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I hope you find a solution. I'm trying to get Mathcad 6 to run properly on Win 7. So far is works OK, but shuts down abrubtly when I try to Save or Save As ...
Hello,
I use XP mode on a Win 7 64 bits system. It is possible to install and run MathCad 2001 but NOT MathCad 11. I suppose it is a problem with the installation program, may be.
I build a other virtual XP PC with my original copy of XP, but it is the same result : MathCad 11 don't run.
I'm looking for a solution ... ?
I was able to get single user licensed mathcad 11 running on XPM in W7 professional 64 bit, which I just upgraded to in the past month. Here is an update to yesterday's post, now including how to get the service updates. Since over two years have passed since the original posts, it may well be that PTC now has a new setup file or something that would work better than this. The following is what worked on my setup, using the Mathcad 11 CD labeled 309.1.
summary
- get the activation wizard working from the cd, by running mcad.exe on cd or by running as evaluation only.
- get the C_DILLA folder into XPM C:\, activated with key from PTC website form & email.
- run the cd setup program on the W7 side to load program files.
- run the service release updates to get to v11.2a on the W7 side.
- copy the whole Mathsoft directory over from W7 side C:\Program Files (x86)\
into the XPM C:\Program Files\ folder. You can cut and paste from W7 to XPM.
- in XPM run C:\Program Files\Mathsoft\Mathcad 11\regtool.exe select [Register Components].
- install e-books and extensions directly from CD on XPM side.
problem
The setup exec on the CD loads the program files into the Windows 7 x86 program directory, but setup never gets to the activation wizard part of setup. Under Windows Virtual PC running XPMode (XPM), the CD setup program would not run at all.
activation
I was able to get the activation wizard going somehow, directly from the CD. It may have been by going into D:\Mathcad\program files\Mathsoft\Mathcad 11\mcad.exe. or it might have been by by trying to run mathcad from cd with "evaluation copy only" checkmarked (no product code needed), and I can't recall if it was while running the CD in XPM or on the W7 side. I had tried so many different things that I can't recall exactly which was the one that worked, and I can't seem to recreate the scenario, perhaps because the registry is changed. But eventually I did get a message that the evaluation trial period had expired and I needed to activate the product. Then i was able to put in my product code, generate a request code, submit it to PTC, receive an activation key, rerun the CD mcad.exe which again started the activation wizard and then accepted the activation key. I remember worrying that the request code might have somehow picked up the volume serial from the CD drive instead of the hard drive, but that fear was laid to rest when the activation created a C_DILLA folder on C:\ of the XPM side. But still the setup program will only run on the W7 side, and the activation key is under XPM. The workaround was to copy the program files from the CD into the XPM program file folder, and run the regtool.exe [register components] to get Mathcad 11 working under XPM.
service release updates
I then tried to run the service release updates to get from 11.0 to 11.1 and then to 11.2a. These execs (like the CD setup program) would not run on the XPM side. However, they did run just fine on the W7 side. Run in this order:
MC11WorkProgSPA.exe
MC11WorkDocSPA.exe
MC11WorkProgGOLDSPASP1.exe
MC11WorkDocGOLDSPASP1.exe
MC11WorkProgSP2A.EXE
MC11WorkDocSP2A.exe
Not sure if you really need the first two (PTC does not include them in download page).
Then I copied the whole now-updated-to-11.2a mathcad program file directory from the W7 side into the XPM program files directory, then ran regtool.exe [register components] from the new XPM program files mathcad folder, to get v11.2a running in XPM.
ebooks
Finally, the CDs to add e-books (extension packs) work fine to install on the XPM side (unlike the M11 setup CD or the service releases). The one exception was a corrupted handbook file for the solving and optimization pack which gave the error "This handbook version is too low to be displayed". I got that to work by saving these lines in a file named SOLVE.HBK and placing that in the HANDBOOK folder, to replace the corrupted solve.hbk file.
