P-CAD & Windows-7
P-CAD & Windows-7
(OP)
I posted this in "Altium:PCAD" too, but looks like there is very little traffic there. So, I apologize for the double-post:
This is for anybody successfully using P-CAD with Windows-7:
Got a new computer at work - Windows 7 and a big new 25" monitor. So far, so good. But my "old" ECAD system is P-CAD 2006. Schematic seems to work OK, but PC-layout has a significant problem: in selecting OPTIONS|LAYERS, the "current layers" list is blank! That is, I cannot select existing layers to enable or disable them. Has anyone else had this experience? And of course, any suggestions on a fix or at least a work-around?
- Richard Kruse, Elex Engr, GPI Inc.
This is for anybody successfully using P-CAD with Windows-7:
Got a new computer at work - Windows 7 and a big new 25" monitor. So far, so good. But my "old" ECAD system is P-CAD 2006. Schematic seems to work OK, but PC-layout has a significant problem: in selecting OPTIONS|LAYERS, the "current layers" list is blank! That is, I cannot select existing layers to enable or disable them. Has anyone else had this experience? And of course, any suggestions on a fix or at least a work-around?
- Richard Kruse, Elex Engr, GPI Inc.





RE: P-CAD & Windows-7
RE: P-CAD & Windows-7
I have the same problem here. Did you already found a solution for the problem.
Chris
RE: P-CAD & Windows-7
Yes, I got this in another forum. Works for me:
In the main P-CAD directory (usually under C:\Program Files), find the files named *.manifest (should be 7 of them).
Just rename them, or like I did, make a sub-folder and move 'em there.
Restart PCB. That's all it takes!
(Someone reported that macros still don't work right, but since I don't ever user macros, I can't verify that.)
Hope this works for you.
-Richard
RE: P-CAD & Windows-7
This was very helpfull ! The problems are solved now.
Chris
RE: P-CAD & Windows-7
Richard - can you please tell what you called your sub folder?
George
RE: P-CAD & Windows-7
It doesn't matter at all. I named it "OLDMFST".
I only saved the files there so that, in case it didn't work, I could get them back. But I haven't needed to. If you don't care about that, you can just delete the "manifest" files.
Hope it works for your friend!
RE: P-CAD & Windows-7