Major upgrades include major changes in program design and database structure. They are released about every two years. Minor upgrades include mainly bug fixes and minor improvements. Immediatly after a major upgrade, you may see minor upgrades on a weekly basis. After a major upgrade stablizes, you will see minor upgrades released on a monthly basis. Here are the differences between major upgrades and minor upgrades.
- Major upgrades are not free. Minor upgrades are always free of charge.
- Major upgrades need to be installed on a different folder from the previous installation. Minor upgrades are installed on the same folder and replace previously installed files.
- After installing a major upgrade, you will have a trial period with all features unlocked. Installing minor upgrades have no effect on your trial counter.
Install a major upgrade
A major upgrade is downloaded as a self extracting zip file. You can download the latest Biblioscape release at http://www.biblioscape.com/download.htm. You double click the downloaded file to install it. You should not install it over a previous installation. You don't have to remove the previous version. Just be sure to install a major upgrade to a new folder.
Install a minor upgrade
A minor upgrade is downloaded as a zip file. You can download the latest Biblioscape minor upgrade at http://www.biblioscape.com/download/bsp7_patch.zip. The release history can be found at http://support.biblioscape.com. Unzip it to your Biblioscape root folder. For example, if you have installed Biblioscape 7 before under the folder "C:\Biblioscape 7\", you should unzip minor upgrade 7.27 to the Biblioscape 7 root folder "C:\Biblioscape 7\". When prompted to replace existing files, click Yes to replace them.