Iinstalled ProE 5 Student Edition from my school back in August. From what I remember, it worked fine then. I recently tried to use it for a class but it would not open at all. There was no error message or splash screen. When I open it on my desktop, it will show the mouse as "busy" and then open, but on my laptop, I click the icon (or the start menu, or even the exe in the program files) and it flickers to busy but immediately stops.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling many times. I've copied over the files from my desktop with no results. I've cleaned out the temp folders and fixed my registry with CCleaner (nothing ptc or proe related though). I've tried updating my video drivers and even adding that line to disable them in
config.pro. Nothing has worked. It doesn't even start up in safe mode either.
Basically Pro-E starts from a script, not a binary. It needs to set some environment variables before it can start. That said, first try to start it up from the command line. Different versions of windows has it in some different locations. Sometimes it's called the "Command Prompt". Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. Basically you want to enter the line from your shortcut into there. Move the mouse cursor to the shortcut and "right-click" on the icon and select "Properties" This should show the location of the start script. Enter this into the Command Prompt. It should reveal at least some error message and possibly give a clue to what's wrong.
Both computers are running Windows 7 Pro with my desktop using an nVidia GeForce 7950GX2 and my laptop running an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. My desktop is using an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 and the laptop an Intel Core i7 Q720.
I ran the cmd command on both computers and while it worked on my desktop, it again did not work on my laptop, but it didn't give any errors either. I am perplexed myself as to what it may be. Any other suggestions?
It just returned to the prompt with no messages and it happened on both machines. I simply entered that shortcut path within quotes ("C:\Program Files\ProENGINEER Schools Edition\bin\proe.exe") and it started it up on my computer, but not my laptop.
Both computers run Windows 7 64-bit. I did install the latest drivers but decided to uninstall and rteinstall them to se if that would help. I also ran a windows boot disk to fix any start up problems hoping it might fix any registry problems. Lastly I retired running ProE in every possible compatibility mode to see if I got any result. Nothing I did helped except that when running multiple compatibility modes, the screen flickered to 256, a lower res, etc. but nothing else happened. ProE still does not start. I am tempted to just reformat the laptop, but do you have any last suggestions before I do?
2) Pro-E doesn't appear to hang, at the Command Prompt the command completed and returned back to it's prompt. Although, you haven't yet told us if there is a Pro-E process running utilizing the "Task Manager".
I recently reformatted and reinstalled everything on the laptop. Even with a clean OS install and new install of Pro/E, I still cannot get the program to start. It has the exact same issues as last time. There is no process in the task manager either. Could I need to install DirectX or would that have been installed with the graphics driver?
You can run Pro/ENGINEER in the Direct3D 10 graphics mode on the Windows Vista operating system. Set the value of the graphics configuration option to d3d to run Pro/ENGINEER in this mode. Direct3D 10 is an API provided by Microsof that enables you to render 3-dimensional graphics accurately.
On Windows, set the use_software_opengl configuration option to yes to invoke the OpenGL application locally on your machine. PTC recommends that you use this configuration option in place of WIN32_GDI to address issues related to graphics cards.
None of the
config.pro changes helped. I added a firewall exception with no success. The folder size is 2.92 GB or 2.96 GB (size on disk). I found a std.out file along with a ptcsetup text file. The ptcsetup file states that activation failed at the very end. The std.out file is attached. It seems to be a license issue, but I'm using the same license from my desktop and it works fine on that system.
To find out your Host ID, click Start and choose Run. In the Run dialog box, type cmd and press RETURN. In the DOS window, type ipconfig/all. Look for the network Physical Address for your Host ID. The Host ID also appears in the bottom-left corner of the first screen in the Creo Elements/Pro installation.
Hello Valeriu Maria Baciu, I have bought a new workstation from Lenovo, has 4 GB on memory, Windows 7 64bits, 500GB on hard drive, Core i7, I have installed Pro/Engineer 5.0 University Edition for my classes, I want to use this workstation as a server in order to be able to move to different places with my students, I would appreciate it if you please explain me the process to follow me on how to get it.
for your help, thank you very much in advanced.
regards.
Jorge Luis Martinez Graciliano
VIRTUAL PARAMETRIC CENTER
Are you connecting through the same network adapter you used when it was installed? I had the same problem as you, suddenly Proe 5 would not start, no splash screen or anything. I had moved my PC and connected to the internet via a lan cable instead of wireless. Refitting my wireless card solved the problem. Its based on the mac address of your licence, found in Program Files\ProENGINEER Student Edition\text\licences\licence.dat Look for the line PTC HOSTID=HOSTID= and then what follows is the (not to be confused with apple mac) MAC address that Pro engineer is expecting. To compare it with your current MAC address open command prompt, and type ipconfig /all and look for "physical address" of your network adapter. This must be the same as the number in your licence.dat file for Pro engineer to start.
I have tried EVERYTHING mentioned in this thread, and I'm still having the same problem. No splash screen, no nothing. Like a previous poster mentioned, I used it successfully for a few months, but now it's completely unresponsive. Seriously cramping my homework style...
These errors occur when DirectX 9.0 is not correctly installed (multiple versions of DirectX may run at the same time), or a newer version of DirectX is being used. Though your computer may be new and have the latest DirectX, some games, particularly older games, require DirectX 9.0 to play properly. For assistance installing DirectX 9.0, please contact Microsoft Support.
I have tried to play Curse of Blackmoor Manor for over a year on my computer, but had no luck because of directx. I tried both links, no luck. I email tech support multiple times and every time they stop replying to me. Very irritating.
OH I had the same issues with the new Windows 10 but that second part you had up there fixed it. The first attempt going to microsoft they wanted me to download windows 10 but I already have it on my computer so the direct link you gave in that paragraph was my ticket. It was easy to download THANK YOU FOR THE FIX now I can play again. LUV LUV These games I hve all up to 26 now to get the rest. YAYAYAY
Thanks for the idea. After everything else failed, I tried using compatibility mode (it seemed to default to windows vista so that is what i left it on) and it worked! This was for Secret of the Old Clock.
Hi Aj, DirectX could have been installed on your computer in a different location. Would you please email us at
techs...@herinteractive.com and let us know what operating system you are using? Thanks!
Step 2:
Find screen resolotions I have a Nvidea graphics card and went to Nvidea control panel > Change resolution > Customize > Create Custom Resolution > 640 x 480
Save all that and then run the game. This is what finnaly worked for me.
Fix for anyone having issues in September 2022:
You need to have a compatible DirectX version to play the older games on Windows 10 and 11. You can download the DirectX End-User Runtime (June 2010) from Microsoft to get a package of the older versions. It will not affect your current installed DirectX. After downloading, you must extract the file into a folder (create a new one and name it the same) and then, click DXSetup in the folder to install it. After that, you should be able to run the game. (I recommend running as Administrator.) Good luck!
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