<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>The windows standalone installers are self contained, but share preferences and registry settings. </div><div><br></div><div>So they don't usually give problems, unless an incompatibility in settings or plugins (openlayers, is a prime example) between versions.</div><div><br></div><div>I haven't seen anything to suggest that having 2.6 and 2.8 is problematic. </div><div><br></div><div>I will also point out that while 2.6 project files should work in 2.8, no attempt is made to make 2.8 project files work in 2.6. <br><br>-ramon.</div><div><br>On 18 Mar 2015, at 9:41, Chandler Coleman <<a href="mailto:chandcole@gmail.com">chandcole@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">I have it installed as a stand alone on my laptop. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Chandler Coleman</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 17, 2015 7:33 PM, "Ramon Andiñach" <<a href="mailto:custard@westnet.com.au">custard@westnet.com.au</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Generally no.<br>
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It does depend a lot on how you installed it in the first place - and you haven't said that.<br>
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There can be odd things if you don't, but in most cases, unless you're in charge of the office roll out, I'd load up the new one and do the uninstall reinstall routine if I need to.<br>
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-ramon.<br>
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> On 18 Mar 2015, at 8:04, Chandler Coleman <<a href="mailto:chandcole@gmail.com">chandcole@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I am curious if I have to unistall 2.6 before installing 2.8. Does anyone know the answer to this question?<br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Chandler<br>
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