Installing Creo3 under Windows 11

[Dom_CHENTRE]

Hello, I currently have a subscription for CREO (8-11) that will end at the end of the year.
For financial reasons I will stop it.

I have an old Creo3 license that is permanent. Will it work on Windows 11?

When I will no longer have maintenance, will I be able to change my host ID?
For this Creo3 that is no longer under maintenance.

Thank you

[MartinHanak]

Hi,

1.]

PTC still enables to move old non-active Creo 3.0 license from old HOST-ID to new HOST-ID for free.

2.]

If old non-active Creo 3.0 license is floating one then you can install current FLEXnet version on Windows 11 machine and "put Creo 3.0 license into it".

3.]

I don't know if the setup.exe from the Creo 3.0 installation media will work on Windows 11. If that doesn't work, the Creo 3.0 installation can be copied from the old computer.

[Dom_CHENTRE]

Hi, thanks a lot !
Yes, Creo3 is permanent and floating.

For point 3.],

You means that I can copy installed files from an old computer ?

No registry settings, environment variables, and so no ?

Or just copying ISO content ?
Thanks

[BenLoosli]

Creo does not use the registry, so you can just copy the installation from computer A to computer B.

You will need a new license, unless you have a floating license and it runs on a server.

I do this with my single network installation. Install is on a Windchill server, then copy the Creo loadpoint to a network drive and change a few settings in the b.bat and .psf files and the config.pro and we are good to go with a new version.

[MartinHanak]

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@Dom_CHENTRE wrote:

Hi, thanks a lot !
Yes, Creo3 is permanent and floating.

For point 3.],

You means that I can copy installed files from an old computer ?

No registry settings, environment variables, and so no ?

Or just copying ISO content ?
Thanks

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Hi,

BenLoosli already answered your question on ‎2024-10-14 08:14 PM.

[Dale_Rosema]

Remember that Creo is not reverse compatible. Anything worked on with a newer version of Creo will not be able to be opened with Creo 3.

[Dom_CHENTRE]

Yes I know, thanks.
But my old company projects are still on Creo 2 🙄
So in the future, new projects will be done with Creo3.

[Dale_Rosema]

You mentioned:

I currently have a subscription for CREO (8-11) that will end at the end of the year.

So that is what I commenting on.

[Dom_CHENTRE]

thanks, but my fear is what will happen when I no longer have the subscription and return to Creo3 (permanent, floating).
Still access to change PC, and still access to the community.

[StephenW]

The community is completely open with the exception of the "ideas" area.  You have to have a certain level of maintenance to submit and kudo ideas.

[MartinHanak]

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@Dom_CHENTRE wrote:

thanks, but my fear is what will happen when I no longer have the subscription and return to Creo3 (permanent, floating).
Still access to change PC, and still access to the community.

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Hi,

termination of subscription means that you will lose access to the installation media download area.

You will be able to move Creo 3 license from "old" PC to "new" one.

You will be able to access Community.