File Format Association Error

[Dale_Rosema]

Recently I have this popping up when ever I start WF5/Creo. Any suggestion as to what it is asking me to install?

Thanks, Dale

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[MartinHanak]

Dale,

I think the best way how to solve the problem is to deinstall/install WF5...

MH

[Dale_Rosema]

Martin,

WF5/Creo is the main software we use. I had Creo3 loaded in a different directory..... so I could do some trial evals.

Thanks

[MartinHanak]

Dale,

if you use different ProE/Creo version, then it is necessary to set PTC_WF_ROOT variable for every version. I do it in psf file in bin directory using the following line:

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=path_to_directory_related_to_specific_version

MH

[Dale_Rosema]

I had my AR set it up, so I thought it was good to go. I think I have used it only once or twice and that was a couple of months ago.

[dgschaefer]

My guess is that Creo 3 changed the file associations that are used to open the right software if you double click a file in a folder.

I'm with Martin, I'd reinstall WF5, it may solve your other problem too.

[Mahesh_Sharma]

Dale,

You may wanna try repairing the Productview by executing ProductView_Express_32_64.msi from Creo Elements Load Point\install\addon.

[Dale_Rosema]

Forgive my ignorance, but for what is productview_express_32_54.msi used?

Thanks, Dale

[Mahesh_Sharma]

It is for ProductView Express installation/reconfiguration.

[Dale_Rosema]

Was ProductView Express a "lite" version of Windchill?

[AmitDeshpande]

Dale,

I was seeing the same exact message on my Creo Elements/Pro 5.0 local install.  I followed Mahesh's suggestion by launching ProductView_Express_32_64.msi and clicking Repair.

The next time I launched 5.0, the window did not show up.

Thanks,

Amit

[Dale_Rosema]

There are (3) of them in different folders. Is there a specific one that needs to be run?

Thanks, Dale

[MartinHanak]

Dale,

in WF5 you can find:

In CR2 you can find:

MH

[Dale_Rosema · Accepted solution]

From my VAR - we set the config.pro:

startup_check_for_visualization - no

This is a work around that solve the window popping up.

Thanks, Dale