I have purchased the combined package of PRE10/PSE10 on DVDs (Full Version) and am wondering what I need to do to install them to replace my existing PRE7/PSE7 set up on a Windows 7 64 bit PC.
I have read on the Adobe site that version 10 will install alongside a previous version and they suggest you can uninstall the old one when you are happy the new version is working. My questions are:
1. Will the new PRE10 version adopt the preferences - e.g. for scratch files etc - from the previous installation or will I need to go through all that again? (I have several internal drives and took the advice in Steve's book to utilise them so as to maximise speed).
2. Will PSE10 be able to use the same catalogue file as PSE7 uses? (Although I mainly use Lightroom now I do have catalog files for PSE7 and PRE7)
3. I also have Lightroom 3 installed. Is there anything I need to be aware of when installing PSE10 to make sure it works as well as possible with this?
4. When I uninstall my "old" versions should I first deactivate them so that they can be reinstalled legally on another PC? NB My new V10 software is not an upgrade so doesn't rely on me having a previous version.
5. Is there any other good advice? I am always a little nervous about installing major new software and want to minimise any possible problems!
Thanks as alwyas for any help.