; Solving and Optimization Extension Pack
;
.version 8
.titleSolve
;
splash splash.mcd : Welcome to Solving And Optimization
toc toc.mcd
This is just a workaround, Mono Zeftel worked on the original solve book and can maybe provide the correct solve.hbk file ?
best regards,
Mo
Maurice Holahan wrote:
...ebooks
Finally, the CDs to add e-books (extension packs) work fine to install on the XPM side (unlike the M11 setup CD or the service releases). The one exception was a corrupted handbook file for the solving and optimization pack which gave the error "This handbook version is too low to be displayed". I got that to work by saving these lines in a file named SOLVE.HBK and placing that in the HANDBOOK folder, to replace the corrupted solve.hbk file.
; Solving and Optimization Extension Pack
;
.version 8
.titleSolve
;
splash splash.mcd : Welcome to Solving And Optimization
toc toc.mcd
This is just a workaround, Mono Zeftel worked on the original solve book and can maybe provide the correct solve.hbk file ?...
Hi Maurice,
Please see the attachment.
Vladimir,
The file you sent works perfectly. Thank you kindly for sending it.
best regards,
Mo
No problem.
I've done some experimenting lately with the intent to have Mathcad 11 running under native Windows 7/64.
What I've found out so far is the following. All experiments have been carried out with Mathcad 11 installed for evaluation, but I have some experience that says it should be the same for an activated Mathcad 11, in addition I used the 30-day try-out period of windows, so no activation necessary. Of course you need a valid licence to permanently run Win7 and Mathcad 11.
- Installation of Mathcad under Win7/32 as well as /64 works OK, but after installation the program will simply not run. At best you get an error message telling that the program failed to start properly.
You can install a virtual WinXP in Win7/64 and install Mathcad 11 in there. This worked without problems for me. The problem is that within the virtual machine Mathcad runs very, very slow with some operations (especially for file access, and I need it to process file data).
- Installation of Mathcad under WinXP/32 as well as /64 works OK and Mathcad will run.
- As there is no update path from WinXP/64 to any higher windows (Vista, 7) this is a dead end. However WinXP/32 an be updated to Vista/32 and that can be updated to Win7/32 and this results in Mathcad 11 running on Win7. Note that with updating I mean that the OS is updated, while installed programmed remain installed; as opposed to the "custom" upgrade where the OS is essentially completely re-installed and your old windows directories are moved to a Windows.old folder...
Unfortunately there is no update path from Win7/32 to /64. This is 'cross-platform' and requires a 'custom' upgrade.
- I've tried to install Mathcad 11 on Vista/64, and had some success. The main problem is that upon starting Mathcad, every time, a message pops up asking for (administrator) permission to alter settings; after OK the program runs, but this is not the way I want it. There is an update path from Vista/64 to Win7/64, but with Mathcad not running smoothly under Vista/64 I didn't try that out (yet).
So, so far my recommendation to have Mathcad running under Win7 only works for 32 bits and goes like:
- Install WinXP/32, no need to activate it.
- Install Mathcad 11, activate it. Update Mathcad to 11.2a.
- Get the Vista/32 installation files, they are available on the web. Update WinXP to Vista, no need to activate that.
- Run Mathcad. If it fails, run the 'mathcad.exe' file as administrator once. Reboot Vista and check that mathcad runs normally.
- Get the Win7/32 installation files, they too are available on the web. Update Vista to Win7, no need to activate that (yet).
- Run Mathcad. If it fails, run the 'mathcad.exe' file as administrator once, if necessary set mathcad.exe (and maybe mcad.exe) to run in WinXP sp3 compatibility mode. Reboot Win7 and check that mathcad runs normally.
- If all is well, activate Win7. You need a valid key for that!
Success!
Luc
Good recipe. I followed your basic method, but with a major shortcut:
1) Copy the entire Mathsoft/Mathcad 11 folder from your old PC to the XP mode Program Files folder on the new PC.
2) Run mcad.exe in XP mode to start the activation wizard.
3) When you get the new key from PTC, run mcad.exe again to enter it. This creates the CDILLA folder.
4) Run regtool.exe in XP mode.
5) Manually create the start menu shortcut.
That's it. As far as I can tell (no extensive testing yet) everything works fine, and of course it's already configured the same as the old PC, with all service releases, function packs, etc
I also installed MC13 in XP mode, but that was easy.