Smart objects open in Illustrator CC instead of CC 2014

I have designed a couple of items in Illustrator CC 2014 and pasted them as a smart object in Photoshop CC 2014. Yesterday, I did some editing to these smart objects files and all was working well, the Smart Object opened in Illustrator CC 2014. Today a different story, I opened the smart objects and they opened in illustrator CC not CC 2014, the version where they were created. Does anybody have any idea of what is going on? I will appreciate any help with this issue. I found a similar question but the solution was not helpful because my smart objects are associated with the latest version not in a previous version as the posting suggested was the problem.
Rosy

Hi Chris,
I didn't even thank you for answering my question. Thank you. Do you know how I could change/fix the issue I have with the SOs not opening in the right Illustrator version. I have designed the images in Illustrator CC2014 but when I open them from Photoshop, they open in Illustrator CC. Thanks.

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I remember watching and listening to keynotes and other speakers at Adobe MAX 2014 who said it was so powerful and amazing to create SVG files from Photoshop. If we're still exporting raster SVG files from Photoshop...that's not very impressive or exciting--especially since this era of modern web development benefits greatly from using vector SVG files.
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Adobe Photoshop Version: 2014.2.2 20141204.r.310 2014/12/04:23:59:59 CL 994532 x64
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit
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Not quite the same, but have a look at the new Libraries feature that came with 2014.2.2 I just tried it, and dragging a vector object into a library I created in Photoshop, was there in Illustrator. This happens without having to close and reopen Illustrator. Just use the drop down at the top of the Libraries panel (in Illustrator) to find your custom, or job specific library.

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1. We create a smart object from say, a .jpg file on a layer, then filter, etc.
2. Double clicking the smart object creates a new window with that object as a .psB file.
3. When the file is saved and closed, the .psB file is deleted.
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3. When the file is saved, the original .jpg file is saved in its altered form, and is reflected in the .psd file
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Getting a script to write the location of the file into the medata for the PSD in some field
Reading back the metadata file location for the .jpg and bringing it back into the PSD again.
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Hello Noel and c,
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PS: Sorry for my English I just speak a little bit.

Hi, again, Sunniess.
Now look at those gray light lines around the second icon. Why is that happening ? How can I fix it ?
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