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vindazivindazi Posts: 670
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

Where can I get help installing and using the install manager?

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  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    Do I need to uninstall DS 4.5 before installing DS 4.6?

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    I found a tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlTca7F3PZ8, but it is not consistent with the version of Install manager I downloaded today so I can't follow it. For example, under the "ready to install" tab, I don't have an "install to where option". Is there an update version of this video somewhere?

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,598
    edited December 1969

    The "Show Details" button at the bottom right of the Install tab gives the install options.

    You might want to uninstall DS4.5 in case you didn't use the default locations.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    How long is this supposed to take? The 64 bit version finished long ago.

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  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited December 1969

    Still loading. Is this normal?

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,598
    edited December 1969

    I've seen this happen infrequently on Windows, when something interferes with the final step of creating shortcuts. You may have to kill the Install Manager -- when you restart it, it will probably show the install as completed and DS will work fine.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited September 2013

    That's what happened but now it acts like something is missing. On opening I get this.


    When trying to load M5 Heroic it seems I have no Genesis base.

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,598
    edited December 1969

    Install Genesis Starter Essentials if you haven't yet, then in DS go to Edit > Preferences > Startup and change the startup scene to Genesis.duf in the same location.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited September 2013

    Genesis Essentials seems to be installed. I think I have the start up working.

    However M5 still gets the error message.

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,598
    edited December 1969

    Go to Edit > Preferences > Content Library > Content Directory Manager. You need to have Users/Shared/My DAZ 3D Library listed under both "DAZ Studio Formats" and "Poser Formats". On a clean install that folder would be added automatically, but on an upgrade it keeps your previous settings.

  • vindazivindazi Posts: 670
    edited September 2013

    It switched successfully, however I seemed to have lost the M5 content and gained other content. Does this mean I have to migrate all of my old content, uninstalling and reinstalling etc.?

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,598
    edited December 1969

    You can keep both paths if you don't want to have to reinstall everything. You can reinstall things a little at a time to make sure you've got any updates.

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