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Short Description Mathcad - The ultimate desktop productivity tool for scientists and engineers System OS Mathcad Prime 1.0: Windows XP 32-bit (Home or Professional Edition, SP3) Windows XP 64-bit (Professional Edition, SP3) Windows Vista (32/64 bit) Windows 7 (32/64 bit) Mathcad 15: Windows XP 32-bit (Home or Professional Edition, SP3) Windows XP 64-bit (Professional Edition, SP3) Windows Vista (32/64 bit) Windows 7 (32/64 bit) Processor Pentium-compatible 2xP4 2.4GHz or later Hard Disk 1.6 GB of hard disk space (400 MB for Mathcad with one language installed, 250 MB for prerequisites, 1.2 GB temporary space during installation) RAM 512 MB CDrom CD-ROM or DVD drive (not required for silent installations) and Internet connection (required for license acquisition) Other Requirements Other Requirements SVGA or later graphics card, 1024 x 768, 32-bit colour monitor, and mouse or compatible pointing device Microsoft .NET Framework® 3.5 SP1 or later* Windows Installer 3.0 or later MSXML 4.0 SP2 or later*. Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 or later*. Internet Explorer 6.0 and Adobe Reader 5.0 or later are required for full functionality of the Help system. *Software can be installed automatically during the Mathcad installation, at your option. Note On Windows 7 client computers, Micsrosoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is enabled by default on client computers. On Windows 7 servers, this feature is disabled and you must enable it through Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off. Mathcad® Prime™ 1.0 Installation and Administration Guide Coexistence and Upgrade Mathcad Prime 1.0 can be installed side by side with any previous versions of Mathcad. If a pre-release version of Mathcad Prime 1.0 exists, uninstall the older version before installing Mathcad Prime 1.0 Currently, no upgrade option for this product is available. XMCD, MCD File Conversion To convert Mathcad xmcd or mcd files to Mathcad Prime 1.0 mcdx format, you must have Mathcad 15 M005 installed. Otherwise, the converter will not function properly. You can download Mathcad 15 M005 from http://www.ptc.com. The installation of Mathcad 15 M005 requires uninstalling any existing Mathcad 14 version from your computer. If you wish to reinstall Mathcad 14 at a later date you will need to back up your license file (license.dat) from be C:\\Program Files\\Mathcad\\Mathcad 14\\licenses, outside of the Mathcad install directory, to ensure that it is not deleted. If you use a license server, you do not have to back up your license file. Vendor Daemon In addition to a license file, FLEXnet also requires a vendor daemon to properly serve Mathcad licenses. This vendor daemon actually dispenses a license to your machine when you start Mathcad. Without it, Mathcad cannot check out a license at start up. The vendor daemon is provided as part of the FLEXnet install, available on the Mathcad CD. The vendor daemon is included on the CD. License Management To serve floating licenses and registered-user licenses, you must use FLEXnet 10.8.6.2 or later. FLEXnet 10.8.6.2 for Windows is available on the Mathcad CD. Note You can also use the FLEXnet executable for Linux, Solaris, or 64-bit Windows provided with other PTC products. You cannot use a FLEXnet executable

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