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How can I make Version 7 default in Windows 7?

autodeskguest

I am not an OS expert and maybe it shows image

 

Anyhow, because several clients of mine did not upgrade to V7 I must

also keep V6 on the computer. It rns Windows 7 64-bit Professional. Any

time I click on a *.sch file it opens it in V6. I cannot even select in

Windows to open in V7 because Eagle V7 doesn't show in the menu.

 

So far the only way to open such files is to fire up V7, then go through

the file open menues and open the file. Of course, this does not work

with an Eagle file attached to an email which will always open in V6.

 

What gives?

 

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Regards, Joerg

 

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

 

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  • in reply to clem57

    On 2016-12-13 21:08, Clem Martins wrote:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18539/windows-7-change-default-programs

     

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    As I wrote, that only shows "eagle.exe" and this results in V6 being

    opened. V7 does not show up. V7 can only be opened direcvtly or via the

    desktop shortcut.

     

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  • in reply to autodeskguest

    click Browse to find the program you want to use, and then click Open. If no other programs are installed that are able to open the file type or protocol, your choices will be limited.)

    The key is to look at shortcut to find where the program was installed to. Once that is known, the browse will allow you to follow the same paths to that program.

    Clem

  • in reply to clem57

    On 2016-12-14 09:50, Clem Martins wrote:

    click Browse to find the program you want to use, and then click

    Open. If no other programs are installed that are able to open the

    file type or protocol, your choices will be limited.)

    The key is to look at shortcut to find where the program was

    installed to. Once that is known, the browse will allow you to follow

    the same paths to that program. Clem

     

     

    I know where it runs, in Program Files\Eagle7.2.0\bin. However, that

    will not show up under browse. Only the V6 location does.

     

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    Regards, Joerg

     

    http://www.analogconsultants.com/

     

  • in reply to autodeskguest

    Am 14.12.2016 um 21:12 schrieb Joerg:

    I know where it runs, in Program Files\Eagle7.2.0\bin. However, that

    will not show up under browse. Only the V6 location does.

     

    V6 should show up below "Program Files(x86)", not "Program Files". Are

    you sure that you looked up the correct directory?

     

     

     

  • in reply to autodeskguest

    On 2016-12-14 14:22, René König wrote:

    Am 14.12.2016 um 21:12 schrieb Joerg:

    I know where it runs, in Program Files\Eagle7.2.0\bin. However, that

    will not show up under browse. Only the V6 location does.

     

    V6 should show up below "Program Files(x86)", not "Program Files". Are

    you sure that you looked up the correct directory?

     

     

     

    Yes, V6 must be and is in the (x86) directory but not V7. The problem is

    that V7 never shows up in any default program selections. So I can't

    tell Windows to always use that as the default for *.sch files. That can

    make a real mess if I don't notice it and work on libraries.

     

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    Regards, Joerg

     

    http://www.analogconsultants.com/

     

  • in reply to autodeskguest

    May-bee I have misunderstood the problem here but Eagle 7 does not (or did not fro me, more correctly) install to program files, but it ended up directly on the root, at c:\

    So right click on the schematic file, choose "open with...", make sure the "Always use the selected...." checkbox is selected and then browse manually to the bin folder and select the file named eagle (remember that in later windows the extension does not always show). Check c:\ for an eagle folder.

     

     

     

     

    EDIT: Fixed an typo

  • in reply to zainka

    On 2016-12-14 15:33, vidar vidnes wrote:

    May-bee I have misunderstood the problem here but Eagle 7 does not

    (or did not fro me, more correctly) install to program files, but it

    ended up directly on the root, at c:\ So right click on the schematic

    file, choose "open with...", make sure the "Always use the

    selected...." checkbox is selected and then browse manually to the

    bin file and select the file named eagle (remember that in later

    windows the extension does not always show). Check c:\ for an eagle

    folder.

     

     

    V7 installed correctly in the 64-bit section. I think Tilmann has

    diagnosed the problem correctly. The fix requires a registry edit

    though. Not for the faint of heart and I'll do that during a quiet phase

    in case I brick the PC.

     

    In case an engineer from Eagle is reading: This should be fixed.

    Independent engineers such as consultants have to be able to run older

    versions because not all their clients have the latest version.

     

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    Regards, Joerg

     

    http://www.analogconsultants.com/