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What features of Version 4.INSTANT DOWNLOAD - Silhouette Studio Upgrade from Designer Edition to Business Editionġ Digital upgrade code you can then download.Īll available upgrades listed below. I immediately started playing with the Conical Warp in Version 4.1 which is new feature for this version that is available on Designer Edition and higher.
Instead, open the version of Studio in which you plan to work, then use the Open command to navigate to and open the. Studio3 file can not be opened by double-clicking. Also, when two versions are installed, a. Nota bene: Only one version of Silhouette Studio should be opened at a time. I checked that both versions work and that my license keys are activated– everything is as it should be. In the pop-up window, I selected the View tab and then under “Hidden files and folders”, I selected “Don’t show hidden files, folders, and drives” and clicked OK. I can revert those to hidden files by going to the Windows search and enter “hidden”, clicking on the “Show hidden files and folders” that popped up as I was typing. Time to restore the back-up files ( _Studio.8 and _Studio.license) by dragging from my USB back-up to my computer. By right-clicking on the shortcut, I can select Rename and then add the version number and provide the administrator permission by selecting Continue at the prompt. I also deleted Silhouette Studio V because this version was uninstalled. Now I can just click between the word “Studio” and the V4.1 and add a space and then Enter. I rename the latest version by right-clicking and selecting Rename.
More than one is listed here because I have multiple versions installed. I click to get to the program C: > Program Files (x86) > Silhouette America. The next step is to rename the program file on the computer. When installation is finished, uncheck Launch Silhouette Studio and then Finish.
Then click Install and Yes in two windows to allow the change(s) to be made to the computer. In the Setup Wizard after selecting Next to continue, rename the Select Installation Folder with the version number and click Next. It took a couple of minutes to download.Īfter the download was complete, I clicked on the download to open the file. In the pop-up window, I selected Save File. To install the updated version 4.1, I went to Silhouette America and for the Current Version selected Windows. I also deleted the shortcut on my desktop by right-clicking and selecting Delete.
And again, a prompt asked, “Do you want to allow the following program to update software on this computer?” to which I selected Yes. The next window asked, “Are you sure you want to uninstall Silhouette Studio?” and I selected Yes. I scrolled down the list until I found Silhouette Studio, then I right-clicked it and selected Uninstall. I went to my Control Panel, selected Programs, then Programs and Features.
The two folders are _Studio.8 and _Studio.license. I backed up (copied) the two folders onto a USB drive by clicking and dragging.
Now that Version 4.1 with all its added features has been released, I need to update the Version 4.0 to 4.1. I have used both successfully over the last several months for designing and cutting, but especially for teaching as one of Terri Johnson’s Licensed Instructors. When Silhouette Studio Version 4 was first released, I wanted access to both Version 3 and Version 4.