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If you are having a problem with Vixen not opening when you navigate to your sequences folder and double click on a sequence, when Vixen is not yet running, it could be a .vix file association problem.  To correct the problem follow the directions below.  These directions are for Windows XP SP2.  | If you are having a problem with Vixen not opening when you navigate to your sequences folder and double click on a sequence, when Vixen is not yet running, it could be a .vix file association problem.  To correct the problem follow the directions below.  These directions are for Windows XP SP2.  | ||
Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer.  | #Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer.  | ||
#Click on Tools, Folder Options  | |||
Click on Tools, Folder Options  | #Click on File Types  | ||
#Scroll down to VIX  | |||
Click on File Types  | #Highlight VIX by clicking on it  | ||
#Click Advanced.  If you do not see an Advanced button you will see a Restore button.  Click Restore then re highlight VIX, Click Advanced and proceed.[[Image:Vix fileassoc 1.JPG]]  | |||
Scroll down to VIX  | #One by one select each of the actions listed except open. There may only be open but if there are more we only need the open action.  | ||
#Highlight open  | |||
Highlight VIX by clicking on it  | #Click Edit<br />[[Image:Vix fileassoc 2.JPG]]  | ||
#Click Browse<br />[[Image:Vix fileassoc 3.JPG]]  | |||
Click Advanced.  If you do not see an Advanced button you will see a Restore button.  Click Restore then re highlight VIX, Click Advanced and proceed.  | #Now navigate to the Vixen.exe file in your Vixen program folder  | ||
#Highlight the Vixen.exe file  | |||
One by one select each of the actions listed except open.   | #Click Open  | ||
#Click OK  | |||
Highlight open  | #Click OK, again  | ||
#Click Close  | |||
Click Edit  | #Now close out all remaining windows  | ||
</  | #Navigate to the folder containing your Vixen 2.0 Sequences  | ||
Click Browse  | #Double click on a sequence and Vixen 2.0 should start and open the sequence file.  | ||
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Now navigate to the Vixen.exe file in your Vixen   | |||
Highlight the Vixen.exe file  | |||
Click Open  | |||
Click OK  | |||
Click OK, again  | |||
Click Close  | |||
Now close out all remaining windows  | |||
Navigate to the folder containing your Vixen 2.0 Sequences  | |||
Double click on a sequence and Vixen 2.0 should start and open the sequence file.  | |||
Good Luck and may the Force be with you!  | Good Luck and may the Force be with you!  | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:02, 29 January 2011
If you are having a problem with Vixen not opening when you navigate to your sequences folder and double click on a sequence, when Vixen is not yet running, it could be a .vix file association problem. To correct the problem follow the directions below. These directions are for Windows XP SP2.
- Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer.
 - Click on Tools, Folder Options
 - Click on File Types
 - Scroll down to VIX
 - Highlight VIX by clicking on it
 - Click Advanced.  If you do not see an Advanced button you will see a Restore button.  Click Restore then re highlight VIX, Click Advanced and proceed.
 - One by one select each of the actions listed except open. There may only be open but if there are more we only need the open action.
 - Highlight open
 - Click Edit
 - Click Browse
 - Now navigate to the Vixen.exe file in your Vixen program folder
 - Highlight the Vixen.exe file
 - Click Open
 - Click OK
 - Click OK, again
 - Click Close
 - Now close out all remaining windows
 - Navigate to the folder containing your Vixen 2.0 Sequences
 - Double click on a sequence and Vixen 2.0 should start and open the sequence file.
 
Good Luck and may the Force be with you!