If you install [ZoomBrowser EX Ver4.0] or a later version to overwrite [ZoomBrowser EX Ver3.x], it is necessary to carry out the operations below.
- Converting databases
To transfer the information that was entered in the [Title] and [Comment] sections of images to a new [ZoomBrowser EX] version.
- Moving image files
To use a new [ZoomBrowser EX] version to display images saved with [ZoomBrowser EX Ver3.x].
Caution
Converting Database
1. From the [Start] (
) menu, select
[Run].
2. The following window appears.
Enter [C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Program\dbconverter.exe]* in the [Open] field, and then click
[OK].
* If you have changed the location to install [ZoomBrowser EX], select the folder that contains [dbconverter.exe], and then run [dbconverter.exe].
Generally, the [C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Program] folder contains [dbconverter.exe].
3. The following window appears.
If you click [Start], database conversion starts.
If you have changed the location to install [ZoomBrowser EX], click [Browse], and then select [My Database.zbd].
4. The following window appears.
Click [OK].
5. The following window appears.
Click [Close].
Moving image files
It is not possible to display folders under [Program Files] in [ZoomBrowser EX Ver4.0] or later versions.
Therefore, it is necessary to move image files if you have images saved in [Image Library One] in [ZoomBrowser EX Ver3.x].
6. Display [Windows Explorer].
Select [Start] () ⋗ [All Programs] ⋗ [Accessories] ⋗ [Windows Explorer] to display [Windows Explorer].
7. The following window appears.
Select [My Computer] ⋗ [Local Disk (C:)] ⋗ [Program Files] ⋗ [Canon] ⋗ [ZoomBrowser EX], and then move the [Image Library One] folder (to
[My Pictures] in the example above).
Generally, the location of the [Image Library One] folder is in the [C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX] folder.
Caution
8. Double-click the [ZoomBrowser EX] shortcut icon to start [ZoomBrowser EX].
9. The following window appears.
If you select the folder that was moved in step 7, the images in the folder appear in
the [Browser Area].
10. Select an image, and then click
[Properties] (
).
11. The following window appears.
Check whether the information that was entered in the [Title] and [Comment] sections of images in [ZoomBrowser EX Ver3.x] also appears in the new [ZoomBrowser EX].
In [ZoomBrowser EX Ver4.0] or later versions, information in both the [Title] and [Comment] sections appears under [Comment].