Terry,
Right-click on the shortcut and verify it has the correct target.  Also,
do you get the same behaviour if you run the offending program from the
start menu?

Terry Kozlyk wrote:
> Haven't ever heard of, never mind being plagued with this one.
>
> I have 2 programs on my PC;
>
> 1)      CAMCAD Vision ( gerber viewer & editor) paid for license from
> RSI
> 2)      eDrawings2006 ( free SolidWorks 3D viewer )
>
> I can run CAMCAD Vision OK. Then exit it.
> But when I call up eDrawings2006 viewer, it instantly runs the CAMCAD
> installer.
>
> Both are shortcuts on my desktop. The same happens if I double-click the
> desktop icon or double-click the .exe file in the installed folder.
>
> I already un-installed eDrawings 2006, reboot my PC, then installed it
> again. No change.
> And I do need to have both programs on my PC. They do NOT interact with
> each other when running. These are 2 independent programs. Out IT guru
> is on holidays so I am really looking for ideas.
>
> I didn't think that a program could interact with another this way. I
> have already checked out the file associations in the FOLDER options.
> Each file extension calls up its respective program to run.
>
> So where does windows get this erroneous info ?? Registry? I didn't
> think the registry can make such cross connections. I stay out of the
> registry as much as I can as I don't know too much about it.
>
> Any ideas appreciated, especially if someone had such a problem, what
> did you do to fix it?
>
> Thanks a bunch.
>
> Regards
> TDK
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