.0 (Quarterly) -> 9.1.1 (Security)
    Acceptable:      Acrobat 9.0.0 (Original Product) -> 9.1.0 (Quarterly) -> 9.1.2 (Quarterly)
    Unacceptable: Acrobat 9.0.0 (Original Product) -> 9.1.0 (Quarterly) -> 9.1.1 (Security) -> 9.1.2 (Quarterly)
Note, Attempting to create an AIP using the last configuration shown above will fail. The failure, however, serves to prevent a usage of updates which is not recommended by Adobe.
If I am simply installing via SMS 2003 using the command "AdbeRdrUpd817_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)" do the above rules not apply (given that the end users have a 8.1.6 installed?

Ciscoworks 3.2.1 Upgrade Path

We have Ciscoworks 3.2.1 (Windows Server). We also currently have Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 (appliance) for wireless management.
I'm getting a bit confused trying to determine the appropriate upgrade path for the LMS server. I'm wondering if I should be upgrading the existing server to Prime Infrastructure 1.2 which will run on the windows server or migrate the wired management to the Prime Infrastructure 1.2 appliance? I like the idea of one management portal for both wired and wireless networks. Does Cisco take a module based approach to the licensing of the Prime Infrastructure products? In other words, do I need to simply buy the "LMS module" for use on the existing appliance? The Windows Server has dated hardware so I would also need to confirm that it supports the upgrade if that is the recommended path.
I'd like to hear what others have done that have made the switch to Prime Infrastructure from LMS.

LMS and Cisco PI are intended to merge in coming period, but in Cisco PI it almost run a parallel to LMS and is not the complete replacement of LMS.
Every new release comes out with more LMS featured baked inside Cisco PI. Hence I recommend you to keep your LMS for LAN Management tasks.
Cisco PI is an complete and evolved upgrade to WCS/NCS. You can upgrade the following Cisco Prime Network Control System products to Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2:
•Cisco Prime Network Control System 1.0.0 (NCS 1.0 MR2, 1.0.2.29)
•Cisco Prime Network Control System 1.1.0 (NCS 1.1 FCS, 1.1.0.58)
•Cisco Prime Network Control System 1.1.1 (NCS 1.1 K MR1, 1.1.1.24)
On Server side, I think CPI can't be installed on LMS Windows server as it has to have a virtulized environment. You should keep and treat both separately. However, if you have got the LMS 4.2 license with CPI , you should upgrade your LMS to version 4.2 and get CPI to manage wireless infrastructure.
-Thanks

Is there an upgrade path from Logic Pro 9 to Logic Pro X?

I convinced a friend to purchase Logic Pro 9, not knowing version X was about to be released 3 weeks later. Even though upgrade path always crosses my mind prior to a software purchase, I was not worried - this was Apple. Now it's looking like there's not a built-in upgrade path at all (as there IS with just about every other software company I have bought from). Is this for real? This friend has version 9, and I have version X. So this friend learned everything there is to know about version 9, then I bought version X not even knowing we were out of synch on versions. We were hoping to work on songwriting together, but paying $200 again is out of the question. I notice that the file save under version X has extension .logicx, so is it even possible to exchange files?

my friend with Logic Pro 9 can send files to me but they cannot accept files created with Logic Pro X.
Which is exactly what i said earlier....
You can open Logic Pro 9 projects in LPX but not the other way around.
Apple wouldn't even give me a refund on Logic Pro X (purchased just 3 days ago), which is useless to me now.
There are no refunds from the App Store... That is what you agreed to when you purchased a license for LPX.
Your choice is simply for your friend to update to Logic Pro X or use the audio stem process I outlined earlier (Not something i would recommend doing for any period of time)... or spend even more money on purchasing two copies of a different DAW... and taking the time to learn them and spending time converting over what your friend has already created... and hope your friend hasn't been using the internal plugins found only in Logic Pro... otherwise you have even more work to do...
The reality is, the sensible solution is simply to upgrade LP9 to LPX for $200... (and think of it as the upgrade price even though you can buy the full version for the same amount but that really doesn't matter does it?) Less outlay, less time lost and less hassle, but as always the choice is yours...
I have never, EVER, encountered a software company that treated customers that way.
Then you haven't been in the computer business that long......
Seriously though, you haven't been treated that badly...
You bought LPX at a price that is basically a steal.... and your friend bought LP9 at the same 'deal' of a price.. compared to what Logic Pro used to cost ($1000)
You can 'upgrade' from LP9 to LPX for $200 which is much cheaper than it used to cost to upgrade from , say LP8 to LP9... and the same price as it cost to upgrade to LP9 via the App Storeprior to the release of LPX
The alternatives at this stage would cost you much more money......time.. and hassle..
The only things that truly frustrating is the timing of your friend's purchase of LP9... For that he has my sympathies but it happens... Some people who bought Logic Pro 9 within a month of Logic Pro X being released were given refunds on the LP9 purchase if they bought LPX... Your friend just left it way too late.... Apple has since stopped such refunds.... and you didn't do the research you should have done before you jumped in and bought LPX... Unfortunate but sadly true.
Again, you and your friend have my sympathies for whatever they are worth... but at least the obvious solution is still cheap compared to what the alternatives could cost you now and in the past!

