Softwares
..:: Disclaimer ::..
Some tricks and tips that I learned and would like to share with others as well as a reminder for myself. This are things that worked for me but it may not work for you.
Note: I do not bear any responsibilities for any results that you (may) experience. Try my tips on your own risk!
PSpice Student version 9.1 Library Error
Evaluation Version 9.1 Web Update 1 (Level 000, Build 101)
We installed PSpice on one laptop and it was working flawlessly but when we used the same installer on another laptop, 3 errors appeared.
1. Library was not found (or something like that)
2. (we forgot what this was)
3. ERROR; There was no configured libraries or no libraries section, [PARTS LIBS], in the .INI file
After tinkering a bit, we solved all of these problems.
Firstly, you need to check if the library folders are properly installed.
Do this by checking your installation path. There are a few libraries and these were in the first laptop:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\Capture\Library
- C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\PSpice\Library
- C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\PSpice\UserLib
Errors no. 1 and 2 were solved by:
Setting the correct library path in Schematic. Open Schematic and create a blank schematic. You do not need to save this.
> Options > Editor Configuration > Library path
In this case, the working laptop were all three paths:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\PSpice\UserLib";"C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\Capture\Library\PSpice";"C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\PSpice\Library"
** Note: Each path is separated by a semicolon (;). And an extra at quote sign at the beginning and ending of the entire path.
Error no. 3 was solved by:
Checking the path in .INI files. Turns out that there are two .INI files. The file is named as PSPICEEV.INI
One in C:\Windows and another in C:\Users\Yap\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows
Open both and check the first line at the top:
[PSPICE]
LIBPATH=""C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\PSpice\UserLib";"C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\Capture\Library\PSpice";"C:\Program Files (x86)\OrCAD_Demo\PSpice\Library""
Make sure the path points to the same location as your actual folder. Check this for both PSPICEEV.INI files.
Default program does not work after updating/reinstalling Rawtherapee
I had an older version of Rawtherapee and decided to uninstall it and reinstall a newer version. After reinstalling, click the file does not allow me to launch the RT as the default program.
I had to update the registry value of "(Default)" in the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\rawtherapee.exe\shell\open\command
and it works.
P.S. dont forget the quotation mark.
Inkscape unable to save PDF Files
I was using Inkscape (v0.48) without any problems and suddenly, I was unable to save PDF files. The error message was "filename.pdf could not be saved". I tried to uninstall it and reinstall v0.49 but the same error appeared. I finally found a forum that recommended me to rename/remove the preferences.xml file located at %APPDATA%\Inkscape.
And it worked!!
Setting transparent in imported Bitmap images in Corel Draw 12
1. Import a bitmap with a uniform background colour.
2. Click bitmaps > bitmap color mask
3. A menu on the right should appear. In it, there are rows of solid colour.
4. Select the first row.
5. Use the Color picker tool (looks like a pipette) and select the unwanted background.
6. Enable that color and click apply.
Installing Corel Draw 12 into Windows 64 Bit
Well, I found a blog that helped me with this problem:
http://www.opaquit.com/blog.en/getting-coreldraw-12-to-work-with-64-bit-vista/
It says that:
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This is just a quick tip but I’ve spent like an hour figuring out how to run CorelDRAW 12 in the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista. Every time I ran the ‘setup.exe’ installer on the first CD, I ended up getting an ‘Internal Error 2738′ message. Here’s how to get rid of it:
Open the Start menu, go to Accessories, right click the Command Prompt icon, and select ‘Run as administrator’.
Type the following lines:
C:\Windows\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWoW64\vbscript.dll
C:\Windows\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWoW64\jscript.dll
That’s it. I hope this will work for you. Oh, wait, there’s another tip. Stay away from automatic CorelDRAW 12 updates in 64-bit Vista, just stick with the version that came out with the CDs. It will probably slow down the program.
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Thanks a lot man!!
Startup settings for Gnuplot (Windows)
If you want to start gnuplot with certain settings, you can create a file "gnuplot.ini" and place it in the same folder as the .exe file.
Or you can also place it in %APPDATA% which opens up the Roaming folder. Note, this may or may not work.
In that file, you can write any command which will run when gnuplot first loads.
Changing Languages in LPKF Circuit Cam and Boardmaster softwares.
For those who need to change the softwares' languages "on-the-fly" i.e. without reinstalling, there is a simple way but it would still require one to restart the application. In my case, i had to change between Japanese and English each time i had to use it.
Circuit CAM version 5.2
> Launch the application.
> Click "Config"
> Click "General Settings"
> Click "User" Tab
> Under "Language" change the language to "English"
Boardmaster version 5.1
Right click the application shortcut and change the command line options.
Change the option "bm-jap.txt" to "bm-eng.txt"
Click it to start the application.