Using a new [ZoomBrowser EX] version to browse images that were downloaded with ZoomBrowser EX 3.x
28-Feb-2012
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Solution
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].
IMPORTANT
- Make sure to convert databases before moving image files so that the information that was entered in the [Title] and [Comment] sections of images can be properly transferred.
1. From the 
[Start] (
) menu, select 
[Run].
[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].
[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.
[Start], database conversion starts.If you have changed the location to install [ZoomBrowser EX], click [Browse], and then select [My Database.zbd].
[Browse], and then select [My Database.zbd].4. The following window appears.
Click [OK].
5. The following window appears.
Click [Close].
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].
) > [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).
[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.
IMPORTANT
- Do not move each of the image files individually. Instead, move them by folder.
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].
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] (
).
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].