Re: Protel 99 SE and MS Vista library problem?

Rodo wrote:
Hi all,

I thought Protel 99 SE was working fine in my Windows Vista laptop (I'm new to Protel) but after reading the manual I realized I can't load any schematic libraries. I read in the net that this is a known issue with Protel with Vista. Does anyone know if there is a way to fix this problem?


Protel has always had problems with schematic libraries if you have the "hide file extensions for known file types" option in explorer. As this is the default (for W2K and later), you have to turn that off to be able to see schematic libraries. Of course, that option should always be turned off anyway - it's an incredible security gaff, even by Microsoft's standards.
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