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Hello,

Sorry, but it looks like you did something wrong during the move.

You should DELETE entire TREE:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TJP
and 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\TJP

and run FULL SETUP.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:55 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Transferring AmiBroker to another PC


> TJ,
> 
> Sent you a bug report.
> 
> Sadly my custom toolbar buttons don't appear despite moving across the
> registry entry you suggested.
> 
> Anyway, that aside, I now have blank tab headings at the top of my AB
> utility windows... How can I get the headings back given that I
> shouldn't be editing the registry?
> 
> TIA
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> 
>> If you copied all files and the registry it should be fine.
>> (Broker.exe-CommandBars51 file stores custom button graphics)
>> 
>> It is important to understand that:
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TJP
>> 
>> is DYNAMIC key (i.e. it depends on currently logged on user)
>> If you mix up users you will have problems. For example if you
>> import on Admin account and log onto some other user account
>> you will not see what you expect because HKEY_CURRENT_USER
>> is SEPARATE and independent for each user on Windows (admin
>> and other user do NOT share this)
>> 
>> Error 47 is the exception - you would need to send the full report
>> (uncheck Tools->Preferences->AFL->Catch system exceptions in
> indicators and commentaries)
>> 
>> Also to the previous poster:
>> you should NOT touch (i.e. modify) registry entries via RegEdit.
> That is specifically the case for binary entries.
>> If you modify ANY binary registry entry you are likely to generate crash
>> because you will corrupt entries by not knowing the format of binary
> entry.
>> 
>> The only allowed operations on AB registry binary entries are:
>> - deletion
>> - import/export
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@xxx>
>> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:48 PM
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Transferring AmiBroker to another PC
>> 
>> 
>> > TJ,
>> > 
>> > Any ideas why my custom toolar buttons haven't been transferred...?
>> > The toolbar layout has trasnferred fine. But not the buttons.
>> > 
>> > Also, my AFL producing an Error 47 code... any ideas...?
>> > 
>> > TIA
>> > 
>> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Steve Dugas" <sjdugas@> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yes, on mine everything was good except those tab names. Perhaps
> if you 
>> >> tried deleting first and thrn re-importing? Also in the past, TJ has 
>> >> mentioned replacing *2* registry keys, perhaps you could try
> deleting, 
>> >> exporting and importing both of these...
>> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\TJP\Broker
>> >> 
>> >> and
>> >> 
>> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TJP\Broker
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@>
>> >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:56 PM
>> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Transferring AmiBroker to another PC
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> > Thanks Steve. I get pretty what you said I would... however,
> I'm still
>> >> > missing custom toolbar buttons that I setup. Did you get those...?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Steve Dugas" <sjdugas@> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi - If you don't delete the TJP registry section on the
> destination
>> >> >> computer before importing, the tab headings will be mixed up. If
>> > you do
>> >> >> delete it, the tab headings will be blank. But it can be
> fixed, here
>> >> > is an
>> >> >> earlier discussion of the problem and the solution. Hope it helps.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Steve
>> >> >>
>> >> >> *****************************  BEGIN
>> > *********************************
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sure, glad to. I just figured that if changing the registry
>> > changed the
>> >> >> labels, then the labels must be defined somewhere in the registry.
>> >> > So on the
>> >> >> *source* computer, in RegEdit, I chose a label name and
> searched for
>> >> >> "Interpretation". I found it and could see where it was originally
>> >> > defined.
>> >> >> All other labels were also defined in the same section, panes
> 1 thru
>> >> > 10.
>> >> >> Then I went to the same registry section on the destination
> computer
>> >> > and
>> >> >> used Edit > Mofify to define them the same way.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But of course it is never that simple, so here is the "tricky"
>> > part...
>> >> >> When you find the original definition, it will look like this
>> >> >>
>> >> >> InterpretationXInterpretation
>> >> >>
>> >> >> where I am using "X" in place of what looks like a square box in
>> >> > RegEdit. I
>> >> >> could not figure out what character or keystroke the box
>> >> > represented, but by
>> >> >> looking in RegEdit's binary editor I could see that it's
> binary code
>> >> > was "0A
>> >> >> 00". So I typed in the name as shown above using X as a
> placeholder
>> >> > and then
>> >> >> opened the binary editor and changed the binary code for the X to
>> >> > "0A 00".
>> >> >> When I OK'd out of the binary editor, the X turned into a box
>> >> > character just
>> >> >> like the original. Seems like to worked fine - good luck!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Steve
>> >> >>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> >>   From: J. Biran
>> >> >>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >>   Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 4:03 AM
>> >> >>   Subject: RE: [amibroker] Copying registry keys across computers
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   Do you care to summarize how you fixed the labels? It might come
>> >> > in handy
>> >> >> in the future
