Why doesn't CC3+ 3.97 update test or absolutely insist you've run CC3+ first?
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If you haven't, it asks where the CC3+ data is and doesn't accept any answer.
I've just installed CC3+ 3.96 on a new PC. I didn't run it (even though that was the default) because I wanted to install the 3.97 update first.
The update asked me "Please select the destination folder for the application's data".
Telling it (drive):/Program Files (x86)/ProFantasy/CC3Plus (ie where the program is), resulted in an error popping up to say "Sorry, your previous CC3+ installation could not be found. Please install and run CC3+ first".
Same thing on telling it (drive):/Program Data/Profantasy/CC3Plus
At that point, I noticed the small "and run" phrase, so I ran CC3+ and tried again, without quitting the update program.
Same thing.
OK, let's quit the update..
.. and exactly the same popup appeared!?! I had to click 'back' to the (very reasonable) licence before I could actually quit.
Managing to quit the update and restarted it has worked, but...
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The updates are cumulative so you only need to install the most recent one.
This was a new install, so it was literally 'install the latest version for which there is a full installer (3.96) then try to install the latest update (3.97)'.
Turns out that you really do have to run CC3+ 3.96 at least once before you can install any update.
Correct. While some Annual installations just load the pdf at the end, many of the others say that Cc3+ will load when you click the Finish button.