Using a new [ZoomBrowser EX] version to browse images that were downloaded with ZoomBrowser EX 3.x

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].

Caution

Converting Database

1. From the [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].

* 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.

If you have changed the location to install [ZoomBrowser EX], click [Browse], and then select [My Database.zbd].

4. The following window appears.

Click [OK].

5. The following window appears.

Click [Close].

Moving image files

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].

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).

Generally, the location of the [Image Library One] folder is in the [C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX] folder.

Caution

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].

10. Select 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].