LD/QM32 Updates listing

  LD Update 19
  LD Update 14
  LD Update 13
  LD Update 12
  LD Update 11
  General instructions
   

  Update Files page
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Here are recent updates to the Lasershow Designer (QM32 board) system. These updates include not only the latest software, but also shows, frames and animations. This is a major benefit of LD -- updates are always free!
        We want to be sure that you always have the latest and best version of LD. Since 1994, we have provided many major updates which have included 28 laser shows (songs) and many thousands of clip art frames.
     

Please note: General instructions for installing the updates are at the bottom of this page.

LD Update 19 (September 23 2000)

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• LDUP19.EXE. Contains updated versions of LD.EXE, SHOWTIME.EXE, AUTOPLAY.EXE, LD.DLL, LD2000.DLL and LD.Q32. Also contains special Showtime version STWin98.EXE, Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit runtime VB40016.DLL, OLE component OC25.DLL, and text documentation UPDATE19.TXT. File size: 8,234,589 bytes (8 MB). Click here to go to the Update Files page.

LD Update 14  (April 1999)

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his update consists of three files:

• LDUP14a.EXE.  This includes the most critical software: LD release 2.86 and Showtime release 2.26. It also includes all necessary support files to run these two releases, and it now includes the May 12 cursor fix described above. File size: 2,050,943 bytes (2.003 MB). Click here to go to the Update Files page.

• LDUP14b.EXE  This has a new graphics show from Holger Walter, "Celebration". It also has a completely updated Showtime help file, which now covers all Showtime features including the Live! controller, and the Lasershow Performer console. Finally, it includes printable versions of all six LD help files (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format), for those who wish paper copies of the help files. File size: 6,485,184 (6.3 MB). Click here to go to the Update Files page.

• LDUP14c.EXE  This contains hundreds of clip art frames provided by Steve Jander of Showlasers, Inc. in Dallas. Click here to view frames from the "Star Wars" directory; these frames may be useful as the new Phantom Menace movie is released.
          We are providing the aerospace, Star Trek and Star Wars frames as part of a beta release of Update 14c. File size: 1,182,422 (1.12 MB). Click here to go to the Update Files page.
          Note: The complete set of Showlasers clip art frames is over 17 MB, and is available only on the LD Installation CD. If you have an older installation CD disc, and want to check if you have all the Showlasers frames, look in the CD disc's LD\Frames\ClipArt\Sholasrs directory. You should see 11 subdirectories.
      

LD Update 13  (September 1998)

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pdate 13 is no longer available. LD Update 14a has more recent versions of all files that were in 13, so 13 is not necessary.
    

LD Update 12  (June 1998)

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his contains two files: 12a and 12b. (Some clients received this split into four files; 12a1, 12a2, 12b1, and 12b2.)

• LDUP12a.EXE is no longer available. LD Update 14a has more recent versions of files that were in 12a, so 12a is not necessary.

• LDUP12b.EXE contains "MissionB", a beam show; 60+ clip art frames; updated LD shows incorporating image masking; and two Visual Basic .BAS files.
          If you do not have these shows and frames, then you can download the file WRAP12B.EXE. This is a "wrapper" file which contains the 12b installation file. Run it to get the file LDUP12b.EXE. You can then run LDUP12b.EXE to install the shows and frames. Click here to go to the Update Files page.
      

LD Update 11  (November 1997)

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his contained eight files, 11a through 11h. If you have a LD CD-ROM dated "Nov. 1997" or later, then you do not need LD Update 11.
        If your LD system is so old that the CD-ROM is before November 1997, please contact Pangolin to order a new CD-ROM. We believe it is better for you to have the latest CD-ROM, rather than trying to download and install up to 12 files.
    

General instructions for updates

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nstalling LD updates is simple. Please review the following instructions to avoid any problems:

1. Download.  Download the update files that you want. (Note: You can download using any computer. However, the update files will only install on a computer that has a working LD system, so copy the files over to the LD computer before proceeding.)

2. Reboot if necessary.  If you are installing LDUP14a or LDUP19 and you have already run LD or Showtime, then it is best that you reboot your computer first. This is because some LD system files are kept in memory by Windows. The installation program may not be able to install over these files if they are in memory. By rebooting, you ensure that no LD files are in memory.

3. Run the update files. Update files are self-extracting .EXE files. Simply run them like any other program. The installation program will put all the new files in the correct locations. (For "wrap" files, you first run the WRAP__.EXE program to unwrap and extract the installation LDUP__.EXE program.)

4. Run LD and Showtime. The next time you run Lasershow Designer or Showtime, the programs will detect that you have updated. They will first confirm that you agree to the LD License. Then, they will put up a window that can take you to see what is new in the program -- it is a good idea to check this out.
        This is also a good time to check out any new shows, clip art frames, and help files that may be in the update.

5. Backup the update files.  You may wish to store the downloaded update files in a safe place, should you ever need to reinstall LD or the update files.

Information on each update is in a file called UPDATE__.TXT (example: UPDATE19.TXT) that is automatically installed in your LD directory. Use Notepad or any word processing program to read this file, to find out more about all the new files and features in the update.