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    • V Offline
      valerostudio
      last edited by

      Do you need to uninstall and reinstall if you are using 64bit Windows? The older 8.0 is installed in the x86 Program Files. Will this prevent SU from using 64 bit?

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        Your completely safe to install without uninstalling your current version. No plugins, components, materials etc. will be messed around.

        Happy Sketching πŸ‘

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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        • V Offline
          Vicspa
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          I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

            ...that is kind of worrying, I didn't experience this but if you've doubts follow Vicspa's advice

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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            • V Offline
              Vicspa
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              If in doubt,....always have a backup ready. It would take me quite some time to replace all the plugins.
              Time I'd rather spend practicing SU.

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                @valerostudio said:

                Do you need to uninstall and reinstall if you are using 64bit Windows? The older 8.0 is installed in the x86 Program Files. Will this prevent SU from using 64 bit?

                SketchUp is not 64bit. It's LargeAddressWare, but it is still 32bit.

                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • bmikeB Offline
                  bmike
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

                  It shouldn't have...
                  Updated just fine here and my Plugins were intact...

                  mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
                    last edited by

                    I've never had it replace it.
                    Did you update from SU7? In which case I created a brand new folder, leaving the old SU7 alone.

                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    • V Offline
                      Vicspa
                      last edited by

                      bmike, I'm always amazed how an installation like this can differ between people. I'm on a PC by the way.
                      But now that I'm thinking about it, I placed the plugins folder on the desktop, and copied it back after the new installation,
                      that's why it remade a new plugin folder. Sorry I wasn't so clear before. (senior Moment. ) 😳

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                      • jujuJ Offline
                        juju
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                        TBH, I didn't have much hope for SU with the original version 8 introduction. I have to say that attitude has changed with the release of maintenance 1. I will gladly give my $95 for the upgrade from SU7 to SU8 now. Thanks to the team at Google that made this work.

                        Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                        • boofredlayB Offline
                          boofredlay
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                          Holy crap, is that you Julian... really? πŸ˜„

                          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                          • R Offline
                            rabbit
                            last edited by

                            When I try to upgrade i get this message:

                            "The update service has been disabled. Please contact your administrator."

                            ...which sounds like its english, but there is no administrator to contact - this is a standalone laptop.

                            Never seen this message before - anyone know how to fix this?

                            Windows 7 x64

                            Thanks
                            rabbit

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
                              last edited by

                              Firewall blocking?

                              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              • R Offline
                                rabbit
                                last edited by

                                Thanks thomthom - it turns out that you get this message if auto-check for updates is turned off....

                                "This error message can appear if SketchUp isn't checking for updates automatically. To fix it, click Window > Preferences > General and click Automatically check for updates."

                                so I did that, and all is good..

                                cheers
                                rabbit

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                                • Jean LemireJ Offline
                                  Jean Lemire
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi folks.

                                  There is a 1 missing in the title of this thread.

                                  The PC version is 8.0.4811.

                                  Just ideas.

                                  Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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                                  • boofredlayB Offline
                                    boofredlay
                                    last edited by

                                    Not anymore although you could have updated it as well Jean. πŸ˜‰

                                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                    • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                      Dan Rathbun
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                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

                                      ...that is kind of worrying, I didn't experience this but if you've doubts follow Vicspa's advice

                                      WARNING - INSTALLER BUG

                                      I wanted to do a fresh clean install of the release...

                                      (1) I made a copy of the ENTIRE SU8 folder heirarchy, named "Beta of Google Sketchup 8" in the %ProgramFiles%/Google/ folder ...

                                      (2) I uninstalled (thru Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs,) Sketchup 8.0M1beta6 (all went well, the app folder was removed, also the entire Sketchup8 key in the User Registry.)

                                      (3) I ran the 8.0M1 installer

                                      It created a new "%ProgramFiles%/Google/Google Sketchup 8" folder, as expected... BUT
                                      it copied everything from my Backup folder heirarchy, ...

                                      THEN ... overwrote ALL the Google supplied files (rb, rbs, skm, skp, etc...) in BOTH folder heirarchys !!!

                                      It destroyed my backup copies !!!

                                      And.. (4) It installed that BLEEPIN' Google IE Toolbar without asking if I wanted it.. causing me to uninstall it. (Hate this!) I am installing an application .. and your installer is messin' with another unrelated application!!
                                      ~
                                      EDIT: And the installer turned OFF my "Links" bar !! WTF! (I am a wee bit ticked off.)

                                      I'm not here much anymore.

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                                      • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                        jason_maranto
                                        last edited by

                                        I had no such issues on either system I installed on... very odd.

                                        Best,
                                        Jason.

                                        I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                                        • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                          Dan Rathbun
                                          last edited by

                                          @jason_maranto said:

                                          I had no such issues on either system I installed on... very odd.

                                          But did you make a backup?
                                          Seems if there is a subfolder under the Google folder, and it has "Google Sketchup 8" as part of the folder name (instead of an exact match,) the Installer gets confused.

                                          LESSON: when you make backups, change the foldername to something that does not have the substrings "Google" or "Sketchup" in it !!

                                          I'm not here much anymore.

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                                          • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                            jason_maranto
                                            last edited by

                                            I always move my backups to DVD, a server, or a thumb drive in case the drive goes -- but I was talking more about not having the additional software installed or settings changed.

                                            Best,
                                            Jason.

                                            I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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