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For security reasons, they added a security Authentication code into install.php script. When the installation script detects that X-cart is already installed on your host it will not allow you to proceed without entering the Authentication installation code.
To protect your work, we recommend either deleting script install.php, or changing default Auth code. But it is better to keep install.php since you may need to install different skin sets (X-cart comes with several skin sets).
You will find the Auth code in [xcart_dir]/include/install.php file
# Put access code here
# A person who do not know the auth code can not access the installations script
#
$installation_auth_code =
You may change the auth_code to a new one, which you will be using.
Also the code is displayed in the admin back-end, on the 'Summary' page.
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