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 least your existing RA files, if not your entire system. least your existing RA files, if not your entire system.
  
-Here's the procedure to follow: +  Here's the procedure to follow: 
- +  - Backup your existing files. 
-    * Backup your existing files. +  - Install ProBoard as explained in the installation instructions. 
-    * Install ProBoard as explained in the installation instructions. +  - Change to the RA system directory 
-    * Change to the RA system directory +  - Run RAFILE EXPORT 
-    * Run RAFILE EXPORT +    (Note: for areas where the FILES.BBS cannot be created in the file 
-        (Note: for areas where the FILES.BBS cannot be created in the file +    area's directory, like for CD-ROM areas, you have to run 
-        area's directory, like for CD-ROM areas, you have to run +    "RAFILE EXPORT" for each area separately.  See your RA 
-        "RAFILE EXPORT" for each area separately.  See your RA +    documentation for details) 
-        documentation for details) +  - Change to the ProBoard system directory (usually C:\PB). 
-  Change to the ProBoard system directory (usually C:\PB). +  - Copy the following files from your RA message base directory to the 
-  Copy the following files from your RA message base directory to the +    ProBoard message base directory: USERS.BBS, USERSXI.BBS, LASTREAD.BBS, 
-  ProBoard message base directory: USERS.BBS, USERSXI.BBS, LASTREAD.BBS, +    MSGINFO.BBS, MSGHDR.BBS, MSGTXT.BBS, MSGIDX.BBS, MSGTOIDX.BBS. 
-  MSGINFO.BBS, MSGHDR.BBS, MSGTXT.BBS, MSGIDX.BBS, MSGTOIDX.BBS. +  - Run CONVERT RA <ra-dir>
-  Run CONVERT RA <ra-dir>+
     eg. CONVERT RA C:\RA     eg. CONVERT RA C:\RA
-  Run PBUTIL with the UF parameter.+  - Run PBUTIL with the UF parameter.
     eg. PBUTIL UF     eg. PBUTIL UF
-  Run PBUTIL with the UP parameter.+  - Run PBUTIL with the UP parameter.
     eg. PBUTIL UP     eg. PBUTIL UP
  
-Things you will have to do manually:+  Things you will have to do manually: 
 +  - Enter all system parameters in ProCFG (like paths). 
 +  - Enter the user levels & download limits in ProCFG 
 +  - Enter any events you have in PROCFG. 
 +  - Copy any .Q-A files to the ProBoard directory.
  
-    - Enter all system parameters in ProCFG (like paths). +For QWK support in ProBoard, you will have to add the QWK name in ProCFG in each message area as RA's MESSAGES.RA  does not have a QWK name option.
-    - Enter the user levels & download limits in ProCFG +
-    - Enter any events you have in PROCFG. +
-    - Copy any .Q-A files to the ProBoard directory.+
  
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