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Re: Mathematica 5.0 notebooks icon gone.

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg56448] Re: Mathematica 5.0 notebooks icon gone.
• From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
• Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 01:32:47 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <d4hvd7$1fv$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

E. Martin-Serrano wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been trying Mathematica 5.1.1 trial version, and got rid of it when
> the trial period expired. But now all my Mathematica 5.0 notebooks look
> "icon-less" (No Mathematica icon at all). Obviously, after uninstalling
> Mathematica 5.1, I reassigned the file type extension "nb" to Mathematica
> 5.0 through the Windows XP thread "Control Panel>Folder Options>File Type>NB
> = Mathemaica 5.0". Mathematica 5.1.1 does not show up in the Add/Remove
> Programs (installed programs) panel but Mathematica 5.0 does.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> E. Martin-Serrano.
> 
> P.S. 
> 
> BTW, just for Mathgroup followers' info: 
> 
> Due to Wolfram's peculiar license policy, I am unable to upgrade to
> Mathematica 5.1.1 from the place where I currently live, and through the
> very same channels I have been using to upgrade up to now. Wolfram license
> policy considers customers in different regions as different sort of
> customers (or if you prefer, to Wolfram, it is the region, the terrain, the
> source of the customer's rights; so, if you move between pieces of land for
> any reason (say between US and Europe), even temporarily, then your customer
> status is changed automatically). In my opinion, this is a Kafkian nonsense,
> and pretty contradictory with the nature of the Wolfram products themselves.
> 
> 
> 
Have you tried re-installing Mathematica 5.0?

David Bailey
dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk