Install sequence for Version X8.5 from X8 installation base

[tanguero]

Hello everyone, remember me? It's been a year, how time flies ...

The reason for my reappearance is that I regrettably had to abandon my trusty Win XP computer (I tripped over a cable and it came crashing down to the floor... ) but now have a brand new Win 7 64-bit machine on which I am gradually installing all my old software, and it's now Video Studio's turn.

I have my original X8.0 Ultimate installation files (I took the precaution of downloading the 64-bit versions too), and now see from various articles on the Forum that the latest version to upgrade to (without paying for X9) is X8.5. Looking at the link at http://www.videostudiopro.com/en/suppor ... sion-tab=1, I see that there are a host of hotfixes and Service Packs (7 to be precise), to wit:

2015-03-20: Boris Graffiti plug-in for Corel VideoStudio X8 Ultimate
2015-03-20: Corel VideoStudio X8 Pro/Ultimate Help files
2015-07-06: Corel VideoStudio X8 Service Pack 1
2015-08-06: Corel VideoStudio X8.5 Update
2015-09-01: Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X8.5 Hotfix
2015-11-30: Corel VideoStudio X8 Service Pack 3 (whatever happened to SP2??)
2016-02-11: Corel VideoStudio X8.5 Hotfix 2

So my question is, starting with my original installation files, do I (a) have to install those first, and then all of the 7 above in chronological order? Or (b) Install the original, then SP3 (which possibly includes all the previous updates) and then Hotfix 2 only? Or (c) Skip the original installation and install SP3 and Hotfix 2 only? Or (d) Something else like Original minus plugins -> SP3 -> Hotfix -> Original Plugins after installing SP3?

Regards, Tanguero

P.S. I promise to update my "Missing Installation Manual for X8" sticky post with this update information once I have it figured out and installed successfully (though given X9 release it may be of limited use except to the extent that the installation procedure hasn't changed from X8 to X9).

[lata]

Hi

I install CVSX8 main program followed by the Hot Fix 2, that allows the program to run.
Now I install the Contents package and the Ultimate pack.
I tend to run the program after installing each package.

After a few runs the auto update kicks in to download and install SP3

SP3 was the last update that seems to include all previous updates.

The version number is now 18.6.0.6 (CVSX18.5)

I do not install any other updates manually or otherwise.

[tanguero]

Thanks Trevor, I actually ended up installing (successfully) as follows:
1Main -> 2Contents -> 3Bonus -> BluRay Plugin -> SP3 -> Hotfix2
without running the program until I was done with all six installations (presumably it wouldn't have run anyway because of the Win 7 problem fixed by Hotfix2).

Version indeed shows 18.6.0.6 and the components and plugins all seem to be there (although I haven't tried doing anything meaningful with the program yet). Help > Check for Updates does not come up with anything missing either.

[lata]

Hi Tanguero

Yep that also worked for me. Hotfix 2 to get the program to run, then SP3

Just check FX filters that Boris is present, always has for me but others had that missing and required a reset.