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How do I upgrade PTX Drive?

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To upgrade PTX Drive, please follow the below steps after downloading the latest version; this can be accessed via the website' system messages menu.  Please seek assistance/confirmation from your IT Support Team, before making changes to any environment. 

 

  1. Navigate to Services using the Windows Start menu and searching for msc
  2. Locate the Bottomline-PTX-Drive service, right-click and select Stop
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  1. Once the service has been stopped, navigate to the installation path of the current build, default path will be C:\PT-X Drive (if unsure of the location, right-click on the Bottomline-PTX-Drive service selecting ‘Properties’ which will display the path to executable).
  2. Take a backup of the current directory (right-click > Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder). This may be required if proxy settings have been set which the net.properties file can then be copied over (C:\PT-X Drive\jre1.7.0_75\lib)
  3. When the backup has been completed, uninstall the current version which will remove the configuration files of the current directory.
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  1. Extract the downloaded upgrade file and run/install the PTX-DriveSetup.msi.
    1. Click Next.
    2. Set the destination folder by selecting ‘change’ if the install path is that other than the default.
    3. Click Next
    4. Install
    5. The Logon details can be entered or skipped, if bespoke settings are required.

 

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  1. Navigate to the install path and run ptx-drive.bat by double-clicking.
  2. Enter the required settings as needed.
  3. On successful authentication and job completion, closed ptx-drive.bat

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  1. Navigate to Services using the Windows Start menu and searching for
  2. Locate the Bottomline-PTX-Drive service, right-clicking and selecting Start.

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