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   Joseph Biran
>> >> >>   ____________________________________________
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> >> >> Behalf Of Steve Dugas
>> >> >>   Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:37 PM
>> >> >>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >>   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Copying registry keys across computers
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   Hi Joseph, just thought I would follow up...I followed the
> steps I
>> >> > wrote
>> >> >> below and it worked well, the 2nd computer now has the same
>> >> > customized UI as
>> >> >> the 1st computer. I only noticed 1 problem - you mentioned
> that your
>> >> > tabs on
>> >> >> the left had the titles mixed up - in my case they were all blank,
>> >> > possibly
>> >> >> because I deleted these sections before importing the new ones. I
>> >> > don't know
>> >> >> why these titles didn't export/import properly but I was able to
>> >> > figure out
>> >> >> how to type in the correct titles for all the tabs, so if I
> can help
>> >> > you at
>> >> >> all in that regard just let me know. Thanks again for your
>> > instructions!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>   Steve
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     From: Steve Dugas
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:08 PM
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     Subject: Re: [amibroker] Copying registry keys across
> computers
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     Hello Joseph and TJ,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     OK, have had a chance now to open RegEdit and poke around a
>> > little.
>> >> >> Haven't changed anything yet but what if I did this?....
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     On source computer, export entire TJP section of both keys and
>> >> > copy the
>> >> >> 2 files over to the destination computer.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     Then on destination computer, backup registry and then delete
>> >> > entire TJP
>> >> >> section of both keys and import the files from the source
> computer.
>> >> > Think
>> >> >> this would work well?  Thanks for any advice!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     Steve
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     ****************************** END
>> > *********************************
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> >> From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@>
>> >> >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:32 PM
>> >> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Transferring AmiBroker to another PC
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > In fact add another strange thing to that too... it seems to
> have
>> >> >> > mixed up all the tab headings of the various AB utility
>> > windows. For
>> >> >> > instance the charts window says 'log window' at the tab at
> the top,
>> >> >> > the interpretation window says 'charts' at the top...
>> > etc..etc.. all
>> >> >> > mixed up.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@>
>> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> TJ,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks. Two strange things.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> 1. my custom toolbar didn't import despite importing the
>> > registry key
>> >> >> >> you suggested.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> 2. I have some AFL working fine in Vista under bootcamp now
>> > giving me
>> >> >> >> an error 47 on an innocuous line of code.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Any ideas...?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> TIA
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
>> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Hello,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > 1. Run the install on target machine (this is required
> only for
>> >> >> >> registering OLE servers)
>> >> >> >> > 2. Then copy entire AB folder with all subfolders.
>> >> >> >> > 3. If you want to keep also your customized toolbars, you
>> > need to
>> >> >> >> export the following
>> >> >> >> > registry key with all subkeys, using RegEdit:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TJP
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > and import it on target machine (just double click on
> .reg file
>> >> > that
>> >> >> >> was exported)
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >> > Tomasz Janeczko
>> >> >> >> > amibroker.com
>> >> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> >> >> > From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@>
>> >> >> >> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:49 PM
>> >> >> >> > Subject: [amibroker] Transferring AmiBroker to another PC
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > > Hi All,
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > > I actually run AB from a bootcamp partition at the moment.
>> >> >> >> > > I also want the option of running AB from a virtual
>> > machine (XP)
>> >> >> > under
>> >> >> >> > > Mac OSX, on the same machine.
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > > So, what I want to know is... how do I get everything I
> have
>> >> > in my
>> >> >> >> > > well worn copy of AB on my bootcamp partition, onto the
> copy I
>> >> >> > want to
>> >> >> >> > > run under my virtual OS??
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > > Of course I will copy everything in the custom folder
>> > over. But
>> >> >> > how do
>> >> >> >> > > I get all the various settings, preferences, customized
>> > toolbars
>> >> >> >> > > etc..etc.. over to the new AB...?? Also layouts
>> > etc..etc... the
>> >> >> > whole
>> >> >> >> > > shebang basically....
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > > Many Thanks
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > >
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