CAD tip # 10097:

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Multiple applications with the same name in the "Open with" menu - which to choose?

When you open a CAD file (DWG, RVT, RFA, etc.) using the context menu, Windows offers multiple applications with the same name - e.g. different types of AutoCAD, different versions of Revit you have installed, etc. How to choose the right program version you want to run?

If you want to assign a fixed version of the launched application for the given file type (e.g. for RFA - Revit Family), assign the proper program in the Registry key - e.g.:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Revit.Family\shell\open\command

If you need to dynamically choose which version to run, rename the listed applications to more descriptive names. E.g. change the menu list:

Which app to launch?

To a better:

You can make it by adding the version number or other identification by changing the Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache

E.g. for the above illustrated modification:

EXE programs to start

Similarly you will also update the following dialog type:

Revits to open with

You can use this method also to assign office applications and file types, pictures, videos and other document types.

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14.11.2014 10165×

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · Revit · Inventor · Navisworks · DWG ·

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