Ernest

I completely unintalled Max then installed 6.1.8 from scratch as Administrator on Windows 7, and I am still getting:

You are using a newer version of 'midi_adrewire.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'midi_dm.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'midi_mme.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'ad_mme.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'ad_nonreal.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'ad_portaudio.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'ad_rewire.mxe64' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'autohelp' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'clang' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'debugwindow' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'genpatcher' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'glstatus' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'live.arrows' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'maxurl' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'maxzlib' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'objectview' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'pianoroll' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'polybuffer' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'querylib' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'setplugpath' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'sfplay32~' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'sqlite' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'yaml' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'zoomer' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'comment' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'xnotein' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'xbendin2' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'message' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of '!-' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'incdec' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'ubumenu' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'multiSlider' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'textbutton' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'kslider' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.pwindow' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'screensize' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'button' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'zl.group' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'bondo' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'prepend' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'gen~' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'dial' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'flonum' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'pattr' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'pak' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'live.grid' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'matrixctrl' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'lcd' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'append' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'tab' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'autopattr' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'textedit' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'sprintf' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'vexpr' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'regexp' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'fromsymbol' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'counter' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'clocker' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'pattrstorage' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'poly~' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'in' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'minimum' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'maximum' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'out' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'clip' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.gl.light' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'pipe' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.window' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'omsinfo' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'adstatus' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.gl.material' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.gl.mesh' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'ezdac~' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'meter~' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.gl.node' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.gl.gridshape' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'jit.gl.plato' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'led' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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You are using a newer version of 'fpic' (6.1.8) than was shipped with Max 6.1.5.
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I completely unintalled Max then installed 6.1.8 from scratch as Administrator on Windows 7, and I am still getting: 

you-are-using-a-newer-version-of

And the resolution is, it is now necessary to uninstall, then go into the program files folder and manually delete the old cycling74 files, before starting the installation.

"you are using a newer version of..."