Restore buttons from another computer

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Restore buttons from another computer

All button information is stored in two files, TypeItIn.ini and Datafile.enc. TypeItIn.ini may show as a Configuration Settings file named TypeItIn and the Datafile.enc file may show as a ENC file named Datafile.

In version 2.8 and earlier the data files were stored in the same directory as the TypeItIn.exe file. The default for this directory is c:\program files\typeitin.

Starting in version 2.9 TypeItIn button data files are saved in the following directory:

Windows Vista: C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\TypeItIn
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\TypeItIn

Replace UserName with your windows login name.

To transfer your buttons from your old computer to the new one first exit TypeItIn on the old computer if it is running: Right click on the TypeItIn icon in the task bar tray and select Exit from the pop up menu. Then open My Computer and find the directory (folder) where the two data files are located and copy them to some form of removable media like a FLASH drive.

Then open Setup - Settings and click on the Manual link to open Windows Explorer with the location of the data files on the new computer.

Close the Setup window, and exit TypeItIn on the new computer: Right click on the TypeItIn icon in the task bar tray and select Exit from the pop up menu.

Then copy the two data files from the removable drive into the directory (folder) that you opened by clicking on the Manual link.

You can then run TypeItIn from the Start menu. All your buttons should have transferred to your new copy of TypeItIn.

Note: This will delete any buttons you may have created on the new computer.