If you are simply upgrading your existing computer to Vista from an earlier Windows system,
 you will only need to download the new Vista-ready Moneta file, 2.0.12 or above, and apply it
to c:\Program Files\Numus\Moneta2, replacing the existing Moneta2.exe file (see steps 3, 4, & 5 below).

To transfer an existing Moneta2 installation to a new computer running Windows Vista:

1)  Install Moneta on the new computer from your Moneta2 CD.
2)  Do not run Moneta2 yet - you now need to restart your computer!!
3)  Do not run Moneta2 after restarting - any version below 2.0.12 will simply hang upon start-up.
3)  Download Moneta2 ver. 2.0.12 (or above) from Numus downloads
4)  Vista will not allow you to simply unzip it into it's preset location, so either you will have to run the file with
      administrative privileges ("Run as Administrator"), or you will have to unzip to somewhere like your
      desktop and then manually copy and paste or drag it into the file where you installed Moneta.  If you
      accepted the default installation, that is at c:\Program Files\Numus\Moneta2.  In any case you will have to
      acknowledge you are overwriting an existing file.
5)  Now you must start Moneta2.  The very first time it starts it will take some extra time because it is
      creating new files required by Vista.  Please be patient.
6)  After starting Moneta2 (v2.0.12 or above) once, you should shut it down and then begin the
     process of transferring your existing data files to your Vista system.  Unfortunately, Vista complicates
     even this by hiding the new data directory.  To make the new data directory visible, you will have to
     start Window Explorer and press Alt to show the menu, then choose Tools:  Folder Options:  View and
     then click on "Show Hidden Files and Folders".
         a) The new Monetadb folder is now at:
             <drive>\users\<username>\AppData\Local\Numus\Moneta2\Monetadb
            You should copy your old Monetadb (the entire folder) from your old computer at
              c:\Program Files\Numus\Moneta2\Monetadb  and replace the Monetadb in Vista with it.
         b) You must also copy all files (they all start with DealList or Compudex - a total of 9 files)
              from the old computer's c:\Program Files\Numus  directory and move them to
              the Vista computer  <drive>\users\<username>\AppData\Local\Numus  directory, again
              overwriting the newly-installed files.
7)  You should then be able to use Moneta2 normally, with the exception that you will have to
      contact Numus for a new authorization code valid on Vista.  Simply email to moneta@numus.com
      telling us you are making the move to Vista and we will reply with a new free authorization code.

March 1, 2007