SMS 8.5 and older will not run on Vista, Windows 7, or later operating systems. Only versions SMS 8.6 and higher support these operating systems. SMS 8.91 requires Windows 7 Professional or higher.
Shut the SSLIP down on the old server, but do not make any other changes at this time.
Copy the SMS folder from the old server
Create a directory “C:\Program Files\Cyrious” or “C:\Program Files (x86\Cyrious”
Paste the SMS folder in the new Cyrious folder
Install SMS on the new Server
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If not updating, ensure to set up Sharing the Cyrious Folder
Navigate to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Cyrious (or C:\Program Files\Cyrious) folder.
Click the Alt key
Click on Tools, then Folder Options
Click the View tab
Click the Show hidden files, folders, or drives radio button
Uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types
Scroll down and uncheck the Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended)
Right click on the Cyrious folder and choose Properties.
Click on the Sharing tab
Click the Advanced Sharing button
The file should be shared as Cyrious$. This is usually already done.
Click on the Permissions Folder
If not already in the List, add the Everyone user.
Set the Everyone user to have Full Control.
Click OK to close the sharing folder.
Click OK to close the Advanced Sharing Folder
Set up the Security permissions
Click on the Security tab.
Click the Edit button
Ensure the Allow Full Control checkbox is checked on all the groups or user names except the Creator Owner
Click Apply
Click the Advance Button
Click the Change Permissions button
Uncheck the Include inheritable permissions from this object's parent (or click the button to remove inheritance
Click the Remove button
Ensure there is Everyone at the top and there is Users and TrustedInstaller below Everyone
Highlight and remove all other users
Click the Apply button
Check the Include inheritable permissions for this object's parent and Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object checkboxes
Click the Apply button
Click the Yes button
Click the OK button
Click the OK button
Click the OK button
Close the properties window.
Create license key file.
Using the Older Cyrious Tech Support Utility
Go to the File Key tab
Open the Customer Record in Control and go to the Authorizations tab for the required information for the following steps:
### In the Tech Utility, set ID to the Dongle ID
### Set the No Hard Drive Expires date to atleast 1 day past the current date no more than 30 days
### Click the Permanent checkbox after the Authorized Through fields
### Set appropriate application
### Set the appropriate Level
### Set the number of Stores
### Set the Number of Users
### If necessary set the number of Partial Users
### If necessary set the number of SSLIP Clients
### If necessary check the appropriate Modules
Click the Initialize Key button
Save as license.ckf
Copy the license.ckf to the SSLIP folder
Test by opening the SSLIP
Run and Test the new server
Start the SSLIP
Run SMS
Open Explorer.
Edit and save an order.
Preview an Invoice.
Be sure to set up a new Backup folder (Mgmt>Set-Up>User Options>Backup).
If 8.91 ensure that the documents folder are set to a path on the new server.
Remap the Documents folder in the Mgmt>Set-Up>Store Options to use the new universal path for the new server.
Do not proceed until the new system is tested and working with the users working database..
Uninstall the old server
On the old server, Uninstall Cyrious.
Remove the Cyrious$ share on C:\Program Files\Cyrious if it still exists.
Remove the SSLIP shortcut in the Startup folder if it still exists.
Rename the C:\Program Files\Cyrious folder to Cyrious-MOVED TO NEW SERVER.
Install the old server as a client
Remap clients to point to new server
Remap the BDE strings in the HKLM
Remove the Cyrious key from the HKCU
Remap the shortcut to the client
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Note: Copy over the old backed up .mdb files (you can identify them as they have a date added to the name) in the SMS folder. They may be in a folder called DO NOT DELETE, if not create a new folder that is called DO NOT DELETE in the SMS folder and paste the backed up .mdb files in there