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When I try to open ANY inventor file from Windows Explorer I get this error
I don't know why, the initial inventor splash/opening screen come up as normal, Inventor 2013 is the associated program by default, so I stuck as to why this is happening now when it never used to. I've not made any changes to my system, not installed any new software etc.
I assume you tried the good old fashioned system reboot. Possibly try logged in as a different user to see if a user profile is corrupt. Look for any system updates that have been pushed through the last while. Possibly you may need to re-register Inventor if the other possible solutions fail.
Register Inventor:
1) Press [Windows] key to open Windows' start page
2) Type "cmd" to find "Command Prompt" > right mouse click on it > select "Run as administrator"
3) On "Administrator: Command Prompt" window, type cd "c:\program files\autodesk\Inventor 2013\bin" > Enter
4) Type inventor /install > Enter
5) Wait for 1 min (inventor will be executed background then exit silently)
Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical
Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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To reset user profile:
resetting the users environment will force Inventor to rebuild the users
environment from scratch resolves many of these type of issues.
The steps are as follows (Please substitute as appropriate for your version):
1. Exit Inventor
2. Open Regedit
3. Rename
a. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\Current Version
b. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\Current Version.org
4. Rename
a. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion0.0
b. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion0.0.org
5. Rename
a. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion18.0
b. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion18.0.org
6. Exit Regedit
7. Rename
a. C:\Users\USERID\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Inventor 2014
b. C:\Users\USERID\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Inventor 2014.org
8. Rename
a. C:\Users\hollanb\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Inventor 2014
b. C:\Users\hollanb\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Inventor 2014.org
9. Start Inventor and test.
Note:
RegistryVersion18.0 = Inventor Release 2014
RegistryVersion17.0 = Inventor Release 2013
RegistryVersion16.0 = Inventor Release 2012
RegistryVersion15.0 = Inventor Release 2011
RegistryVersion14.0 = Inventor Release 2010
Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical
Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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Delta Tau Chi ΔΤΧ
Need more information, IV version and O/S would help, along with what SP's and Hot-Fixes for IV are installed
Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical
Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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Delta Tau Chi ΔΤΧ
Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical
Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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Delta Tau Chi ΔΤΧ
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