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Can't open EPS files in Illustrator CS3 since installing CS6

Feb 13, 2013 5:45 PM

Tags: #file #cs3 #association #eps #cs6 #illustartor

I'm on Windows 7, and need to be able to open .eps files with Illustrator CS3. Since installing CS6 yesterday I'm no longer able to associate EPS files with Illustrator CS3. When I right click an eps and go to "open with", only Illustrator CS6 is listed. When I "choose default program", only Illustrator CS6 is listed. If I "browse" and manually select the Illustrator CS3 executable, it still defaults to CS6. Using the same process with .ai files works fine, there is no issue. However these .eps files are not behaving like .ai files. If anyone could suggest a solution to my problem I would be very grateful.

 

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Also, attempting to set the default program through the "set associations" control panel doesn't work, after selecting the Illustator CS3 executable it still shows up as CS6.

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    Feb 13, 2013 5:55 PM   in reply to Andre\' Jolicoeur
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    Some research solved my issue. Need to create a registry entry for Illustrator CS3 (v13) in the eps file extension section of the windows 7 registry.

     

    1. Navigate to:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\F ileExts\.eps\OpenWithProgids

     

    2. Create a new "binary value" key called "Adobe.Illustrator.13" (leave the value blank).

     

    That's it. CS3 is now a valid choice for eps files. Hope this helps anyone who has the same issue.

     
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