move questionnaire from old computer to new one

[ap26]

On the Thinkpads we are using for another study, we use ML v.2006.1.4O. When we tried to move the ACASI to these computers, it didn't appear on the screen the way it needed to. We were missing answer options.

Now we have purchased new Lenovo Thinkpads for this study. I have not put ML on them yet since I don't know if the ML version is part of the problem. Is it possible to still get the 2002 version we are running on our old Dells.

As for screen resolution, the old Thinkpads and the Dells have the same resolution (1024x768). The new Thinkpads have 1280x800 resolution. The Dell DPI setting was 120; the Thinkpad's was 96DPI. Both font sizes were listed as normal.

Thanks for your help. And if you think we can go ahead and download the new ML version (it should work regardless of the ML version or the old version is no longer available), please let me know so that I can get started.

[jarvis24]

It's important to match the DPI settings and resolution if you want to get as close a match as possible. If you do want to try the 2002 version though, you can get all the old versions here:

www.empirisoft.com/download_old.aspx

[ap26]

I downloaded the 2002 version of ML AND I changed the DPI settings and the resolution to match our other older computers. The ACASI still runs off the screen on the ThinkPad. The only thing I can think of to do is to go in and change the parameters of each question so that it appears correctly. If anyone has a simpler idea, please let me know.

[jarvis24]

Yeah, can't tell you. If the resolution and dpi are the same, and the version of ML is the same then that's pretty weird. The only other thing I would suggest to check are the font settings in the MediaLab Preferences--i.e., to make sure they are the same. After that, I can't imagine what the difference could be.

[jarvis24]

If prefereces check out, feel free to send me or attach a copy of the que file--I'll take a look at it here and see if I can tell what's up.