| Magic File Renamer 6.1

Index > Introduction > System Requirements and Installation

Minimum System Requirements:

- IBM Compatible PC.
- Microsoft Windows 98 or later version.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.
  .NET framework allows you to run applications built using the .NET Framework, like MFR.
  You must install the .NET framework prior to installing MFR.
  You can download the installation file directly here.

Installation:

- MFR 6.1 installation package, mfr61Xse.zip for Standard Edition or mfr61Xpro.zip for Professional Edition (X specify the exact minor version), comes packed in ZIP format. Use any unzip program the extract the ZIP file to a temporary folder.
  You can download MFR 6.1 installation package from the web site
- After unzipping, run the installer program, mfr6XXXX_setup.msi (depnds on the exact version and edition), to install MFR on your system.
  Note that the .NET Framework 1.1 must be installed on your system before installing MFR. See "Minimum System Requirements" section above for more details.
- MFR 6.1 default installation path is C:\Program Files\FineBytes\MFR6. Do not install MFR in the same folder of an existing previous version (5.x or earlier) of MFR (Usually C:\Program Files\MFR). See the section below, Version Compatibility.
- During installation, you'll be prompted with a question whether to add MFR to Windows Explorer right-click context menu. See Windows Context Menu Support.
- After installing, all MFR program files will be installed in the selected folder, Start menu group called FineBytes\Magic File Renamer 6 will be created, and a shortcut to the MFR program file will be created on Desktop.
  You can use the desktop shortcut or the start menu group to launch MFR.
- MFR supports XCOPY deployment of the installation folder with the following exceptions in the target system:
  - Windows Context Menu integration will not be available.
  - Registration details will be lost.
  - Shortcuts should be configured manually.

Uninstallation:

- You can uninstall MFR 6.1 by selecting Add or Remove Programs from within Control Panel.

Version Compatibility, Upgrading from Previous Version:

- As for MFR 6 was totally redesigned and rewritten, it is not compatible to previous (5.x or earlier) versions of MFR.
- Presets, logs and configuration from previous versions of MFR are not supported.
- You should not install MFR on top of another installation of a previous version (5.x or earlier) of MFR. If you wish to install MFR in the same folder of a previous installation, please uninstall the previous installation first.
  All prior versions of MFR were installed by default in the folder C:\Program Files\MFR.
- Two versions of MFR (5.x and 6.x) can be installed together safely in one system. In all the shortcuts of MFR 6, version number "6" is mentioned, to spare confusion.
- You can safely remove a previous version of MFR after installing MFR 6.1.

Windows Context Menu Support:

- MFR can integrate itself in Windows Explorer (shell) right-click menu, as a menu entry.
- Whenever you right-click on a file or folder from Windows Explorer or similar application, Rename ... with MFR 6 option will appear in the context menu.
  Clicking this menu entry will launch a fresh instance of MFR and add the currently selected file(s) or folder(s) to the Rename List.
- You can select whether to integrate MFR in Windows Context Menu during installation.
- Note that if you have MFR version 5.3b installed too in your system, a menu item Rename ... with MFR may also appear in the context menu.

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