Hi All, I installed AS6.5 and the latest service pack today as i plan to migrate our AS4.7 project to 6. Install of AS6 went fine no issues however when i try to open my project in AS4.7 now or also AS4.12 it automatically starts a DTM Catalog Update. This starts and updates several packages until…

Hi Robert, in such cases, the first step is to to do a full uninstall of DTM (including all related software) and then reinstall the newest version as Administrator. Here are the steps to do this: Uninstall the B&R DTM as well as all DTM/Hilscher related software, from “Add or Remove Programs”. …

Hey Thank you guys! I did follow basically both but more the instructions from @valerio.manenti and now it works! So it needed a full re-install and deleting all the Hilscher stuff… I’m still having one more issue now but that may be related to the device itself however i will come back to this t…

I have tried twice (on different PC’s) to install AS 6.5 alongside AS 4.7, but each time it breaks the other installation. AS 4.7 and AS4.12 on the same PC works for me. AS4.12 and AS6.5 on the same PC works for me. However, I have never managed to get AS 4.7 and AS 6.5 running properly on the s…

Hi @lukas , you know not all AS versions support all Operating Systems Supported operating systems Have you tried to use virtual machine? thanks Ciao Valerio

Hi Valerio, yes, I’m aware of the OS version limitations. However, up to now we’ve been working with AS4.7 on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 without issues. Ideally, we would have both versions installed natively on the same PC, as we still need to support a large installed base. If I don’t find …

AS6.5 install - Now issue with DTM Catalog Update in AS4.7 & 4.12

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valerio.manenti (Valerio Manenti) May 6, 2026, 1:07pm 3

Hi @Robert_Kraiger ,
In case you still have the issue after all steps described by Rafael, I ask you to follow the sequence posted by Oliver (it solved my issue few weeks ago):

Ciao
Valerio

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AS6.5 install - Now issue with DTM Catalog Update in AS4.7 & 4.12

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