https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/ 2026-11-04T02:40:59+00:00 https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/ https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/lib/tpl/argon/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-11-03T05:56:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:install:fresh_install&rev=1793656599&do=diff Installing ProBoard v4 This page walks through a new installation with PBInstall. If you already run ProBoard 2.x, read Upgrading from 16-bit ProBoard as well. Read Before you install first if you have not. 1. Unzip the package Unzip the package into a working folder, for example C:\Temp\PBv4. This is only the place PBInstall runs from; it is not where ProBoard will live. Everything PBInstall installs is taken from the folder that holds text/html 2026-11-03T05:34:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:install:migrate_fidonet&rev=1793655269&do=diff Importing FastEcho and Internet Rex settings If your board exchanges FidoNet-style mail with FastEcho (the tosser) or Internet Rex (the mailer), you do not need to type your links and passwords again. PBMigrate reads their configuration and adds the equivalent entries to PBToss, PBMailer and your AKA list. text/html 2026-11-03T05:31:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:install:overview&rev=1793655090&do=diff Installing and upgrading This section covers getting ProBoard v4 onto a computer, bringing an older system across, and keeping a running system up to date. Choose the page that matches your situation. You are... Read Setting up a new board Before you install, then text/html 2026-11-03T05:56:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:install:program_updates&rev=1793656574&do=diff Program updates A running v4 system can keep its programs current. PBDispatch checks a web folder for newer ProBoard programs and plug-ins, tells you what it found, and, only when you say so, downloads, verifies and installs them with a backup you can roll back. text/html 2026-11-03T05:33:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:install:requirements&rev=1793655213&do=diff Before you install Choose the right package ProBoard v4 comes in two packages. Use the one that matches your copy of Windows: * x64 for 64-bit Windows. * Win32 for 32-bit Windows. The package is a zip file named like PBv4-20261102-x64.zip, with a text/html 2026-11-03T05:34:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.proboardbbs.com/wiki/Current/doku.php?id=v4:install:upgrade_16bit&rev=1793655299&do=diff Upgrading from 16-bit ProBoard If you run ProBoard 2.x (the 16-bit DOS program) you can keep your users, message bases, file areas and menus. Most files carry over exactly as they are. A handful of data files changed shape and are converted for you, after a backup.