Updating Probe for EPMA (and CalcZAF) is drop dead easy... one simply clicks the Help | Update Probe for EPMA menu and after a few minutes and following a few prompts, you are automatically updated.
Beginning with v. 11.0.1, Probe for EPMA is now installed to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Probe Software\Probe for EPMA and C:\ProgramData\Probe Software\Probe for EPMA folders (as all good apps are supposed to be).
Therefore the upgrade from versions prior to 11.0.1 must be performed manually the first time. Once that has been completed, one can simply update once again from the Help | Update Probe for EPMA menu as before.
Here are some instructions:
The new installers (CalcZAF.msi and ProbeForEPMA.msi) must be downloaded from one of our ftp servers or our Software Updates page here:
http://probesoftware.com/Update.htmlPlease contact Probe Software if you need help with this step. Then run both .msi files in either order, and the new application files will be installed to the Program Files (x86) folder and the default config files to the ProgramData folder.
When CalcZAF.exe or Probewin.exe or whatever new app first runs, it will automatically copy your site specific config and data files over from the old PFE app folder to the new ProgramData\Probe Software\Probe for EPMA folder.
Note: if you have the Probe Software Remote COM server installed (for control of your instrument from Excel, Matlab, LabView, etc), you will also need to uninstall it and re-install using the 11.x Remote.msi file, also available from our Software Updates page.
Warning: you may also need to manually move over to the ProgramData folder any special standard databases or sound files specific to your lab. Warning: you will need to copy over the JEOL EIKS files if you are updating an 8230/8530 instrument as described here:
http://probesoftware.com/smf/index.php?topic=40.msg3677#msg3677