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    Installing DW CS3

    Cindy- Community Member
      I will be getting the CS3 Design Suite Premium soon. I currently have DW8 installed. When CS3 installs I assume it will put everything in its own directory. I was to preserve all of my web sites and settings. How do I best do this? I think i would like to also keep DW 8 in place until I see how it goes.
        • 1. Re: Installing DW CS3
          Newsgroup_User Community Member
          cdscindy wrote:
          > I will be getting the CS3 Design Suite Premium soon. I currently have DW8
          > installed. When CS3 installs I assume it will put everything in its own
          > directory. I was to preserve all of my web sites and settings. How do I best do
          > this? I think i would like to also keep DW 8 in place until I see how it goes.

          If you leave DW8 installed, CS3 will migrate all your sites and settings
          automatically. You can continue to keep DW8 and CS3 side by side without
          any conflict. However, you cannot run both at the same time.

          --
          David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
          Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
          Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
          http://foundationphp.com/
          • 2. Re: Installing DW CS3
            Newsgroup_User Community Member
            Aside from David's advice, you'd be a mug if you didn't do a backup first -
            as with installing any new software. This ought to help you somewhat:
            http://mm-exporter.joexx.de/

            Brendon
            (I wonder how many times this post will need to be repeated in the next few
            months?)

            "cdscindy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
            news:f00ula$6oj$1@forums.macromedia.com...
            >I will be getting the CS3 Design Suite Premium soon. I currently have DW8
            > installed. When CS3 installs I assume it will put everything in its own
            > directory. I was to preserve all of my web sites and settings. How do I
            > best do
            > this? I think i would like to also keep DW 8 in place until I see how it
            > goes.
            >


            • 3. Re: Installing DW CS3
              Cindy- Community Member
              Thank you. That is exactly what I wanted to know.
              • 4. Re: Installing DW CS3
                DEPearson Community Member
                Does anybody know if it will be available for download, instead of having to wait for it show in the mail? My order for CS3 Web standard is still showing pending with an expected delivery date of next week.

                David Pearson
                • 5. Installing DW CS3
                  Cindy- Community Member
                  No Mac version.
                  • 6. Re: Installing DW CS3
                    Newsgroup_User Community Member
                    Use the built in DW Site export functionality - it will take a little
                    longer, one at a time, but for piece of mind...

                    Brendon

                    "cdscindy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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                    > No Mac version.


                    • 7. Re: Installing DW CS3
                      Newsgroup_User Community Member
                      It's not one at a time from DW8 (or DMX2004, as I recall)....

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                      "Brendon" <pascoeb@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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                      > Use the built in DW Site export functionality - it will take a little
                      > longer, one at a time, but for piece of mind...
                      >
                      > Brendon
                      >
                      > "cdscindy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
                      > news:f015qm$et0$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                      >> No Mac version.
                      >
                      >


                      • 8. Re: Installing DW CS3
                        Cindy- Community Member
                        And that is what I just did...thanks.
                        • 9. Re: Installing DW CS3
                          Newsgroup_User Community Member
                          There's actually some new functionality related to site import/export in DW
                          CS3. In Dreamweaver 8 and Dreamweaver CS3, you can shift-click or
                          control-click to select multiple sites for exporting/importing. In
                          Dreamweaver 8, if you try to import or export several sites in a batch, you
                          encounter a series of pop-up messages. The pop-up message asks you if you
                          want to save your login info for each FTP and WebDAV site you try to import
                          or export.

                          In Dreamweaver CS3, this feature has been changed so that you only get the
                          Save Login prompt once. The choice you make about whether to save the login
                          information for your initial site then cascades down to subsequent FTP /
                          WebDAV sites, so you get much fewer prompts when doing a batch export/import
                          in DW CS3.

