Major upgrades and minor upgrades

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Major upgrades include major changes in program design and database structure. They are released about every two years. Minor upgrades include mainly bug fixes and minor improvements. Immediately after a major upgrade, you may see minor upgrades on a weekly basis. After a major upgrade is stabilized, you will see minor upgrades released on a monthly basis. Here are the differences between major upgrades and minor upgrades.

•	Major upgrades are not free. Minor upgrades are always free of charge.

•	Major upgrades need to be installed on a different folder from the previous installation. Minor upgrades are installed on the same folder and replace previously installed files.

•	After installing a major upgrade, you will have a trial period with all features unlocked. Installing minor upgrades have no effect on your trial counter.

Install a major upgrade

A major upgrade is downloaded as a self extracting zip file. You can download the latest Biblioscape release at http://www.biblioscape.com/download.htm. Double click the downloaded file to install it. You should not install it over a previous installation. You don't have to remove the previous version, just be sure to install a major upgrade to a new folder.

Install a minor upgrade

A minor upgrade is downloaded as a zip file. You can download the latest Biblioscape 8 minor upgrade at http://www.biblioscape.com/download/bsp8_patch.zip. The release history can be found at http://support.biblioscape.com. Unzip it to your Biblioscape root folder. For example, if you have installed Biblioscape 8 before under the folder "C:\Biblioscape 8\", you should unzip minor upgrade 8.02 to the Biblioscape 8 root folder "C:\Biblioscape 8\". When prompted to replace existing files, click Yes to replace them.