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January 26, 2023
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FrameMaker 2022 installation > registry

  • January 26, 2023
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I recently installed FrameMaker 2022. When I noticed that it did not replace the pre-existing FM 2020 installation, I uninstalled FM 2020. The next time I tried to open a FM book, FM would not open. A Windows message "Registry information is invalid or missing" appeared. I had to re-install FM 2022.

    Correct answer K.Daube

    If you want to open another installed version of FM by means of a double click on an FM file, you need to re-establish the registry setting. Start your desired FrameMaker once with the parameter -reg:
    Win Start > Run: Full_path_to_FM_exe -reg

    See also https://www.daube.ch/docu/files/compendium.pdf#page=610

    3 replies

    K.Daube
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    K.DaubeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 27, 2023

    If you want to open another installed version of FM by means of a double click on an FM file, you need to re-establish the registry setting. Start your desired FrameMaker once with the parameter -reg:
    Win Start > Run: Full_path_to_FM_exe -reg

    See also https://www.daube.ch/docu/files/compendium.pdf#page=610

    J
    JAbramoffTDYFLIRAuthor
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    January 27, 2023

    That's cool, K.Daube.

    Interesting.

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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    January 26, 2023

    "When I noticed that it did not replace the pre-existing FM 2020 installation..." - yeah that's deliberate. You can run multiple versions of FM on the same machine.

    J
    JAbramoffTDYFLIRAuthor
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    January 26, 2023

    I understand. Although now I'm wondering how Windows file associations deal with multiple FM versions installed; not curious enough to re-install FM 2020...

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 26, 2023

    IIRC it continues to use the first installed instance's association initially, but upon using the new version, it tries/offers to change the association to the newer version.

    ps - I never worry about this because I always open the desired application first & then open the .book or .fm I want.

    W
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    Winfried RengCommunity Expert
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    January 26, 2023

    Hi,

     

    Could it be that the book file name extension is just not connected with FrameMaker any longer? Can you right click and select FrameMaker to open with?

    Otherwise I would deinstall FrameMaker and install it again. I think that this most often does not help, but possibly here.

     

    Best regards

     

    Winfried

    J
    JAbramoffTDYFLIRAuthor
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    January 26, 2023

    Thank you for your reply.

    I believe that file associations did get messsed up, but that wasn't what was causing this issue. .book files might have been associated with FM 2020, so that when I uninstalled FM 2020, that association was broken. Nonetheless, after changing the .book file association to FM 2022, that Windows message "Registry information is invalid or missing" still appeared.

    As I wrote, I did re-install FrameMaker (2022).

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