                          David Alcala
                          Adobe Product Support


                          • 10. Re: Installing DW CS3
                            Newsgroup_User Community Member
                            If you're talking about the CS3 trial, there's info here:

                            http://www.adobe.com/support/
                            "Creative Suite 3 trials
                            We expect trial availability of Adobe Creative Suite 3 suite editions and
                            component products to be within 6-8 weeks of the product shipping. Notify
                            me:"
                            http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=cs3_notify_me


                            David Alcala
                            Adobe Product Support


                            • 11. Re: Installing DW CS3
                              Newsgroup_User Community Member
                              Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?


                              "David Powers" <david@example.com> wrote in message
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                              > cdscindy wrote:
                              >> I will be getting the CS3 Design Suite Premium soon. I currently have DW8
                              >> installed. When CS3 installs I assume it will put everything in its own
                              >> directory. I was to preserve all of my web sites and settings. How do I
                              >> best do this? I think i would like to also keep DW 8 in place until I see
                              >> how it goes.
                              >
                              > If you leave DW8 installed, CS3 will migrate all your sites and settings
                              > automatically. You can continue to keep DW8 and CS3 side by side without
                              > any conflict. However, you cannot run both at the same time.
                              >
                              > --
                              > David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
                              > Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
                              > Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
                              > http://foundationphp.com/


                              • 12. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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                                > Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?

                                My personal opinion is that the way that Dreamweaver migrates extensions
                                is not always good. When asked, we generally advise our customers to
                                fully uninstall all extensions before upgrading Dreamweaver versions.
                                That said, Adobe claims the process is safe, so you need to make your
                                own decision about following our advice.


                                --
                                Al Sparber - PVII
                                http://www.projectseven.com
                                Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"




                                • 13. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                  Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                  Thanks Al. I would prefer a good install rather than take a chance on a
                                  buggy installation. I will follow your advise. I just have to refresh my
                                  memory on how to install PMM and Image Gallery :)


                                  "Al Sparber- PVII" <admin@projectSixseven.com> wrote in message
                                  news:f01b5g$kkv$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                  > "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                  > news:f01ars$kdl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                  >> Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?
                                  >
                                  > My personal opinion is that the way that Dreamweaver migrates extensions
                                  > is not always good. When asked, we generally advise our customers to fully
                                  > uninstall all extensions before upgrading Dreamweaver versions. That said,
                                  > Adobe claims the process is safe, so you need to make your own decision
                                  > about following our advice.
                                  >
                                  >
                                  > --
                                  > Al Sparber - PVII
                                  > http://www.projectseven.com
                                  > Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                  > Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"
                                  >
                                  >
                                  >
                                  >


                                  • 14. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                    Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                    By the way, do you just 'delete' (trash can) the extension in Manage
                                    Extensions ... or is there an uninstall process?


                                    "Al Sparber- PVII" <admin@projectSixseven.com> wrote in message
                                    news:f01b5g$kkv$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                    > "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                    > news:f01ars$kdl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                    >> Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?
                                    >
                                    > My personal opinion is that the way that Dreamweaver migrates extensions
                                    > is not always good. When asked, we generally advise our customers to fully
                                    > uninstall all extensions before upgrading Dreamweaver versions. That said,
                                    > Adobe claims the process is safe, so you need to make your own decision
                                    > about following our advice.
                                    >
                                    >
                                    > --
                                    > Al Sparber - PVII
                                    > http://www.projectseven.com
                                    > Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                    > Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"
                                    >
                                    >
                                    >
                                    >


                                    • 15. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                      Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                      Al,
                                      Will I go right to the upd mxp ? or do I need to install the initial mxp
                                      and then the update?
                                      Thanks,
                                      Linda




                                      "Al Sparber- PVII" <admin@projectSixseven.com> wrote in message
                                      news:f01b5g$kkv$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                      > "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                      > news:f01ars$kdl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                      >> Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?
                                      >
                                      > My personal opinion is that the way that Dreamweaver migrates extensions
                                      > is not always good. When asked, we generally advise our customers to fully
                                      > uninstall all extensions before upgrading Dreamweaver versions. That said,
                                      > Adobe claims the process is safe, so you need to make your own decision
                                      > about following our advice.
                                      >
                                      >
                                      > --
                                      > Al Sparber - PVII
                                      > http://www.projectseven.com
                                      > Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                      > Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"
                                      >
                                      >
                                      >
                                      >


                                      • 16. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                        Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                        Send a mail to our support address and I'll fix you up with the full
                                        updated version so you don't have to worry about running the updater. As
                                        for uninstalling in DW8, you want to do that through the menu in
                                        Extension Manager. Don't just deactivate, use the menu to uninstall the
                                        "package".

