GfxDesigner 4.24.1 changes its version in .ioc to 4.25.0

[ferro]

Dear Gfx Team,

I worked on a project using CubeIDE 1.17.0 and GfxDesigner 4.24.1.

I installed  and un-installed 4.25.0.

Now, when I open \TouchGFX\mcu_project.touchgfx with 4.24.1 and press F4/F5, the version in \mcu_project.ioc is changed from 4.24.1 to 4.25.0.

Why is that and how to stop it please ?

 

Thank you

 

 

[GaetanGodart]

Hello @ferro ,

 

How did you uninstall TouchGFX?

When you open STM32CubeMX, go into "Help" => "Manage embedded software packages" => "STMicroelectronics" => scroll down => "X-XUBE-TOUCHGFX", what version do you see there?

 

Regards,

[ferro]

Thanks for your prompt reply.

 

>> "When you open STM32CubeMX, what version do you see there?"

 

>> "How did you uninstall TouchGFX?"

I think this might be where the problem is.
So I
- had two TouchGfx installed : 4.24.1 and 4.25.0
- I noticed the problem with .ioc
- i deleted folder c:\TouchGFX\4.25.0 (i forgot it is installed)
- the problem with .ioc did not go away
- i realised TouchGfx is installed so I tried to uninstall 4.25.0 'properly' via 'Add Remove Software' - it hanged so unistalling did not end correctly
- i installed 4.25.0 again so I could uninstall it properly
- this time 4.25.0 uninstalled Okay
- the problem with .ioc did not go away

I restarted the machine few times in the process to see if fresh system boot helps but no good

I guess the way I tried to remove 4.25.0 caused some confusion in Windows REGISTERs.

What do you think ?

 

[GaetanGodart]

The windows program uninstaller is limited.

Try to look for TouchGFX-4.25.0.msi:

This is the installer and it can also uninstall.
This installer is more aware of the environment used by TouchGFX.

I found it in C:/Users/myName/STM32Cube/Repository/Packs/STMicroelectronics/X-CUBE-TOUCHGFX/4.25.0/Utilities/PC_Software/TouchGFXDesigner

Perhaps your best bet is to uninstall using the TouchGFX Setup.
You can look for the TouchGFX-4.25.0.msi file directly with a software such as Everything or, if you don't find such file, re-install the version you want to properly uninstall.

 

Regards,