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ovanni1-Visitor
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August 23, 2010
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Mathcad 6.0 + and Windows 7

  • August 23, 2010
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Any Mathcad 6.0+ fans out there?

I've been using it since 1995. I got the Mathcad 7 and 8 upgrades and hated them. So, I've been using 6.0+ ever since.

Mathcad 6.0+ ran fine on Win 95, Win NT, Win 98, Win 2000, and Win XP. Win 2000 and XP were a little trickier to install. I just took a good install from a Win 95 machine, copied the whole WINMAD directory and transferred it to the 2000 or XP machine. Then I tweaked the Windows file associations manually.

Now I have Windows 7. I tried the same procedure. Most everything works fine, except when I Save or Save As... Mathcad 6.0+ shuts down abruptly. I’ve fiddled with the Compatibility mode and settings, but I get the same results.

Any suggestions?

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    FanCG1-Visitor
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    August 24, 2010

    it is said that mathcad 6 plus for mac can work well with snow leopard, maybe you can move to mac OS platform to have a try.

    btw, can you print you cal. sheet of mathcad in PDF form, if yes, maybe this is a alternative to save/save as.. (although not a perfect choice)

    p.s. 6.0 plus is the revolutionary version of mathcad, personally I think, though it is not the strongest version, it is actually the best version. No BIG improvements are found in the new versions.

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    ovanni1-VisitorAuthor
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    August 24, 2010

    Thanks, I'm not interested in another OS. If I wanted to do that, I'd go back to Win 2000 or XP.

    I need to Save and Save As... so I can modify, edit, refine, and Save multiple version of my 1000+ Mathcad 6.0 Plus files.

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      jeanGiraud1-Visitor
      1-Visitor
      August 25, 2010

      Mathcad 8 Pro was the most educative version, especially program wise. Some extra functionalities were added in 2001i and 11. Mathcad stopped existing at version 11, principally wrt the symbolic engine. "Mathcad PTC versions are not for Enginners, just a fact. Good thing in 4 years they didn' t have enough time to scrap it all past 11.

      jmG

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      vectorhead1-Visitor
      1-Visitor
      October 27, 2010

      I fiddled (swapped some in and out from other directories) with some of the dll files called by MCAD 6.0 + but no joy.

      My work around on WIN7 has been to create files in "explorer" and not use Save or Save As from inside MCAD 6.0 +.

      Oddly MCAD 6.0 + works with no problems on my Vista machine. Installation has been as you have done, copy a working WINMCAD XP directory onto XP, Vista, and WIN7 machines.

      It would be nice to sort this problem out on WIN7. Better yet would be to get the source code for MCAD 6.0 +, and start maintaining our own version... since PTC has long ago abandoned it.

      Let me know if you solve this problem.

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        vectorhead1-Visitor
        1-Visitor
        October 27, 2010

        oops...

        I meant I don't use Save As, or Save on untitled new files from within MCAD 6.0 +.

        Clicking "Save" seems to work fine, as long as the file already exists.

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          omotahed1-Visitor
          1-Visitor
          December 23, 2014

          I have written a special utility that will allow you to save mathcad 6 worksheets in windows 7 and later edit and save them again. My program saves the content of clipboard as a binary file . Later the file can be opened and now mathcad can paste it into its workspace and work normally. All you have to do is to copy the worksheet into the clipboard. Program written in Delphi. You can contact me -

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          VladimirN24-Ruby III
          24-Ruby III
          December 25, 2014

          Hi Omid,

          Is there any chance to share your program with the community?

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          omotahed1-Visitor
          1-Visitor
          December 26, 2014

          Hi Vladmire,

          You can go to my website omidmotahed.com or directly download the exe file from

          http://omidmotahed.com/Saveclipboard.exe

          The documentation is in file http://omidmotahed.com/FreeDelphiApps.doc

          You run this program and in mathcad the portion you want to be saved you put it in the windows clipboard. This simple app saves and restores the clipboard.

          Any question feel free to contact me again

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            jseamans1-Visitor
            1-Visitor
            June 28, 2015

            Hello ovanni,

            It's funny I just discovered this forum after years of the same MC6 issues under Win7.  I too stopped upgrades when MathSoft ended, and my next version I got a deal on was MC14.  I was very disappointed with the new symbolics engine - seems like the capability was reduced significantly.  So like you I still want to hang on to MC6:

            • In fact, I've maintained full functionality by running it under Win7's XP emulator (XP Mode).  I believe the emulator can be implemented in Pro and Ultimate versions of W7(?).   Running XP under Win7 really saves some useful older programs, like MC6
            • If you can't implement the virtual XP emulator, you can alternately, you can do what Omid suggests to stay within Win7.
              1. Copy or rename an old *.MCD file.
              2. Open in in MC6
              3. Erase contents
              4. Edit the open worksheet to create a new file
              5. Save

            This alternate method does not fix the "Save As" program-termination problem, but it does allow you to build new MC6 files pretty easily.

            This issue has resurfaced with me because I want to keep MC6 alive in Win10.  Although not a default option in Win10, I believe a virtual XP emulator can be wedged in.

            Hope this helps,

            Jon

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              김김_011-Visitor
              1-Visitor
              March 23, 2016

              http://blog.naver.com/darkmephisto/220663664009

              try this. I use Mathcad 7 in Windows 7 with no vmware. (xpmode)

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