I did this myself; 2.6 x86 after 2.8 x64 onto w7 x64. It even remembered all my old settings for 2.6.12, but forgot my most recently opened xcf files. I don't know if it will work with the same target machine type though, I suppose you might be able to select a different install directory.

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From: jernej|s-gmane@eternallybored.org Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:19 +0200 Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Install 2.8 alongside 2.6 in windows?

On Thu, 17 May 2012 00:13:13 +0200, narkfestmojo wrote:

GIMP 2.8 by default installs to a different directory than older versions.

I installed 2.6 after 2.8 (using a different installation directory) and have yet to encounter any problems in either one.

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On 5/17/2012 04:55, Richard Gitschlag wrote:

On Thu, 17 May 2012 00:13:13 +0200, narkfestmojo wrote:

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> GIMP 2.8 by default installs to a different directory than older versions.

I installed 2.6 after 2.8 (using a different installation directory) and have yet to encounter any problems in either one.

I guess I will give it a go and see what happens. thanks

scott s. .

On 5/17/2012 04:55, Richard Gitschlag wrote:

On Thu, 17 May 2012 00:13:13 +0200, narkfestmojo wrote:

>
> GIMP 2.8 by default installs to a different directory than older versions.

I installed 2.6 after 2.8 (using a different installation directory) and have yet to encounter any problems in either one.

I guess I will give it a go and see what happens. thanks

scott s.
.

I installed 2.8 in a different directory (I installed it on my external hard drive) from the start. 2.8 removed my desktop icon for 2.6, but everything for 2.6 was still on my C drive (where I had it originally installed). I went into the bin folder and manually started 2.6 (and also created a new shortcut for my desktop) and it worked.

hi,
impossible to find 2.8 on site.
can you help?

Luigi