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 ====== Installation Overview ====== ====== Installation Overview ======
  
-If you currently operate a RemoteAccess bulletin board system, Refer to the chapter “[[RemoteAccess to ProBoard Conversion|RemoteAccess to ProBoard Conversion]]” for specific instructions on how to convert your existing +If you currently operate a RemoteAccess bulletin board system, Refer to the chapter “[[RemoteAccess to ProBoard Conversion|RemoteAccess to ProBoard Conversion]]” for specific instructions on how to convert your existing system.
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 Although every effort has been made to provide you with software Although every effort has been made to provide you with software
 that will install/upgrade easily, due to the many different number that will install/upgrade easily, due to the many different number
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 impossible to guarantee that a problem won't occur.  It's your impossible to guarantee that a problem won't occur.  It's your
 system, do what you like, but remember we did ask you to backup system, do what you like, but remember we did ask you to backup
-first.  Now, on to the good stuff!!+first.   
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 +Now, on to the good stuff!!
  
 Unpack the distribution archive in a temporary directory or to a Unpack the distribution archive in a temporary directory or to a
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 etc.).  Don't forget to set your modem parameters (explained in etc.).  Don't forget to set your modem parameters (explained in
 the documentation, chapter "[[configuration_overview|Configuration]]") the documentation, chapter "[[configuration_overview|Configuration]]")
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 +The ProCFG menu editor and user editor will not display correctly until you set the Paths and save.
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 +Run ProCFG then:
 +  - Go to Options --> Paths then exit to main
 +  - Exit ProCFG and save changes.
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 +Go back into ProCFG and finish setting up your BBS.
  
 At this stage, you can run ProBoard locally by running At this stage, you can run ProBoard locally by running
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