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How to switch between PADS releases
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6 q# u8 s. w+ w% ]1 L2 T pHow to switch between PADS releases when they are installed to different target locations* Z1 \$ j7 W/ R9 a. ?- T, f
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6 h1 |' c0 _( E! o$ b: J& QThe recommended approach is to always install PADS releases into the same target location (by default C:\MentorGraphics). By doing so the only step to switch releases is to run the "MGC SDD Configurator" from the Start Menu ("Mentor Graphics SDD" folder).
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$ ]8 R$ a: g& f# {$ n! iIn cases where PADS releases are installed to different installation targets, there is an additional step required to successfully switch releases. Follow the instructions below.2 Q" g- C/ s7 E: ~# @0 e$ H: ^( c
Procedure for switching between PADS releases:! q0 `* |" C& o( I; T
5 w$ R" m& Y: v" a: L- R7 BThe following sample data will be used to demonstrate the switching procedure. Adjust the PADS releases and target locations as necessary.
2 Z- j4 x! C& _8 {( WPADS9.3.1 is installed to "C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics"
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Switching from PADS9.4 to PADS9.3.1
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3 U& R) j m+ X5 M) ?: FRun the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:. W }, {0 D" j8 r) O
"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean8 L+ R: I) p: y p* l- v% R
"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe"" e- t0 V2 o4 v
Note: The double-quotes are only necessary if you are using a target location that contains spaces
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Switching from PADS9.3.1 to PADS9.4/ f m8 I0 ?9 Z- d
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Run the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:: y, |1 [# h4 k1 ]% A9 d
"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean7 y6 H: [# D2 |) b, B: c
"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" |
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