Why is Older Version of WinBatch Still Running after I've Installed the Latest Version of the Program

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Question:

I installed the latest version of WinBatch, but when I run my batch file with the About() function in it, it says I'm running the older WinBatch 5.1C. Why is this happening?

Answer:

It depends on how you're launching the WBT script. If you're launching it from a Explorer shortcut or a Program Manager icon, check its properties and make sure the command line isn't pointing to an older version of WinBatch. If it is, then fix it. The older version of WinBatch could be in a different directory than the one you've just installed, or it could have a different name (the old version was called "WBAT32I.EXE"; the new one is called "WINBATCH.EXE").

If you're double-clicking directly on a WBT file, the problem is that you have WBT files associated with an older version of WinBatch, and for some reason our setup program isn't updating this (like it should). Here's how to fix this:

If you're using Windows 95 or NT 4.0, run Explorer, select the "View" menu, select "Options", select "File Types", select "WinBatch program" from the list of registered file types, and select "Remove".

If you're using NT 3.51, run File Manager, highlight a WBT file, select the "File" menu, select "Associate", make sure that "WBT" is shown as the extension, select "(None)" in the "Associate with" list (it's at the top of the list), and select "OK".

Then, double-click on a WBT file in Explorer or File Manager. It should give you a message indicating that there is no application associated with WBT files. It should NOT launch WinBatch.

Then, re-install WinBatch.

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Article ID:   W13004

Filename:   Why isnt Latest Version of WB Running.txt