
One is where you run the same installer as you already had on the copy. So here we want to back igor up before changing the Igor pro. After a while you may have a number of shortcuts on your desktop, hence our recommendation to keep with a strict naming convention which includes the software version. This shortcut will now launch only the new version of Igor you installed.
#IGOR PRO SOFTWARE PRO#
"C:\AsylumResearch\Igor Pro Folder\Igor.exe" "C:\AsylumResearch\Igor Pro Folder\AsylumResearch\Code3D\MFP3D Template.pxt" "C:\Program Files\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro Folder\Igor.exe" "C:\Program Files\WaveMetrics\Igor Pro Folder\AsylumResearch\Code3D\MFP3D Template.pxt" Open up notepad (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad).Hit ctrl + C to copy those contents into the clipboard.It will have a text field called target selected.Right click on the shortcut and select properties.Rename the shortcut to match your name of "The Copy" preferably including the software version.This creates a shortcut to that executable. There drag the Igor.exe onto the desktop.If you want to make your own by hand (method 2), or if you are running an older installer, here is the If you run a 090909 installer on a copy of Igor, it will do these steps for you, creating a shortcut on the desktop named after the Igor pro folder you installed in. The last step is to make a shortcut to your new program for easy launching from your computer desktop.
#IGOR PRO SOFTWARE INSTALL#

When prompted, select standard, NOT express.Download the MFP3D installer, stable or beta, your choice.We'll refer to this as "The Copy".Īssociating the AR Software with "The Copy" We recommend something related to the version of the software you are going to associate with it, such as "090909+0216". Rename the resulting "Copy of Igor Pro Folder" to something else.Now right click anywhere else in the window and select "paste".
