mastercam start up

[foolsh]

does anybody knows how to start up mastercam by clicking on the file in windows explorer,mine gave an error "mill9.txt not found"

[Salahuddin]

Right click the file , properties , and chose the open with icon, chose wich program you want to open the file with, chose mill9.exe.

there will be an icon to always use the program to open this type of files, click it.

thats all, hope it will help

[Psychomill]

Salah, I think you may have misunderstood the question. I'm guessing that he used to be able to open a MC9 file by double clicking on it and now it won't open anymore. I know because I have the same problem.

 

I used to be able to open MC9 files by clicking on them. Now I get an error "not found..mill9.txt..." Anybody got any ideas???

 

 

Windoze recognizes them as MC files, makes the attempt to open with MC, then errors out.

 

 

No problems if I open MC first, then 'get' the file...

[Allan]

The problem is with the shortcut that windows points to, it should have the setting for "start in" set to the active mcam9 directory. i.e. Start in c:mcam9

 

 

Allan

[Hardmill]

Do a search i'm sure its been covered

 

 

PEACE

[G Caputo]

One more quick note... It also depends on the users rights on the computer. If you are an adminsitrator, there are no issues, and it works fine. When are IT person went thru the whole issue with our reseller (something about adding a new user?) it could not be corrected to open the file, even when changing the path in the registry, without the user having admin rights. Rumour has it they logged it as a bug and the problem was supposed to be fixed in X but they were not going to correct it in V9

[Psychomill]

Hardmill, been there, done that. I come up with 'hits' that talk about every other file but MC files.... unless you have a better key word to search for....

 

Alan, I already checked what windoze is using to 'start in'. Its correct.

 

Greg, I have administrator rights. Still doesn't work. I've checked other stations, even ones without the rights and they do work. Only a couple of our stations are acting this way.

 

[Zero]

try what Ernie did in this thread

 

I can vaugely remember having this same problem myself at one time....and Im pretty sure this is what fixed it.

[Psychomill]

I looked into this but I don't think I'm at the right spot. Can't seem to locate where the "Hkey_local....." needs to be changed?

 

[P_Scott]

Psychomill,

 

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Can't seem to locate where the "Hkey_local....." needs to be changed?

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Hkey_local... refers to a Registry key. The only way to change this is to go to the Start menu and select Run... In the prompt type "regedit" and click the OK button. This will open the Registry editor but you should be very careful not to eliminate something that is used for other applicaitons. You also will not be able to open the regedit program without having admin rights on the pc. HTH

[Psychomill]

Peter, got it....

 

Thanks!!

[foolsh]

thanks everybody!i managed to change one of the unused mill router to mill9 in the system registry and it works!