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Topic Title: Installing Multiple Version Of Rhapsody
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Created On: 18-Jul-2006 10:01
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 18-Jul-2006 10:01
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Kevin Miles

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Is it possible to install Rhapsody 6.1 and Rhapsody 6.2 onto the same PC (With Windows OS) client? Would trying to do this cause any conflicts (registry conflicts etc)?
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 19-Jul-2006 09:31
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Matthew Thomas

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This is certainly possible.
We use Andy Lapping's Rhapsody Launcher (contact on [email]alapping@ilogix.com[/email]).
Or go direct to this link on this community:
[url]http://www.ilogix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1742[/url]
It allows different versions to run at the same time, and maintains project favourites too.

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 8-Apr-2008 08:18
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Matthew Thomas

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Link in last reply broken on transfer of site from I-Logix system to Telelogic.
It is currently:
RhapsodyLauncher topic

Wonder if it will be preserved under IBM's wing?
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 14-Apr-2008 20:52
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Britt Snodgrass

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Originally posted by: Matthew Thomas

Link in last reply broken on transfer of site from I-Logix system to Telelogic.

It is currently:

RhapsodyLauncher topic



Wonder if it will be preserved under IBM's wing?


I installed and took a quick look at this launcher utility. My initial impression is that I really don't want to have to launch Rhapsody this way every time. It is unfortunate that such a utility is necessary to manage multiple Rhapsody versions.

It seems that Rhapsody has been developed so far with no regard for users who need to maintain multiple Rhapsody versions on the same PC, or for different, non-admin users who need to share Rhapsody on the same PC (i.e., the problem of several users sharing one rhapsody.ini file in the Windows directory).

I hope that Telelogic/IBM will eventually & officially support installation & execution of Rhapsody on a shared network drive (including multiple versions) without requiring Citrix. Rhapsody installation currently puts far too much information into the Windows registry and the rhapsody.ini file. There should be an .ini file maintained on a per-user basis, not a per-PC basis.

- Britt
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 15-Apr-2008 16:31
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Charlie Lane

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Does the launcher deal with the issue of registry settings?
I ask because we have found that it has recently been difficult to run Reporter etc in an older version because the later version is pointed to from the registry. If the launcher only deals with file-based settings it cannot give you full switching between versions, can it?
I have taken to creating VMWare virtual machines to be able to run older versions of Rhapsody without being affected by recent ones (for when we need to prove compatibility of wizards etc with older versions).
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 15-Apr-2008 16:43
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Christian Loibl

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Hi,

keep in mind to move the Rhapsody.ini and Reporter.ini ifrom C:\Windows to OMROOT.
And a lot of pathes are not relative to OMRoot or the Project location, which might cause problems in real projects.

best regards
Christian Loibl
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Britt Snodgrass

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I've only installed it and read the included help file. I don't think it touches the registry settings. I think all it does is maintain a database of installed Rhapsody versions (installation directories) and swaps around the rhapsody.ini file (with OMROOT setting) to correspond to the version you are launching. I guess you have to be sure to make a copy of the rhapsody.ini file before installing any newer version.

The issue with all the Windows registry keys is why I abandoned my attempt to run Rhapsody from a shared network installation. I got it to work on a client PC using a subset of the registry keys but I didn't have confidence that I hadn't missed something important. I would rather avoid having to use addons like Citrix or VMWare if possible.

- Britt
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