Captivate 3 File Management Performance Issue

Question

We transitioned to Captivate 3 last year. However, we still
maintain a catalog of Captivate 2 courses that have not been
imported into Captivate 3. As a result, we need both tools
installed on our systems.
We discovered that after installing Captivate 3, we weren't
able to move any Captivate files between folders on the network
without waiting at least 40 seconds for Captivate 3 to render a
thumbnail of the opening slide. (If we tried to move the file too
soon, we would get an error indicating that the file was in use by
another user or application.)
Anyway, I recently changed laptops and the new one already
had Captivate 3 on it. So, we added Captivate 2, which superceded
the Windows default application for .cp files. Suddenly, I can move
files quite easily on the network with no waiting.
Question: Is there an easier way to turn off the previewing
feature for people who only run Captivate 3?
Because there's no value in seeing a thumbnail of a Captivate
File.
We're a globally distributed organization and we can't afford
to wait for Captivate to chow on every file for >40 seconds
before we can move it.

Answer 1

I don't know of a way to turn off the preview feature but you
can change
the association easily. Whether you want to or not depends on
how
critical it is that CP3 starts when any .cp file is
double-clicked...
If you change the association of a .cp file to CP2, it seems
your
experience would indicate the preview is not done...but also
means if
users double-click a .cp file, it will try to open in CP2,
regardless of
the version of CP the file was made with.
To change associations, open Windows Explorer > Select the
'Tools'
drop-down menu > Select 'Folder Options' > Choose the
'File Types' tab >
Find the extension you want to modify > Click 'Change' and
browse to the
.exe you want to open that extension (CP2 in this case).
HTH
Erik
Mr_Bigglesworth wrote:
> So, we added Captivate 2, which superceded the Windows
default application
> for .cp files. Suddenly, I can move files quite easily
on the network with no
> waiting.
Erik Lord
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