Magic File Renamer 6

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Minimum System Requirements:

• IBM Compatible PC.
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or later version.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
  .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 package directly here.

Installation:

• Download the MFR 6 setup program, Standard or Professional Edition from the web site.
• Run the setup program.
  Note that the .NET Framework 3.5 must be installed on your system before installing MFR. See "Minimum System Requirements" section above for more details.
• MFR 6 default installation path is C:\Program Files\FineBytes\MFR\(Version)\(Edition). 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.
• 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:
• Registration details will be lost.
• Shortcuts should be configured manually.

Uninstallation:

• You can uninstall MFR 6 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.

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