Managing Multiple Versions of Silk Performer

When multiple versions of Silk Performer are installed on a single machine it is possible that the wrong version of Silk Performer will launch when you double-click a project or script file from the desktop. All Silk Performer file types have an entry in the registry that determines what program is to be launched when a specific file type is double-clicked.

By default, the most recently installed version of Silk Performer is the version that is used for all Silk Performer file-type operations. If an older version of Silk Performer was installed most recently, that is the version that will be used when you double-click a Silk Performer file.

There are two ways you can change the default version:

• Reinstall the latest version of Silk Performer - All registry entries that control version selection will be updated to reflect the latest version. This is a faster approach and is safer than manually modifying the registry.
• Modify the registry manually - Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Silk Performer Project Archive File\shell\Open\command and modify the default value for each file type. You can select a specific version for each file type.
  Note: Each Silk Performer file type has a registry key associated with it. You must modify each entry. While this may be time consuming, it enables you to specify that different versions of Silk Performer be used for different file types.