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Hi all,
I'm trying to install ModelSim XE (both II and III) on a WindowsXP box
but I can't get it working when I login as a simple no privileged User.

I installed the software logged as Administrator, and I loaded the
license.dat file, in this situation the software works correctly, but
when I use the computer as a normal User (I'm not the Administrator of
that computer) ModelSim doesn't work, It prints and error like this:

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Your evaluation license has been invalidated because
a text file necessary for licensing cannot be written.

In order to continue with the evaluation of Modelsim you will need to
correct the error, re-install the evaluation copy and re-request
an evaluation license from Model Technology.

Evaluation Error: 104
----------------------------------------------------------------------

I also changed the permissions on the ModelSim folder, and gave full
controll on it, but nothing changed.

Is there a way of using ModelSim not being Administrator on WindowsXP?
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ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
a normal user?

Eric

Nemesis wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to install ModelSim XE (both II and III) on a WindowsXP box
> but I can't get it working when I login as a simple no privileged User.
>
> I installed the software logged as Administrator, and I loaded the
> license.dat file, in this situation the software works correctly, but
> when I use the computer as a normal User (I'm not the Administrator of
> that computer) ModelSim doesn't work, It prints and error like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Your evaluation license has been invalidated because
> a text file necessary for licensing cannot be written.
>
> In order to continue with the evaluation of Modelsim you will need to
> correct the error, re-install the evaluation copy and re-request
> an evaluation license from Model Technology.
>
> Evaluation Error: 104
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I also changed the permissions on the ModelSim folder, and gave full
> controll on it, but nothing changed.
>
> Is there a way of using ModelSim not being Administrator on WindowsXP?

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
a normal user?

Eric

Nemesis wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to install ModelSim XE (both II and III) on a WindowsXP box
> but I can't get it working when I login as a simple no privileged User.
>
> I installed the software logged as Administrator, and I loaded the
> license.dat file, in this situation the software works correctly, but
> when I use the computer as a normal User (I'm not the Administrator of
> that computer) ModelSim doesn't work, It prints and error like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Your evaluation license has been invalidated because
> a text file necessary for licensing cannot be written.
>
> In order to continue with the evaluation of Modelsim you will need to
> correct the error, re-install the evaluation copy and re-request
> an evaluation license from Model Technology.
>
> Evaluation Error: 104
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I also changed the permissions on the ModelSim folder, and gave full
> controll on it, but nothing changed.
>
> Is there a way of using ModelSim not being Administrator on WindowsXP?

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
a normal user?

Eric



Nemesis wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to install ModelSim XE (both II and III) on a WindowsXP box
> but I can't get it working when I login as a simple no privileged User.
>
> I installed the software logged as Administrator, and I loaded the
> license.dat file, in this situation the software works correctly, but
> when I use the computer as a normal User (I'm not the Administrator of
> that computer) ModelSim doesn't work, It prints and error like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Your evaluation license has been invalidated because
> a text file necessary for licensing cannot be written.
>
> In order to continue with the evaluation of Modelsim you will need to
> correct the error, re-install the evaluation copy and re-request
> an evaluation license from Model Technology.
>
> Evaluation Error: 104
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I also changed the permissions on the ModelSim folder, and gave full
> controll on it, but nothing changed.
>
> Is there a way of using ModelSim not being Administrator on WindowsXP?

ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
a normal user?

Eric



Nemesis wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to install ModelSim XE (both II and III) on a WindowsXP box
> but I can't get it working when I login as a simple no privileged User.
>
> I installed the software logged as Administrator, and I loaded the
> license.dat file, in this situation the software works correctly, but
> when I use the computer as a normal User (I'm not the Administrator of
> that computer) ModelSim doesn't work, It prints and error like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Your evaluation license has been invalidated because
> a text file necessary for licensing cannot be written.
>
> In order to continue with the evaluation of Modelsim you will need to
> correct the error, re-install the evaluation copy and re-request
> an evaluation license from Model Technology.
>
> Evaluation Error: 104
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I also changed the permissions on the ModelSim folder, and gave full
> controll on it, but nothing changed.
>
> Is there a way of using ModelSim not being Administrator on WindowsXP?

Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Eric DELAGE" scriveva:

> ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
> the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
> that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
> administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
> system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
> a normal user?

Now I can't control (I'll see tomorrow) but the error says that a "text
file" cannot be written.
However I'll try setting this environment variable.
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Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Nemesis" scriveva:

>> ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
>> the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
>> that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
>> administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
>> system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
>> a normal user?
> Now I can't control (I'll see tomorrow) but the error says that a "text
> file" cannot be written.
> However I'll try setting this environment variable.

I checked, the environment variable is correct. Today I saw that if I
open the licensing wizard before opening ModelSim, it correctly reports
that the license is valid, but when I open ModelSim as User it stops
working.

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Nemesis wrote:
> Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Nemesis" scriveva:
>
>
>>>ModelSim needs an env variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE which points to
>>>the license.dat file. When you install ModelSim as administrator I guess
>>>that this env. variable is installed in the private space of the
>>>administrator. Have you verified that LM_LICENSE_FILE is defined as
>>>system variable and not user variable? Can you see it when you log in as
>>>a normal user?
>>
>>Now I can't control (I'll see tomorrow) but the error says that a "text
>>file" cannot be written.
>>However I'll try setting this environment variable.
>
>
> I checked, the environment variable is correct. Today I saw that if I
> open the licensing wizard before opening ModelSim, it correctly reports
> that the license is valid, but when I open ModelSim as User it stops
> working.
>

I never use the licensing wizard because it does nothing more than
setting the variable and checking the hostid (which is unnecessary if
you ask for your license through a direct internet connection).

Are you using WinXP Pro? Are the WinXP permissions correctly set
(installation directory, user directory where ModelSim will create a
default modelsim.ini)?

Eric

Mentre io pensavo ad una intro simpatica "Eric DELAGE" scriveva:

> Are you using WinXP Pro? Are the WinXP permissions correctly set
> (installation directory, user directory where ModelSim will create a
> default modelsim.ini)?

I'm using WinXP Pro, I have "full control" on the ModelSim directory.
Probably it is trying to write into another directory where it can't.
I really don't know.
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