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Win 7 64-bit
Moved folder bb from C: to D: drive
MGU is now associated with Adobe 9.1 and refuses to change to the new location of bbw.exe
Also when opening bbw.exe I get the message 'Can't find file C:\PROGRAM FILES\BB\=FOLKYG.STY'
Any ideas?
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bbw.exe refuses to appear in the list of available programs.
Do I need to edit the registry or something? I thought the bb folder was a totally moveable feast...
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Don't know Win 7 but if you right click on a BIAB song, is there an Open with... command? On Vista and XP, you can set the default program from there.
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After you moved the program, you should have done two things (maybe you did, but you didn't say).
From the menu, select "Files, File Utilities, Associate File Types".
Also, be sure to rebuild your styles list.
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After you moved the program, you should have done two things (maybe you did, but you didn't say).
From the menu, select "Files, File Utilities, Associate File Types".
Also, be sure to rebuild your styles list.
Thanks. I found that menu option but it made no difference (rebuilding the styles got rid of the other message, though)
It seems that Win 7 is refusing to replace the association with bbw.exe whatever I do
Any other ideas? Registry? PG?
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OK, then you can do it yourself through Windows. No Registry editing needed.
Start, Control Panel, Programs. Then look for the option under Default Programs that says Make a File Type Always Open in a aSpecific Program.
Let it build the list, and scroll down to MGU. Double-click on it and change the program.
Do the same for SGU and any other extensions you see starting with MG and SG.
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Yep, that's what I've been trying to do all along, but what I am saying is that after I select bbw.exe it won't end up in the list of programs. It ended up defaulting to the first in the list which is Adobe 9.1
Interestingly mg1, mg2, mg3, sg1, sg2, sg3 etc. are all assigned to Band In A Box but not mgu or sgu....
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Ah. Odd.
Call support.
Good luck!
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Ah. Odd.
Call support.
Good luck!
Hmm I thought they might read this.
Something new today. BIAB finally appears as an option in the Open with... menu - hurrah!
However I get an error. 'The program can't start because GP5.DLL is missing from your computer.'
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PG Music staff sometimes reads and replies on this forum, but contacting support is the best way to make sure you get your problem addressed, assuming no one here knows the answer. And once you do figure it out, please post the solution so we can learn and help others.
As to your newest question, I have seen that error when an update is run by itself in the wrong folder, without this DLL and all other supporting files. Did you by any chance just download and install an update to the wrong place?
Since you moved your files from one drive to another, did you create a \BB folder on the new drive? Not that you have to, but it makes it easier to install updates since they default to using the \BB folder.
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Thanks Matt.
Yes all the objects including gp5.dll and all of the other 6728 objects are in D:\bb
I applied the latest build to the correct folder after I'd moved it.
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Hello Mus,
You have Band-in-a-Box in D:\bb? Try right-clicking on D:\bb\bbw.exe (the Band-in-a-Box application) and selecting 'Run As Admin'. Then, in Band-in-a-Box go to File| Utilities | Associate. If you have UAC enabled, BB might not be able to register the file type unless you have admin privileges.
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