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EPiDesk 2.04 Installation Instructions

  1. Unpack the installation package EPiDeskInstall_2.041.zip.
  2. To start installation, launch EPiDeskInstaller.exe.
  3. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.

For further information on installing EPiDesk, refer to the installation manual, which is also included in the installation zip file.

Upgrade EPiDesk 2.03 to 2.04

Follow the instructions below to upgrade from EPiDesk 2.03 to 2.04.

  1. Download EPiDeskInstall_2_04.zip and the EPiDesk203UpdateTo204.epi4 file included above.
  2. Backup your <epidesk>\bin, <epidesk>\lang, and <epidesk>\epidesk folders. It is also a good idea to backup your database.
  3. Upgrade your EPiDesk site to EPiServer CMS 4.62 by using EPiServer Manager. An EPiServer demo license is required to perform the download. This is available through EPiServer Manager.
  4. By using the Internet Information Services Manager, change the ASP.NET version from 1.1 to 2.0.
  5. Run the SQL script Upgrade203To204.sql against your EPiDesk database.
  6. Update the page types by opening the EPiServer Admin mode and selecting "Import Data" from the Admin tab. Upload the .epi4 file and click "Upload and Verify File". Ignore warnings and click "Begin Import".
  7. Update the binaries by unzipping the EPiDeskInstall_2_04.zip to e.g. c:\temp. After that copy bin\epidesk.dll to your <epidesk>\bin folder and then follow one of the folliowing scenarios.
    If you have not modified the sample project, upgrade according to the following steps:
    1. Copy bin\epidesksamples.dll to <epidesk>\bin.
    2. Copy EPiDesk and lang folders to <epidesk>\.
    3. Copy EPiDeskdefault.aspx, EPiDeskDefault.aspx.cs and EPiDeskSamples.csproj to <epidesk>.
    If you have made modifications in EPiDeskSamples, you can run the above steps and restore your changes with your backup.
  8. Add the following to web.config in section /configuration/runtime/assemblyBinding:
    <dependentAssembly>
      <assemblyIdentity name="EPiDesk" publicKeyToken="5a8acfb9eae26bcc" culture="neutral" />
      <bindingRedirect oldVersion="2.0.0.0-2.0.65535.65535" newVersion="2.0.4.1" />
    </dependentAssembly>     
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