A release that has applications you can invoke directly without requiring any further registration or configuration. If a pre-VX release is active, no other release can be active at the same time. Multiple VX releases can be active simultaneously because they are side-by side compatible. See side-by-side releases.
The primary registration tool in pre-VX releases. A pure VX environment no longer requires the Configurator; however, all 32-bit VX releases for Windows deliver an updated version of the tool for backward compatibility. The registration process uses the Configurator, along with the Registrator, when switching to or from a pre-VX release.
The release that starts when you double-click a file with an extension such as .prj or .pcb or run an automation script. The most recently registered and configured release is the default, but you can use the Release Switcher to choose a new default.
A release that is installed but not currently registered. You cannot use the release until it is registered. For more information, refer to the descriptions of active release, Release Switcher, and side-by-side releases. If all releases are unregistered, no applications will run or appear in the Start menu except for the Mentor Install program, the license software (if installed), and the Mentor EBS Admin Utilities folder (which contains the MGC EBS Release Switcher).
A tool that sets up your Windows environment to run your Mentor products. The Registrator replaces the Configurator in VX.0 and newer releases. The Release Switcher calls the Registrator as needed to configure or unconfigure a VX release. For more information about what happens during the installation, refer to “Overview of Installed Components”.
A program included with VX.0 and newer releases that enables you to switch between pre-VX and VX releases, register or unregister releases, re-register a release, or change the default release. For more information about the Release Switcher, including its location, refer to “Using the Release Switcher”.
Multiple releases that are active, meaning they are fully registered and simultaneously functional. All VX releases (X-ENTP VX.2.6 and PADS VX.2.6, for example) are side-by-side compatible. However, pre-VX releases are not; only one can be active at a time. You use the Release Switcher to set which active release is the default or to switch between VX and pre-VX releases.