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IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - DO NOT SKIP
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To install and setup The GB64 Collection on your computer successfully, please follow these instructions, in the following order.  Once this installer has finished, these instructions can be found in the file info.txt in your \GameBase\GBC_v19 folder.

1) If you haven't already done so, download and install the latest version of the GameBase frontend (from http://www.bu22.com/). The minimum required version for this database is GameBase v1.3.

2) In the next setup screen, choose your GameBase folder from the Browse dialog.  The GameBase64 Collection v19 will then be installed in a subfolder called GBC_v19.

3) Once installed, *** BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING *** please backup the database file "\GameBase\GBC_v19\GBC_v19.mdb" somewhere safe.  This backup may be needed when we release future updates to the GB64 Collection.  IF YOU DO NOT KEEP THIS BACKED-UP DATABASE, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY FUTURE GB64 DATABASE UPDATES YOU RUN WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

4) If you have downloaded the GB64 screenshots, sids, extras etc., GameBase will run more efficiently if these are placed on your hard-disk rather than on a CD or DVD. Note: This database is set to work with the HVSC update #79, available from http://hvsc.c64.org/.

5) Download and install any C64 emulators that you wish to use with your games.

6) Once you have run GameBase and have The GB64 Collection database loaded, you will need to do the following before you can use the database:
 - Setup your emulators (if you didn't already do it as GameBase loaded)
 - Setup your options (Tools-->'GBC_v19' Options)
 - Setup your paths (Tools-->'GBC_v19' Paths)
 - Tell GameBase which files you have (Tools-->Verify Available Files)

7) If you are upgrading from a previous version of The GameBase64 Collection, as long as you kept your old database (.mdb) file, you can import your personal info (favourite games, highscores, ratings, times played etc) into v19 directly from the frontend. To do this, go to "Tools->Import Personal Info" from the main GameBase window.

That's it!  If you have problems, our forums are located at http://www.gb64.com/forum/.  Have fun!