Ventity install question - multiple versions

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rdudley
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Ventity install question - multiple versions

Post by rdudley »

I pined an earlier version of Ventity to the task bar and have used it off and on for a few months. More recently I installed a newer version (Build 1.0.5743.31014).

If I click on the task bar to open ventity it opens the previously installed version (Build: 1.0.5678.41676).

Opening from the all apps menu runs the newer version. (And I can pin this new version to the task bar).

When I look to see installed apps (programs) I see only one version of Ventity installed.

Is there a way to get rid of the older version... or does it matter?

Using Dell Laptop Latitude E6510 64 bit system with Windows 10.
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Re: Ventity install question - multiple versions

Post by tomfid »

That's odd. I don't think any of the install paths have changed, so all shortcuts should point to the newest version, and the old should be overwritten. The only thing I can think of is to do a control panel uninstall, then manually clean up by deleting any Ventity stuff in \Program Files, then reinstall the new version. I'll check with the developers for other thoughts.

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rdudley
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Re: Ventity install question - multiple versions

Post by rdudley »

May have to do with the fact that the older version was installed under Windows 7, I then upgraded to Windows 10 and later installed the newer version of Ventity.

Program files for the older version are installed under C:\Program Files (x86)\Ventity (beta)

Program files for the newer version are under: C:\Program Files\Ventity (beta)

I am not sure I understand how windows handles the older programs when I upgraded, but I would assume that both instances of vensim should appear in the list of installed programs... but somehow windows does not see the older installation.
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Re: Ventity install question - multiple versions

Post by tomfid »

Ahh ... that's it. The old version is 32bit and the new is 64 - that's why it didn't get overwritten. I think you could just manually delete the old one.
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