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July 29, 2023
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Mathcad 14 legacy software installation

  • July 29, 2023
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I own a legacy Mathcad software program, which I want to install on my current windows 11 workstation.  I was p[rompted while attempting to retreive a license of the following;  license can not be issued and I must go to the web site and apparently purchase a later version of Mathcad.  First of all, just exactly how does this only available option work?  Secondly, monies are not budgeted for this purchase.  Where exactly does this leave me?

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VladimirN24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
July 29, 2023

Read the following announcement - "Official PTC Mathcad 15 and Prime 1–6 End-of-Sale Announcement": https://community.ptc.com/t5/Mathcad-Tips/Official-PTC-Mathcad-15-and-Prime-1-6-End-of-Sale-Announcement/ta-p/818870

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July 30, 2023

Vladimir,

 

Thanks for the response.  Unfortunately, as is the case with so many others the End-of-Sale-Announcement by PTC amounts to nothing more than smoke in the air.  Many others have spoken and written about the demise of i.e., Mathcad 13, 14 and 15, which ended the learning, productivity and work development of many.

 

Legacy software will not add to corporate profit, but it WILL out perform, out develop and out calculate some text based, graph paper looking bad facsimile which CAN NOT read yesterday's Mathcad 14 files.

 

I searched my archives for some out-dated  and unsupported Mathcad, of which, I am sure many in PTC would have no understanding.of, and found some pure legacy Mathcad. i.e.,   2001i Professional..  Worth much more than the effort spent in converting any of my Mathcad 14 files.

 

Once again, thanks for your time and energy in responding to my above referenced post.

 

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
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July 30, 2023

I doubt that you will be able to install AND successfully run Mathcad 2001i on a present-day machine running Windows 11.

As far as I know Mathcad 2001i (certainly the single-user edition) is copy-protected with Cdilla, which attempts to store a signature on a specific location of your harddrive. That is something that only 32-bit Windows versions and WinXP-64bit will tolerate.

If your Mathcad 2001i is protected with FlexLM, you may have a chance, depending on the mercy of PTC support.

 

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Luc

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