Installing and using different versions of CYPE software from the same year on the same hard drive
The following procedure allows you to install and use two versions of CYPE software from the same year on the same hard drive (for example, CYPE 2026.a and CYPE 2026.c), without having to create virtual drives.
Installation
Firstly, install the first version of CYPE that you want to keep on your computer. This will create the following folders, where "20XX" is the version year (for example, "2026"):
C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX
The existing folders are then renamed, for example, by adding the following string:
C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX.v1
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX.v1
Next, install the second version of CYPE that you want to keep on your computer. The following folders will be created again:
C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX
Therefore, the computer will contain the following four folders:
C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX.v1
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX.v1
C:\CYPE Engineers\Version 20XX
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX
Usage
To use the second version, use the shortcuts created following the last installation.
To use the first version, you must rename the four folders again to obtain the folder structure shown in the second column:
| Settings for using the second installed version | Settings for using the first version installed |
| C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX | C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX.v2 |
| C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX | C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX.v2 |
| C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX.v1 | C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX |
| C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX.v1 | C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CYPE Ingenieros\v20XX |
*The table above should be interpreted as follows: the folder C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX (no other folder) must be renamed to C:\CYPE Ingenieros\Version 20XX.v2, and so on for the rest, row by row.
You can now use the CYPE program shortcuts to open the first version installed.
To use the second installed version again, you must repeat the folder renaming procedure described above to restore the configuration shown in the first column.
You can follow this procedure with successive renaming steps to install more than two versions from the same year, adding identifying character strings (.v3, .v4, etc.) and keeping the folder for the version you wish to use without adding that additional character string.
