Upgrading Hawkeye Loft Management System
!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!
Hawkeye
v3.2.8 will only upgrade from v2.9
If you are not currently using Hawkeye Pigeon Management System v2.9,
please update to this version first before you continue.
Download the Hawkeye version 2.9 update from our website. Visit http://www.comproware.com/ and Click on
the Downloads link on the left under the Hawkeye Loft
Management System Menu. Download “Hawkeye Pigeon
Management System for Windows V2.9 Final update (OLD) “. We
strongly recommend that you also read the upgrading instructions for the v2.9
update before continuing. Just click on the “ Click here for the
upgrade instructions ” link in the download description.
Upgrading Hawkeye V2.9 TO
V3.2.8
Before attempting to install Hawkeye v3.2.8, read the
following instructions carefully:
- Make a
Backup of your existing data. Comproware cannot accept
responsibility for any data loss. This is accomplished by running
the Backup Utility that came with your Hawkeye system. Click on the
Windows “Start” button then “Programs”, “Hawkeye” and finally “Hawkeye
Backup”. Just click on the “Start Backup” button to start the
backup process. This will present you with a File Open Dialog.
If you are happy with the location of where the backup file will be saved,
click OK; else browse to your preferred location.
- Once the
Backup has been completed, run the Repair Corrupt Tables Utility that we
have provided with the Hawkeye Loft Management System. Click on the
Windows “Start” button then “Programs”, “Hawkeye”
and finally on “Repair Corrupt Tables”. Click on the “Repair
Tables” button to start the process. You will receive a lot
of messages, just click on OK until the process is complete.
Installing
the Update
- Download
the Hawkeye version 3.0 setup file from our website. Visit http://www.comproware.com/ and Click
on the Downloads link on the left under the Hawkeye
Loft Management System Menu.
- Once downloaded, just run the program (hawk_v30.exe) by double
clicking on it or by clicking on the Open button once the
download completes.. By default the update
will be installed to C:\Program Files\Comproware\Hawkeye. If Hawkeye
is installed in a different location on your system, you my change this
path to reflect the actual Hawkeye path on your system.
If you don’t install to the existing location, your data will
not be upgraded.
- Ensure that
Hawkeye v2.9 is not running. This is very important since some
database might be locked which will lead to failure.
- Continue
with the installation, following the instructions and read everything
that’s displayed, it contains some important information.
- If you
receive an error stating that an instance of Hawkeye v3.0 data already
exists, browse to the directory using Windows explorer and delete the
Data3 folder. Only delete this folder if
you wish to import data from an older system, else this data will be
irretrievable. Just click on the Upgrade data
button again to retry the upgrade process.
- Once the
installation is completed, run Hawkeye and confirmed that your data is
intact.
Data that will not be
imported from the old system
- Medication
records will not be upgraded.
Because of the extensive enhancements made to the medication system,
medication records cannot be upgraded.
- The casual
Sire and Dam entries will not be upgraded.
Hawkeye v3.0 links Sire and Dam records differently. The new way of
linking a Sire and Dam is much more efficiently done and the Sire and Dam
must be in the database before they can be used as parents. In other
words, all pigeons in the database will be upgraded but in those
rare occasions where the Sire/Dam Band-ID was entered for the bird, but wasn’t
added to the database, the Sire/Dam field will be left blank.
Should you experience any problems, please contact us on support@comproware.com for assistance.