Best upgrade path 11.2.0.2 to 12c

Hi,
My current DB version is 11.2.0.2, DB size 500 G.
Let me know the best upgrade path to 12c.
1. Upgrade current OH to 11.2.0.4 and then to 12c
or
2. Fresh 12c Install and do a data imp/exp ?
BR,
Ajay

Pl quantify what you mean by "best" ?
You can directly upgrade from 11.2.0.2 to 12c - http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/UPGRD/preup.htm#UPGRD12358
Using DBUA is recommended over any other upgrade method - http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/UPGRD/upgrade.htm#UPGRD105

Error Message: "This upgrade path is not supported"

Scenario
During the process of upgrade to Windows 10 Technical Preview, we may encounter the error “This upgrade path is not supported. Please close Setup and re-launch from the root of the media or go back and pick a different installation
choice.” in the Compatibility report.
Analysis
Step 1: Perform the scenario 1: the upgrade installation fails.
Reproduce this error following the steps below:
Download the Windows 10 Technical Preview ISO installation file.
Extract the ISO installation file to C:\New folder, and now the location of the installation file is
C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\.
Click setup.exe from the installation file, and then click
Install now.
Setup is starting, and then get two options Upgrade and
Custom which is the classic setup wizard which we can see during booting from DVD.
Click Upgrade to run upgrade installation, however, the error occurs.
It seems that it is impossible to perform upgrade installation to Windows 10 Technical Preview, although it is fine to click
Custom to perform clean installation which cannot keep the personal setting and applications.
However, what we want is upgrade installation, not clean installation.
Step 2: Perform the scenario 2: the upgrade installation works fine.
If extract the ISO installation to C:\New in the above step2, click the
setup.exe from the installation file C:\New\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\, the upgrade installation would work fine, which is as shown the following two figures:
Step 3: Check the setupact.log
file which contains information about setup actions during the installation of the two scenarios.
Scenario 1: Check the setupact.log file of the scenario 1. The detailed information is shown as below:
2014-10-14 19:03:40, Info UI Determining whether we should run ConX or legacy setup
2014-10-14 19:03:42, Info UI Will launch ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:03:42, Info UI Launching ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:03:42, Info UI Launching C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\SetupPrep.exe
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI Unknown command line for ConX setup experience. Launching legacy setup experience.
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI Determining if we are in WDS/Unattend mode
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI No need to hide autorun
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info [0x0a000a] UI Autorun:Autorun core successfully initialized!!!
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info [0x0a000b] UI Autorun:Autorun UI successfully initialized!!!
2014-10-14 19:03:44, Info UI AppWindow has layout style 0
2014-10-14 19:03:45, Info UI NavWindow has layout style 0
2014-10-14 19:03:45, Info [0x0a011c] UI WizardDialogPost::SetActive
2014-10-14 19:04:57, Info [0x0a018e] UI Passing command line parameter ("C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\setup.exe /HideWelcome /uilanguage:en-US /targetlanguage:en-US") to IBS.
Scenario 2: Check the setupact.log file of the scenario 2. The detailed information is shown as below:
2014-10-14 19:08:04, Info UI Determining whether we should run ConX or legacy setup
2014-10-14 19:08:05, Info UI Will launch ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:08:05, Info UI Launching ConX setup experience
2014-10-14 19:08:05, Info UI Launching C:\New\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\SetupPrep.exe
According to the two logs, we can get the following points:
In scenario 1, it would invoke the SetupPrep.exe in the source folder directly to perform an installation preparation. However, it failed to recognize the path
C:\New folder\9841.0.140912-1613.FBL_RELEASE_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X64FRE_EN-US\Sources\SetupPrep.exe. Then it would launch legacy setup.
In the scenario 2, Windows setup would be redirected to the ConX setup to perform upgrade installation automatically.
So, what is the difference of the scenario 1 and 2 to bring the different results of upgrade installation?
Workaround
Based on lots of testing, we find that if there is no space in the extracting location of the ISO installation
file, the upgrade installation would work fine.
What’s more, we can get the meaning of the two setup models in the setupact.log:
Legacy setup: it is same with setup from DVD boot.
ConX setup: it would check the compatibility and language UI for upgrade preparation, then perform migration and upgrade directly.
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Hello,
I would guess that existence of a space in the folder name is what the issue is. Try removing the space from the folder name and see if works. New_Folder for example
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