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To upgrade your ULP system, read the following brief instructions, in order,
from the version you are running to the current version.  If you have skipped a
version that requires an UPDATE.EXE conversion utility, they are available on
my BBS in conferences 2 and 3.

I strongly suggest you read through the HISTORY.TXT as well, which provides
detailed information on the changes and bugs fixed over the course of ULP's
development.

In general, to install new versions, start by copying the new executables and
documentation over your old files.  Take care to not overwrite your ULP
configuration files with the samples!


Version 1.07:

    No UPDATE.EXE is included in this archive, since there were no change in
    the configuration file formats.

    In ULPSM, the database buffer size parameter has been removed, as the
    buffer handling within ULP has been improved.  Due to the change, you must
    set your disk buffer size in menu B between 4K and 16K, and re-save your
    configuration file to disk.  I would suggest setting it to 8K, or if you
    have the memory, try 16K.

Version 1.06:

    UPDATE.EXE version 1.06 (available separately as UPDT106.ZIP on my BBS) is
    required to update your configuration file from the version 1.02 format. No
    configuration file adjustments are necessary.

Version 1.05:

    No UPDATE.EXE is included in this archive, since there were no changes to
    the configuration file formats.  No configuration file adjustments are
    necessary.

Version 1.04:

    No UPDATE.EXE is included in this archive, since there were no changes to
    the configuration file formats.

    If your default archiving format was the first archiver in page 1 of the
    "archivers" menu in ULPSM.EXE, ULP.EXE could insert the wrong new file size
    in the description.  You can correct your directory listing file sizes
    using the following PCBFILER command:

        PCBFILER /PROCESS:xx:nn

    Where 'xx' is the conference number and 'nn' is the directory number.

Version 1.03:

    No UPDATE.EXE is included in this archive, since there were no changes to
    the configuration file formats.

    The swap device for swapping is now configurable in the "general options"
    menu).  Options for swapping are now: (N)one, (E)MS, (X)MS, (D)isk and
    (A)uto.  (A)uto is equivalent to the old (Y)es selection and probably the
    best choice.

    The length of the @-variable names that ULP utilizes were shortened.  You
    must go through your configuration file and update all @-variables (in the
    archivers, file checkers, GIF file checkers and description processing
    menus) according to the following translation:

        @ARCHIVE@  --->  @ARC@              @WIDTH@     --->  @WID@
        @FILES@    --->  @FILE@             @HEIGHT@    --->  @HGT@
        @NEWEST@   --->  @NEW@              @COLORS@    --->  @COLOR@
        @OLDEST@   --->  @OLD@              @COMPRESS@  --->  @COMP@
        @BYTES@    --->  @BYTE@

    In order to change some hidden @FILE@ variables, ZDCS users must enter the
    "duplication checking" menu in ULPSM, press 'F10' to save the corrected
    data to memory and exit ULPSM, saving the configuration file to disk.

    If you wish to use newest age checking instead of average age checking, it
    is now configurable within the "age checking" menu in ULPSM.

    Due to a bug in ULPADS, it would be a good idea to use the distribution
    database included in the ULP archive and add your own unique BBS ad files
    back in.