Installing updates
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:03 pm
I'm about to update Sibelius Ultimate 2018.1 to version 2018.7. Avid's support staff have advised me I should deregister v18.1, uninstall it, then install v18.7 and re-register it.
In the past, installing the update over top of the previous version didn't cause any problems for me, but I hadn't skipped a half-dozen previous updates. Was I given the advice I received for that reason, or is uninstalling an older version before installing an update what should be done on every occasion? Is that peculiar to Sibelius' requirements, or should that be done with any update (not just Sibelius)?
And if deregistering and uninstalling an older version is necessary, why does this not appear in any Sibelius FAQ or User Guide that I could find?
In the past, installing the update over top of the previous version didn't cause any problems for me, but I hadn't skipped a half-dozen previous updates. Was I given the advice I received for that reason, or is uninstalling an older version before installing an update what should be done on every occasion? Is that peculiar to Sibelius' requirements, or should that be done with any update (not just Sibelius)?
And if deregistering and uninstalling an older version is necessary, why does this not appear in any Sibelius FAQ or User Guide that I could find?