RoboHelp 2019 Classic Installation

[BarryMV]

Where can I find a download of that version?

Further, is there a separate installation for 2019 Classic vs Reimagined?

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Yes there are 2 installers - one for Classic & one for New UI. Your subscription entitles you to both (and 2020 and 2022 also).
I think (because I'm not on a subscription version) you just log into your Adobe account and they are available in there someplace.

[Peter Grainge]

@Jeff_Coatsworth Are you sure? I thought it was one installer that installed both versions.

________________________________________________________
My site www.grainge.org includes many free Authoring and RoboHelp resources that may be of help.

[BarryMV]

Hi Peter,

I installed 2019 but it comes up in reimagined mode and due to experimentation, I believe you cannot upgrade from hhp/mpj projects to 2019 reimagined.  Another possibility would be to somehow "switch" modes while in 2019, but I don't know if that's possible;  I certainly don't know how if it is!

Barry

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

@Peter Grainge 100% sure? - nope, but the fact that @BarryMV didn't seem to get a choice when installing indicates that there are 2 flavours out there.

[Edit - yup - 100% wrong - 1 installer gets you both flavours in separate folders - although still not sure if you end up with 2 shortcuts on your desktop or just one for the New UI]

[BarryMV]

I can't swear I had a choice during installation.  However, I've been dealing with 2019 and 2022 (and x3) for the last week or so, and I do know that at one time I was able to start 2019 by double clicking on a sample XPJ file and, alternatively, using the same installation, was able to bring up a reimagined environment by doing the same to a sample rhpj project.  So my money would be that 2019 goes both ways, as it were.  But now I have no xpj-based example project to launch from.

[Peter Grainge]

@BarryMV @ do you see in the Windows Start menu for 2019?

I see two folders. Adobe RoboHelp Classic 2019 and Adobe RoboHelp 2019. 

________________________________________________________
My site www.grainge.org includes many free Authoring and RoboHelp resources that may be of help.

[BarryMV]

I feel foolish, but I don't see any Start menu.  When I launch directly from the RoboHelp.exe, I see this

And the menu area looks like this:

[Peter Grainge]

The Windows Start menu bottom left. 

________________________________________________________
My site www.grainge.org includes many free Authoring and RoboHelp resources that may be of help.

[Peter Grainge · Accepted solution]

@Jeff_Coatsworth I see it as suggesting one installer installs both, hence no choice. 

________________________________________________________
My site www.grainge.org includes many free Authoring and RoboHelp resources that may be of help.

[BarryMV]

That it!  I see 2 options: one for 2019 and another for 2019 Class.  Many thanks!

[BarryMV]

Thanks, Jeff.  I don't yet have a subscription; I am doing the 30 day trial.  I have an ancient large set of MPJ (circa RH X3) projects that I want to make current.  I am in the second week of figuring out how to do that.  I have been able to download the RH2019 Classic with prior help (ie a link) from one of the adobe support people, but I have apparently lost that link and am wondering where I might go to get it!  With that installation I proved that it was possible to convert an X3 project to a (2019) XPJ project, then upgrade to RHPJ (via 2022).  I know it sounds crazy, but that's my task.  So, short of re-engaging online Adobe help, I thought I'd see if there was a known trick to get at previous versions on a Trial License.  Thanks, again.  Barry