QTR-Quadtone RIP

I'm looking for guidance about setting up Quad Tone RIP to drive my new
Epson SureColor P800 printer. I intend to use the standard Epson ink.

I have QTRgui 2.7.0.0 and QTR 2.7.2 installed on my Windows 7 64bit
computer, set up to work with my previous Epson R2400 printer.

I have downloaded the QTR_Setup_2.7.8.EXE file -- can I simply run that
setup file, or should I remove the old QTR installation first?

Are there any hazards I should be aware of?

(And I'd like to take this moment to thank Roy Harrington for his work
on QTR -- I've been a happy user since the days of the Epson 1160).

--

Peter Marquis-Kyle
marquis-kyle.com.au

I use QTR on Windows 7 without any problems. You can just rerun the install and my recollection is that it will simply overwrite any older files. No need to uninstall and reinstall.

In relation to John's question, I don't think that it will overwrite or wipe any files that you've added, provided that they don't have the same name as any files in the install (i.e. you haven't edited any installed files and kept the same file name), but I always make sure I have a backup of those files somewhere just in case.

QTR has two locations for its files - under Program Files tree and under Users. You'll only see notice this if you go looking for your files, as QTRGui will combine the two sources seamlessly. The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users. My understanding is that this is done for security and permissions reasons, but it also means that your files are separate from the installed files. If you like me find that tedious, and have placed your own curves under Program Files, then I'd take a backup before installing as a precaution, but as long as you have used unique file names then I don't think you should have a problem.

Brian says "The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users." That's exactly how it should be. Every normal Windows application works that way. But when I installed QTR, I was surprised that there was no such separation of system and user data -- at least it was not documented. As a result, I have been putting my user files in C:\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP. I grumble every time I do it because it requires me to enter my administrator password.

Now that I look, I see a directory D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP. It contains three files: QTRGui.ini, QTRGui.ini.bad, and QTRLog.txt, but no subdirectories. Are you saying that if I replicate the directory structure of QuadToneRip I can put my user files there? For example, can store user Quad files in

D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone\?

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 4:28 PM brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@...m> wrote:

I use QTR on Windows 7 without any problems. You can just rerun the install and my recollection is that it will simply overwrite any older files. No need to uninstall and reinstall.

In relation to John's question, I don't think that it will overwrite or wipe any files that you've added, provided that they don't have the same name as any files in the install (i.e. you haven't edited any installed files and kept the same file name), but I always make sure I have a backup of those files somewhere just in case.

QTR has two locations for its files - under Program Files tree and under Users. You'll only see notice this if you go looking for your files, as QTRGui will combine the two sources seamlessly. The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users. My understanding is that this is done for security and permissions reasons, but it also means that your files are separate from the installed files. If you like me find that tedious, and have placed your own curves under Program Files, then I'd take a backup before installing as a precaution, but as long as you have used unique file names then I don't think you should have a problem.

Short answer: almost but not quite.

Slightly longer answer: You want to create:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone

so you want the Local folder tree and not the Roaming folder tree. Note also the "VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)" part of the path name. Not sure about the D: drive, but I assume you9;ve located your user folders there?

See also a longer description from a few years ago:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/QuadtoneRIP/conversations/messages/13210

---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Brian says "The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users." That's exactly how it should be. Every normal Windows application works that way. But when I installed QTR, I was surprised that there was no such separation of system and user data -- at least it was not documented. As a result, I have been putting my user files in C:\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP. I grumble every time I do it because it requires me to enter my administrator password.

Now that I look, I see a directory D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP. It contains three files: QTRGui.ini, QTRGui.ini.bad, and QTRLog.txt, but no subdirectories. Are you saying that if I replicate the directory structure of QuadToneRip I can put my user files there? For example, can store user Quad files in

D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone\?

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 4:28 PM brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I use QTR on Windows 7 without any problems. You can just rerun the install and my recollection is that it will simply overwrite any older files. No need to uninstall and reinstall.

In relation to John's question, I don't think that it will overwrite or wipe any files that you've added, provided that they don't have the same name as any files in the install (i.e. you haven't edited any installed files and kept the same file name), but I always make sure I have a backup of those files somewhere just in case.

QTR has two locations for its files - under Program Files tree and under Users. You'll only see notice this if you go looking for your files, as QTRGui will combine the two sources seamlessly. The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users. My understanding is that this is done for security and permissions reasons, but it also means that your files are separate from the installed files. If you like me find that tedious, and have placed your own curves under Program Files, then I'd take a backup before installing as a precaution, but as long as you have used unique file names then I don't think you should have a problem.

Short answer: almost but not quite.

Slightly longer answer: You want to create:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone

so you want the Local folder tree and not the Roaming folder tree. Note also the "VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)" part of the path name. Not sure about the D: drive, but I assume you've located your user folders there?

See also a longer description from a few years ago:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/QuadtoneRIP/conversations/messages/13210

---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Brian says "The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users." That's exactly how it should be. Every normal Windows application works that way. But when I installed QTR, I was surprised that there was no such separation of system and user data -- at least it was not documented. As a result, I have been putting my user files in C:\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP. I grumble every time I do it because it requires me to enter my administrator password.

Now that I look, I see a directory D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP. It contains three files: QTRGui.ini, QTRGui.ini.bad, and QTRLog.txt, but no subdirectories. Are you saying that if I replicate the directory structure of QuadToneRip I can put my user files there? For example, can store user Quad files in

D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone\?

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 4:28 PM brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I use QTR on Windows 7 without any problems. You can just rerun the install and my recollection is that it will simply overwrite any older files. No need to uninstall and reinstall.

In relation to John's question, I don't think that it will overwrite or wipe any files that you've added, provided that they don't have the same name as any files in the install (i.e. you haven't edited any installed files and kept the same file name), but I always make sure I have a backup of those files somewhere just in case.

QTR has two locations for its files - under Program Files tree and under Users. You'll only see notice this if you go looking for your files, as QTRGui will combine the two sources seamlessly. The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users. My understanding is that this is done for security and permissions reasons, but it also means that your files are separate from the installed files. If you like me find that tedious, and have placed your own curves under Program Files, then I'd take a backup before installing as a precaution, but as long as you have used unique file names then I don't think you should have a problem.