Am 08.05.2017 um 13:04 schrieb Kenneth:

> Is this a 'full' install like 3.7.1-beta 5?
> If so, will it overwrite that previous beta? (I.e., should I temporarily rename
> or move that previous beta's folder, if I want to keep it?)
> Or will this new one reside safely alongside beta 5, in its own folder?
> 
> OR, is this install only the pvengine file, to replace another one somewhere?
> 
> I just want to make sure, before I do something dumb or irreversible...

All the betas are full installation packages (as opposed to the "raw"
binaries of the 3.7.1-alpha series of releases); they are designed to
live happily alongside a "stable" 3.7.x installation (i.e. 3.7.0 in this
case), but no deliberate attempt is made whatsoever to let multiple
betas co-exist.

Some degree of separation between different betas may be achieved by
installing in a different folder, but a certain level of interference is
inevitable. Having two betas installed might also cause other problems
further down the road, e.g. the editor DLL installer may not be able to
identify the location of the new beta, and/or it may become difficult to
properly uninstall the older beta later. So it is generally not recommended.

If you want to keep beta.5 around, I would recommend backing up the
executables, then installing beta.6, and copying the beta.5 executables
back in under a different name. That way you'll normally run POV-Ray
3.7.1-beta.6, but will still be able to run beta.5 manually.

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