                                        --
                                        Al Sparber - PVII
                                        http://www.projectseven.com
                                        Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                        Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"




                                        "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                        news:f01e0f$nlt$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                        > Al,
                                        > Will I go right to the upd mxp ? or do I need to install the initial
                                        > mxp and then the update?
                                        > Thanks,
                                        > Linda
                                        >
                                        >
                                        >
                                        >
                                        > "Al Sparber- PVII" <admin@projectSixseven.com> wrote in message
                                        > news:f01b5g$kkv$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                        >> "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                        >> news:f01ars$kdl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                        >>> Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?
                                        >>
                                        >> My personal opinion is that the way that Dreamweaver migrates
                                        >> extensions is not always good. When asked, we generally advise our
                                        >> customers to fully uninstall all extensions before upgrading
                                        >> Dreamweaver versions. That said, Adobe claims the process is safe, so
                                        >> you need to make your own decision about following our advice.
                                        >>
                                        >>
                                        >> --
                                        >> Al Sparber - PVII
                                        >> http://www.projectseven.com
                                        >> Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                        >> Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"
                                        >>
                                        >>
                                        >>
                                        >>
                                        >
                                        >

                                        • 17. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                          Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                          Thanks, I see the options now in Manage Extensions ... there is Package
                                          Extension and Remove Extension, nothing for Remove or Uninstall "package"
                                          Will "Remove Extension" do it?



                                          "Al Sparber- PVII" <admin@projectSixseven.com> wrote in message
                                          news:f01ki9$193$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                          > Send a mail to our support address and I'll fix you up with the full
                                          > updated version so you don't have to worry about running the updater. As
                                          > for uninstalling in DW8, you want to do that through the menu in Extension
                                          > Manager. Don't just deactivate, use the menu to uninstall the "package".
                                          >
                                          > --
                                          > Al Sparber - PVII
                                          > http://www.projectseven.com
                                          > Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                          > Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"
                                          >
                                          >
                                          >
                                          >
                                          > "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                          > news:f01e0f$nlt$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                          >> Al,
                                          >> Will I go right to the upd mxp ? or do I need to install the initial mxp
                                          >> and then the update?
                                          >> Thanks,
                                          >> Linda
                                          >>
                                          >>
                                          >>
                                          >>
                                          >> "Al Sparber- PVII" <admin@projectSixseven.com> wrote in message
                                          >> news:f01b5g$kkv$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                          >>> "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
                                          >>> news:f01ars$kdl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
                                          >>>> Will this be true for extensions installed DW8?
                                          >>>
                                          >>> My personal opinion is that the way that Dreamweaver migrates extensions
                                          >>> is not always good. When asked, we generally advise our customers to
                                          >>> fully uninstall all extensions before upgrading Dreamweaver versions.
                                          >>> That said, Adobe claims the process is safe, so you need to make your
                                          >>> own decision about following our advice.
                                          >>>
                                          >>>
                                          >>> --
                                          >>> Al Sparber - PVII
                                          >>> http://www.projectseven.com
                                          >>> Extending Dreamweaver - Nav Systems | Galleries | Widgets
                                          >>> Authors: "42nd Street: Mastering the Art of CSS Design"
                                          >>>
                                          >>>
                                          >>>
                                          >>>
                                          >>
                                          >>
                                          >


                                          • 18. Re: Installing DW CS3
                                            Newsgroup_User Community Member
                                            "LinKot" <linkot@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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                                            > Thanks, I see the options now in Manage Extensions ... there is
                                            > Package Extension and Remove Extension, nothing for Remove or
                                            > Uninstall "package" Will "Remove Extension" do it?

                                            Yes.