Uninstalling/Reinstalling or Upgrading MapInfo Discover - Settings and Licensing
Occurrence If I uninstall or upgrade the MapInfo Discover Standalone or Bundle, will I lose my license or my drillhole project and other configuration files? Or I am transferring to a new computer - what folders should I backup and transfer to maintain my settings and customisations? Solution ...
- The Discover menu does not start when opening MapInfo Pro
Occurrence When I open Datamine Discover from the desktop shortcut, only MapInfo menus load. There are no Discover menu tabs. How do I start MapInfo and enable Discover to open automatically? Solution In Discover 2015 or later, navigate to either - C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Discover OR C:\Pro ...
- Error: "Raster engine unable to recognize image file format"
Occurrence This error occurs when attempting to open a TAB file linked to a Surface Grid or Raster Image. Solution This issue is due to MapInfo Pro not being able to find your grid or raster handler files. This can occur for the reasons: 1. You may be attempting to open a ERMapper ALG raster ...
- What is the Discover.prj?
Occurence In the Discover configuration folder, there is a Discover.prj file. But when I add a custom projection, it does not appear. Solution This is not the Encom.prj. Do not add custom projections here. That is located in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Encom\Common\Projections See the r ...
- Warning: The access permissions on the Discover Temp directory are read only.
Occurrence When I start Discover, I receive an error message "Warning: The access permissions on the Discover Temp directory are read only." Solution This generally occurs when you launch 2 instances of MapInfo Discover at the same time, i.e. you accidently double click on the shortcut. No act ...
- Error: "You can only run a single application at a time in standard mode."
Occurrence When attempting to open a tool, the following message is received: "You can only run a single application at a time in standard mode." Solution By default, Discover and later restrict the user to only opening a single tool at a time. This is the same behaviour as MapInfo Professiona ...
