Upgrading from previous releases, Maintaining multiple releases of toolbox – GE Industrial Solutions Control System Toolbox For AV-300, DV-300, AV-300i (AVDV Series) Drives User Manual
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Chapter 3 Using the Toolbox
GEH-6405A Toolbox for an AVDV Series Drive
Upgrading from Previous Releases
Note
To upgrade to Version 5 of the toolbox, it is recommended that you first
uninstall any previous version of toolbox.
Maintaining Multiple Releases of Toolbox
To maintain different releases of the toolbox on a single system, consider the
following:
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Multiple versions of Release 5 cannot be installed on one system. The
installation directory for Release 5 of the toolbox is chosen only once, the first
time that the Control System Solutions products are installed. The default
directory is C:\Program Files\GE Control System Solutions.
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There is only one set of toolbox options settings for a given user on a given
computer. There are several toolbox options settings that may need to be
unique to a particular release of toolbox. For example, Release 4 of the toolbox
would probably need a different directory setting for standard library .tre files
than that of Release 5. In order to use multiple releases, it is recommended to
use different user accounts for each release.
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Opening a toolbox file from the Windows Explorer is not recommended if
multiple copies of toolbox are installed. When you open a file from the
Windows Explorer, the application that starts up depends on what is registered
for that file type. Releases of toolbox prior to Release 5 register each time they
execute. Release 5 of toolbox, however, registers only at installation.
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Modifying a toolbox file can make the file unusable to older releases of
toolbox. A warning dialog displays when the toolbox opens a file that was
written by a previous release. Do not save the file if it must be used by the
previous release.