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How do I keep using mathcad 15 now that it has been abandoned?

  • February 24, 2022
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I have been using Mathcad 15 for a long time, and have many programs in it. Now that it has been abandoned by the company, can I get a working copy or get an up to date license? I do not want to move to Prime, just to keep using my existing MathCad 15. 

Best answer by DJNewman

Regarding Prime 7's built-in converter, Prime 8 will have a "save as HTML" option in the converter for Mathcad 15 worksheets, which is our official workaround for being able to look at Mathcad 15 worksheets before converting them without needing a Mathcad 15 licence.

 

We'll have a video about this soon after Prime 8 launches in March.

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February 24, 2022

As long as you have a license file for MathCAD 15, it will function for a few more years.

What you may not do is get a new license to MathCAD versions prior to Prime7.

 

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ashaikh9451-VisitorAuthor
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February 24, 2022
Thank you very much. My problem is that MathCad 15 began shutting down
every few months after I switched to a new computer a few years ago, and
all I could do was request a new license via the internet, which would once
again shut down later, etc. I tried several times to get someone to
recognize the problem and give me back a permanent license, but no one ever
responded. And unfortunately I did not return to MathCad 15 until early
2022, just after it was officially abandoned! I also have Prime 3.0 which I
bought in order to keep MathCad 15 functioning, but that too is now
officially abandoned. I have very many programs written for MathCad 15 and
now I cannot even look at them, let alone run them. Is there any way out?
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ashaikh9451-VisitorAuthor
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February 24, 2022

It seems that Prime 7 is a lot better at converting Mathcad 15 files than the old Prime 3.0 which I had. So I will bite the bullet and get and try out Prime 7, even though it is a yearly subscription now. Many thanks to the responders.

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