"open with" problem with X5

[Mgrenier]

Hello all,

 

We are having some difficulties changing our computers to open files (*.mcx, *.dwg, *.x_t) in X5 rather than X4. If you right click on the file and go "open with:", you can see mcam X4 but not X5. If you browse to the X5 mastercam.exe file, it does not work.

 

Has anyone have this problem or is it just us? Does anybody have a solution for this?

 

Thanks in advance.

[spade117]

It looks as though the file must be some form of a .mcx file for the "open with X5" option to be there.

[Guest]

Windows 7, right?

 

There is a registry issue within Win7 that users have been having this issues across multiple titles.

 

What's wrong with File open anyway?

[Mgrenier]

Hello John,

 

Not Win7 but WinXP 64. File open works fine it's just that not all our custommers provide CAD files. So we browse with windows explorer to see if we have a CAD file available and then double click on the file. Otherwise, we browse and if a file is available, we thenopen mastercam and re-browse to open the file. Jus wanting to save a few steps.

 

Spade, you are correct with mcx files, my bad...

[Cannon]

This is not just Win7 problem, its the same with XP and Vista. You have to manually go and change every file type to open in newest version of Mastercam.

 

What's wrong with File open anyway?

Open mastercam -> file -> open -> browse the file -> click it OR just click the cad file icon and it opens, which one is faster and easier?

[K2csq7]

I also have XP 64. I cannot get X4 out of the "open with" list. I also cannot add X5 to the "open with" list. (both X4 & 5 are named "mastercam.exe", they are just in different folders). I think if you could get X4 off the list you will be able to add X5...

[Fhgfgjfg]

I had the same problem after I installed X5, but without uninstalling X4 first. I solved it like this:

 

1. Uninstall all Mastercam that you have installed.

 

2. Go into the registry (regedit) and delete all keys containing any of the following:

"cnc software"

"mastercam"

"mcamx"

Use search to find all.

 

3. Restart your computer.

 

4. Install Mastercam.

 

Now it works to associate files to Mastercam again.

[maestro]

You may need to go into windows explorer, chose tools, folder options, file types and add or delete the file associations.

[Mgrenier]

You may need to go into windows explorer, chose tools, folder options, file types and add or delete the file associations.

 

Tried that. Doesn't work

[neurosis]

What exactly happens when you try to delete the association using the Folder Options/File types?

 

My next option would be removing those extensions from the registry and readding them using the shell.

 

 

Or, I have never used this but some people seem to think that it works for them.

 

openwithadd

[Mgrenier]

Just a quick update: I contacted CNC software with this problem and they are looking into it.

[Thee Rickster ™]

:Bump:

[Mgrenier]

Last I heard form CNC softwar is they thought it might be X5 not registering properly in the computer but they never gave got back to me for a solution.

[TheePres]

I manually changed registry setting, works good for me,,,

 

Will search key and post in a bit.

[TheePres]

Edit this registry key:

 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Mastercam.exe\shell\open\command "C:\mcamx4\Mastercam.exe" "%1" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\mcamx5\Mastercam.exe"

 

reboot, then you will be able to find X5 under change file association and make it stick.

[TheePres]

At your own risk..Of course!!!

[Mark H]

bump...

I had this problem in X5 and now X6mu1. I'll probably try the registry edit, unless there is another fix.

[Mark H]

Yup, the registry edit worked. It was obviously pointing to the wrong (nonexistent) folder. Surprised the X6 install didn't fix it.

 

FYI - This is what I changed;

 

OLD ;

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Mastercam.exe\shell\open\command "C:\mcamx\Mastercam.exe" "%1"

 

NEW;

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\Mastercam.exe\shell\open\command "C:\program files\mcamx6\Mastercam.exe" "%1"

 

AND reboot the computer

[Thee Rickster ™]

^^^^worked perfect,

'less' clicking =

[Mark H]

Also fixed my Cimco editor, it too was pointing to the wrong folder.

 

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\CIMCOEdit.exe\shell\open\command "C:\Program Files\mcamx6\common\Editors\CIMCOEdit5\CIMCOEdit.exe" "%1"

 

And I didn't have to reboot for this to work.

[Mgrenier]

Just a heads up,

 

We get the same problem with X7