Please follow the steps below to downgrade MDaemon to a prior version. This article can be used for any currently supported version of MDaemon.
Download the previous version (the version to which you are downgrading) of MDaemon and other software from our archive site; https://files.mdaemon.com/mdaemon/release/
The installation file will be named: md**_??.exe or md**_??_x64 for the 64-bit version (**=version number) (??=language)
Shut down MDaemon by clicking the Windows Start button > Programs > MDaemon > Stop MDaemon
Open the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager:
Click the Windows Start button
Select Run
Type 'taskmgr.exe'
In the Task Manager window, select the Processes tab
Review the Processes tab to determine whether the following MDaemon processes have stopped:
CFEngine.exe
clamd.exe
MDaemon.exe
MDSpamD.exe
WCXMPPServer.exe
WebAdmin.exe
WorldClient.exe
Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the \MDaemon folder
The default path is C:\MDaemon
Rename the following folders found in the \MDaemon\ folder by adding '.old' to the end of the folder name (Example: App.old)
App
SpamAssassin
WorldClient
WebAdmin
Using Windows Explorer, navigate to you previous version's backup folder: \MDaemon\Backup\(version)
From the \MDaemon\backup\(version) folder, copy the App folder to the \MDaemon folder.
From the \MDaemon\backup\(version) folder, copy the SpamAssassin folder to the \MDaemon folder.
Double-click the file that you downloaded in Step 1 to install MDaemon, while ensuring that you install to the same path where MDaemon is currently installed.
When prompted, make sure the Start MDaemon option during the final step of the installation is un-checked.
Copy the WorldClient.ini file from the renamed \MDaemon\WorldClient.old to \MDaemon\WorldClient
Copy the WebAdmin.ini file from the renamed \MDaemon\WebAdmin.old to \MDaemon\WebAdmin
Start MDaemon by clicking the Windows Startbutton / Programs / MDaemon / Start MDaemon
