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About Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 Compatibility for Upgrades of DAZzle

After upgrading from an existing installation of DAZzle to the Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8-compatible version of DAZzle, you have the option of converting DAZzle to be Windows Vista or Windows 7 or Windows 8 compatible. Before the transition starts, you are prompted to choose between installing DAZzle in Shared Mode or Private Mode. The default value is Shared.

Under Shared Mode:

All data files are moved to the %COMMON_DOCUMENT%\Endicia\DAZzle folder, for example, C:\Users\Public\Documents\Endicia\DAZzle.

Under the Private Mode:

Application data files are copied to your %APPLICATION_DATA%\Endicia\DAZzle folder, for example, C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Endicia\DAZzle.
All your data files are copied to the your %PERSONAL_DOCUMENTS%\Endicia\DAZzle folder, for example, C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\Endicia\DAZzle.

Note the following:

In Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Window 8, the transition can be done only when DAZzle was launched by selecting “Run As Administrator”.
When another Windows user launches DAZzle for the first time after the Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8-compatible transition, that user will see a message about the transition, and a set of data files will be copied to his or her own application and user data folders.
If any files already exist in the destination folder with same names as the original folder, a message will be displayed.
After the transition, a file named “FileMoveLog.txt” will be created in the destination data folder. This file shows the original and destination locations of the moved files.
Application data files and your data files are moved to different locations. The location of each can be found in Registry settings after the transition: “AppDataDirectory” and “UserDataDirectory”.
If a file fails to move, the transition will roll back all the files, and a message will indicate what has happened.
All registry settings related to file location are changed during the transition according to the mode selected. In this way, the next time that DAZzle is launched, you will not get a “File can’t be found” message.
The folder “\xml\” under DAZzle installation directory will be moved to your data folder.

The following registry settings will be automatically generated the first time DAZzle is launched:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Envelope Manager\DAZzle\VistaCompliant

(The string value “YES” or “NO” depends on whether anyone has done the Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 transition for the machine.)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Envelope Manager\dazzle\Preference\VistaCompliant

(The string value “YES” or “NO” depends on whether the current transition has been done for the current Windows login user.)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Envelope Manager\DAZzle\ShareMode

(The string value “Private” or “Shared” depends on which mode you selected during the Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 transition. )

Under Private Mode:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Envelope Manager\dazzle\Preference\AppDataDirectory

(This is the string value of the application data path after Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 transition under Private Mode.)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Envelope Manager\dazzle\Preference\UserDataDirectory

(This is the string value of your data path after Windows Vista,Windows 7, or Windows 8 transition under Private Mode.)

Under Shared Mode:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Envelope Manager\DAZzle\AppDataDirectory

(This is the string value of the app data path after Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 transition under Shared Mode.)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Envelope Manager\DAZzle\UserDataDirectory

(This is the string value of your data path after Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 transition under Shared Mode.)