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Cadence Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Installation Guide for Windows Configuring and Managing Installations April 2016 51 Product Version 17.2-2016 © 1999-2018 All Rights Reserved. The Cadence SPB Switch Release might point to an incorrect destination after uninstalling Cadence release from a system. To ensure that SPB Switch Release utility is pointing to the correct release, select Update Switch Release Shortcut. You can use the Cadence SPB Switch Release utility from the Start menu to switch between different versions of Cadence installations in your system. For example, if you install the latest release in a system where an earlier release already exists, the earlier or older installation will not be accessible or visible. You can then switch release to be able to access the earlier release. 5. Specify if you want to install other updates and configure firewall. 6. Click Next. 7. Specify the paths and additional environment variables. 8. Click Configure. 9. Click Finish. Enabling Access to Installations in Current User Mode Cadence® Allegro® and OrCAD® products can be installed in two user modes, all users (Anyone who uses this computer) or current user (Only for me). If installed in the current user mode, the installation is accessible only to the user who installed the products. The Cadence Release 17.2-2016 menu from the Start menu will display the product options only when the user who installed the product is logged into the system. Other users will not be able to access the installation. Note: When you configure an installation for access, the installed products are not affected in any way. You know you need to configure an existing installation, if you see only the Configure option and not any products listed when you choose Cadence Release 17.2-2016 from the Start menu. To configure an installation to make it accessible from your user ID, perform the following steps: 1. Select Configure environment to use another user installation. 2. Click Next. 3. Specify the installation location and home directory, if needed. 4. Click Configure.