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Barjawi
Inspiring
November 14, 2011
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Upgrading Flash Media Server

  • November 14, 2011
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Hello,

I am trying to update FMS 3.5 (as I recently found about the updates)... my quick question is:

Do I need to run the upgrades one after the other?? or can I just get the latest update and it should include all the previous updates in it?

For example, the latest update version for FMS 3.5 is: 3.5.7. In the release notes of FMS 3.5.2 it says that it includes 3.5.1 in it... however, in further releases it doesn't mention anything in the release notes about including previous upgrades in them. So I wasn't sure about this.

Finally, does this also apply to other versions of FMS... whether the answer was YES (the final upgrade includes all previous ones) or NO (I have to get them all and apply them one by one)... does this answer apply to FMS 4.0 and FMS 4.5 upgrades as well.

Sorry if this question was already asked before.. and thanks for the help.

Barjawi

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Correct answer Graeme Bull

Yes, it is actually an easy question but involves a bit more than that too. The short answer is that you do a full reinstall.

When upgrading, you must backup your previous install because NOTHING will get ported over. This includes any settings in the XML files for FMS and all of your applications and content for them.

For the settings XML, you must change them all by hand as the XML files have changed over the versions, meaning that you have to look for the tags you previously changed and manually change them again.

Just something to keep in mind while upgrading to a new version.

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BarjawiAuthor
Inspiring
November 16, 2011

I think the answer can be found in this thread. Jody Bleyle answers the following about FMS 2.0 upgrades/patches:

"Every installation is a complete installation, not a patch or an update, so you can skip 2.0.1 etc. and install 2.0.5."

It is strange that no one answered this question as it should be an easy and quick one... especially for Adobe's team.

Graeme Bull
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Graeme BullCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 16, 2011

Yes, it is actually an easy question but involves a bit more than that too. The short answer is that you do a full reinstall.

When upgrading, you must backup your previous install because NOTHING will get ported over. This includes any settings in the XML files for FMS and all of your applications and content for them.

For the settings XML, you must change them all by hand as the XML files have changed over the versions, meaning that you have to look for the tags you previously changed and manually change them again.

Just something to keep in mind while upgrading to a new version.

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