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AlfredFlaßhaar15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
May 1, 2025
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Installation MC14

  • May 1, 2025
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After a computer crash, I tried to install Mathcad 14 (I have the license file and DVD) from the DVD on a spare computer running Windows 11 Home. The installation aborted with a message stating that not all files could be installed. What do I need to do to ensure a successful installation?

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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
May 1, 2025

You will need to obtain a new license as the host ID will be different on your new computer.

Search in the Community for "MathCAD 14 on Windows 11" to see some other information.

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
May 1, 2025

Hallo Alfred.

You seem to have an installation problem (before you run into a licensing challenge, since Mathcad 14 is no longer supported).

You have to observe the system requirements/prerequisites for installation of Mathcad 14:

• Microsoft .NET Framework® 2.0 or later
• MSXML 4.0 SP2 or later
• Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6 or later.

There's a good chance that installable versions of these are present on your Mathacd DVD. The installables could be (respectively) found as: dotnetfx.exe, msxml.msi and MDAC_TYP.EXE

Install those and then retry installation of Mathcad 14.

 

Regarding the licensing, you may need to contact PTC support and hope (pray?) they can help you with a new license file.

 

Success!

Luc

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AlfredFlaßhaar15-MoonstoneAuthor
15-Moonstone
May 3, 2025

I tried it, nothing worked—no luck. I guess I'll have to say goodbye to PTC :-(.

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