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 == How do I upgrade to a new release?  ==
+Just run the installer for the new version. Your data and settings are not affected, but of course you should back up your data and any settings files (e.g. cumulus.ini and strings.ini) before you run the installer. You can install the new version where you like, but the installer will offer the same place as the previous version as the default. Occasionally, there may be actions you need to perform before or after the upgrade.   Required actions usually appear in the announcement of the version you are installing, or may  be documented in the readme.txt file that will appear as you run the installer.
-Just run the installer for the new version. Your data and settings are not affected, but of course you should back up your data and any settings files (e.g. cumulus.ini and strings.ini) before you run the installer. You can install the new version where you like, but the installer will offer the same place as the previous version as the default. Occasionally, there may be actions you need to perform before or after the upgrade (these will be documented in the readme.txt file, this will appear as you run the installer).  Required actions also usually appear in the announcement of the version you are installing.
+These instructions apply whether you are upgrading to/from a beta version or a 'release' version.
-During the install, you will be given the option of re-installing the Cumulus HTML template files. If you have  [[Customised_templates#Creating_Your_Own_Templates|customised the existing pages]], you might want to untick this option so that your versions don't get overwritten. Alternatively store your customised pages in a directory outside the Cumulus folder, and specify up to 10 such files on the local side of the files tab in the Configuration menu Internet settings screen and untick ''Include Standard Files''. (100 such files can be specified in [[Cumulus.ini]]).
+The installer will always upgrade the following files (replacing them, ignoring existing versions):
+# "cumulus.exe"; - the latest build
+# "unins000.exe";
+# "libeay32.dll";
+# "ssleay32.dll";
+# "readme.txt"; - advice for you to follow at installation time
+# "licence.txt"; - reminder about restrictions on use
+# "alert.wav"; - default alarm sound
+#  "web\originals\*.*"; - Cumulus will always install the HTML template files here
+# "webfiles\*.*"; e.g. weatherstyle.css, wz_jsgraphics.js
+# "webfiles\images\picture.jpg";
+# "Help\Cumulus.chm"; - the latest help including lists of log files and web tags
+There may be extra files automatically upgraded by particular builds - see announcement.
-Cumulus will always install the HTML template files to a folder called 'originals' in the 'web' folder, so you can look at them to see if there are any changes you might want to include in your customised versions. The other files it will always replace are listed in the penultimate post [http://sandaysoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=218 here].
+During the install, you will see a '''Select Components''' screen , if you tick the ''HTML templates''  it will upgrade:
+# "web\*.htm";
-These instructions apply whether you are upgrading to/from a beta version or a 'release' version.
+# "webfiles\dbimages\*.*"; e.g. javascript code
+*So tick this option, if you have a standard Cumulus implementation and then you can be sure to upgrade the standard templates, standard javascript and standard gauges image files.
+*Untick this option if you have  [[Customised_templates#Creating_Your_Own_Templates|customised the existing pages]],  so that if your customised versions  are in "web\*.*" they don't get overwritten. It is recommended that you store any customised pages in a directory outside the Cumulus folder, as you can specify up to 10 such files on the local side of the files tab in the Configuration menu Internet settings screen and untick ''Include Standard Files''. (100 such files can be specified in [[Cumulus.ini]]).
 == Moving Cumulus software to a new PC (or updating Windows Operating System) ==