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Re: SOS: need help with moving Tradestation to the new computer



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Alex,

I don't know about what you would need to copy, and not copy, from the Omega
directory, but don't forget to copy omega.ini and tstation.ini from the
Windows directory.  Good Luck!

Brian

Alexander Levitin wrote:

> Dear Fletch and Comrades:
>
> My old computer is dying on me. I have "blue screens" all the time.
> According to Microsoft Windows NT people it need new controller, cables,
> and hard disks. I called tech service and they are going to work on my
> hardware tomorrow. (Luckily for me, market is close on Monday).
>
> I don't know if they will fix the computer on time or not. So I am
> moving Tradestation to the new computer I bought recently just for such
> event. Omega tech support suggested to install Tradestation software on
> the new computer, then delete entire Omega directory from the new
> computer and then copy Omega directory from the old computer to the new
> one.
>
> On my old computer I had Tradestation build 19. On the new computer I
> have installed Tradestation build 21. If I copy my old Omega directory
> to the new computer I will override the new version 21 with the old
> version 19.
>
> My question is: could I just copy sub directory Server with my data, and
> copy the files containing my symbol universe (where are they?) and what
> else? So I would keep a new version of the software and have my old
> symbol universe and old data?
>
> Very truly yours,
>
> Unlucky Alex.