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Mathcad Installation
Please note that some software requires you to have elevated privileges in order to install it. If the
Windows User Account Control prompts you for credentials by asking you to type an administrator
password, type .\localmgr for the user name and use your local manager account password. If
you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact the Help Desk at extension 8989,
or send e-mail to helpdesk@rose-hulman.edu.

LICENSING AND DISTRIBUION

Version: 15
Available to: faculty, staff, students
Available from: DFS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Click the Start button
, type \\rose-hulman.edu\DFS\Software\Course
Software\Mathcad 15, then press ENTER.
2. Before installing Mathcad 15 you must install the Microsoft XML Core Services package,
msxml.msi, which is available in the Mathcad 15 folder. The installer is available directly from
Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3144B72B-B4F246DA-B4B6-C5D7485F2B42&displaylang=en. If the MS XML Core Services package is not
installed, you will see the following error when you attempt to install Mathcad.

3. Double-click msxml (msxml.msi) to begin the installation process. If prompted with a

security warning, click Run.

4. At the Welcome dialog, click Next.

5. Review the terms and conditions of the Microsoft End-User License Agreement. Click I accept
the terms in the License Agreement, then click Next to continue or click Cancel to exit.

6. Enter your name and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as the organization, then click
Next.

7. Under Choose Setup Type, click Install Now and Next.

8. If prompted by User Account Control (UAC) for an account with administrator privileges, enter
.\localmgr for the User name and then enter the localmgr password.

9. Click Finish to complete the installation.

1. Double-click setup (setup.exe) to begin the installation process.

2. Mathcad 15 requires administrator privileges for the installation. Before the installer begins
User Account Control (UAC) will prompt for an account with administrator privileges. Enter
.\localmgr for the User name, enter the password, then click Yes.
3. The Hostname and PTC HostID will be displayed. Click Next to continue.

4. Review the terms and conditions of the PTC license agreement. You must accept the license
agreement to proceed with the installation. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement
click I accept, otherwise click I decline. Click Next to continue.

5. Click Mathcad to begin the Mathcad installation. Do not install the PTC license server on your
computer.

6. For Mathcad License Type select Use existing FLEXnet license server and click Next.

7. For Mathcad Installation Type select Typical and click Next.

8. If the Mathcad installer displays the following dialog regarding Mathcad PDSi viewable support
click OK to continue.

9. When the Mathcad installation completes click OK to continue, then click Exit.

10. Verify your installation is working correctly by double-clicking the Mathcad 15 icon on the
desktop.

11. An error dialog will be displayed stating that Mathcad cannot connect to the license server.
Click Yes to start the Mathcad License Setup wizard.

12. Select I want to configure Mathcad to use a FlexLM server and click Next.

13. Enter winlicsvr.rose-hulman.edu for the Server Name and 7788 for the Server Port, then
click Next.

14. Click Finish to complete the license configuration.

15. Double-click the Mathcad icon to start Mathcad. It should open without errors.