MapInfo Pro

For developers and other who might use different versions of MapInfo. Heres is a way to distinguish between the different versions in the right click menu.

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MapInfo installs itself by the exact same name, no matter what version you have installed. In the above screenshot MapInfo 11, 15 and 16 is installed. But it is hard to tell which version is which (Except version 11 with a different icon). I often test solutions and applications I develop in different versions of MapInfo, because our clients run different versions. Here is how to rename the right click -> Open with context menu items:

1. First open the Registry Editor. Browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications. Here you can find the different MapInfo exe files. In the shell->open->command sub key you can check the path to see what version of MapInfo you have installed (if you right click and exe and choose the details tab you can see the version number).See Attachment
2. Add a string value named FriendlyAppName and type the name you want to show in the open with context menu.
3. Next time you right click a WOR file or .TAB file and choose Open with you will see the new friendly names:See Attachment

Great post, Hans - very helpful!!

Hi Hans,

Very Cool Post about MapInfo Pro versions!

Just as a side note. If you have two MapInfo installations, with the same EXE name you can also set the friendly name here:

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache

Find the REG_SZ string with the full path to the MapInfo EXE that ends with .FriendlyName. Then change the friendly name:

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