Modelsim PE Student Edition 10.0a installation error on Windows 7 - 64 bit Computer

[Digitalkurt]

Hi Modelsim PE Student Edition fans out there,

i have a problem with an installation of the newest Version 10.0a on
my sony vaio with windows 7 and 64 bit system. The Installation is
made correct, but at the end of the installation process i got no
window with an license request, but the Error: "Severe CloseFile
Failed". So i have no license file, but i could start the simulator.
When i want to simulate, i got an error with the not available
license.

Is it possible, to get a license WITHOUT the installation process??? I
have tried to get one license when inserting the link in my IE browser
i got, when installing Modeisim PE Student Edition 10.0a on another 32
bit System (which has correct function), but then the license request
only says, to download the newest version. I teach VHDL and my
students just got 64 bit Computers, and they want to make there
diplomathesis and my VHDL lessons in a laboratory on these machines.
Could you help me please? Do you have any idea, what i could do? Is it
a special software, which cause these error (Antivirus, ie
protection, ...), or is this just an error caused by the not supported
64 bit system? Will there be a 64 bit version of Modelsim PE Student
Edition? Maybe 10.0.b? And when will this version be available?

Best regards
Digitalkurt

[Larry]

Digitalkurt,

On some systems IE won't allow the license request page come up after
installation. I have found that Firefox works best so I'd install
Firefox and make it your default browser then uninstall/reinstall
ModelSim Student Edition and the license request form should come up
after the install.

Tom's license file won't work. Each installation will only work with
the license file requested at install time. Even if you were to
uninstall/reinstall ModelSim Student Edition, the old license file
will not work. You will have to request a license file each and every
time you install ModelSim.

[Digitalkurt]

Hi Larry,

thank you for your answer. google chrome was installed as second
browser, and i have selected him as standard browser, so i could get
my license file!!!
But now i have the problem with the ISE 13.2.
-------------------------------------------------------------
The simulation libraries were compiled for the 'MTI_PE 10.0a' version,
but
the selected simulator is 'MTI_PE Edition'. Please
recompile the libraries for
the selected simulator version or change the simulator
selection.
----------------------

But there is no possibility to select MTI_PE 10.0a from the simulator
setting menu in ISE 13.2. So that looks like Xilinx dont want to work
with Modelsim Student Edition fans.:-(

Best regards
Kurt

[Larry]

Yes, if you use ISE there is a problem if you try to use their
compxlib compiler tool.
Compxlib will only allow you to use approved/supported simulators and
ModelSim
Student Edition is not one of those simulators.

The only workarounds I know of are:

1) To compile the Unisim, Simprim and Xilinxcorelib source manually
into libraries
of the same names.

2) To download and install ModelSim PE from the www.model.com
website. Since
no license is required to use the ModelSim PE compiler you can select
it from the
compxlib tool and allow PE to compile your Xilinx libraries.

I'm not an ISE user so I'm not sure if you will have problems
targeting ModelSim Student
Edition to simulate as well. If there is this limitation when you try
to launch your simulation
from ISE you can always create your design using ISE then export the
design to VHDL or
Verilog then compile and simulate the design using ModelSim Student
Edition in stand-alone-mode.

[Sebastian Wietzorrek]

9 years later I have the same problem ... now with Windows 10 and ModelSim 10.4a. (ModelSim PE Student Edition)

Sadly non of those tipps would work. This is what I've tried already:

1) Turn off anti-virus/Windows Defender. -> done / Avast uninstalled

3) Delete any leftover files from previous installation (e.g delete C:\Modeltech_pe_edu_10.4a). -> done

2) Disable firewall. -> done (only Windows defender istalled, but deactiveted anyways)

4) Request and download Model Sim PE Student Edition. -> done (3x)

5) Add "modelsim-pe_student_edition.exe" as an exception in firewall in "Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Defender Firewall\Allowed apps". -> done + turned off

6) Run "modelsim-pe_student_edition.exe" as administrator and in Compatibility Mode "Windows Service Pack 3". -> done

7) License request page should open in Internet Explorer when you click 'Finish' at the end of the installation. -> still get the same error

any suggestions??

Best

Sebastian

[Ignacio Majul]

Hi Sebastian.. I have the exact same problem you do.. where you able to solve it?

thxs