The setup file for Pro/E installation couldn’t run in Windows Vista. What should I do?

You need to get a specific installation CDs for Pro/ENGINEER with Windows Vista. There would be not response when you put the installation CDs for ProE with other OS in Widows Vista.

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Operating System supported by Pro/ENGINEER (Platform supported)

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 PROFESIONAL (Until ProE Wildfire 1.0 only)
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP X 64 EDITION (ProE Wildfire 3.0 onwards only)
MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE (ProE Wildfire 4.0 only)
WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS (ProE Wildfire 4.0 only)
HP-UX
SOLARIS ON SPARC
SOLARIS 10 ON AMD X64 (ProE Wildfire 3.0 onwards only)
LINUX RED HAT (Until ProE Wildfire 3.0 only)

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Can I run Pro/ENGINEER on Microsoft Windows Vista?

Only Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 is supported in Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate edition and Microsoft Windows Vista Business edition. Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 and older versions is not able to run on Microsoft Windows Vista.

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Can I run Pro/ENGINEER in Apple Mac OS X?

The answer is NO. Please read below for the Operating System supported by Pro/E.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 PROFESIONAL (Until ProE Wildfire 1.0 only)
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP X 64 EDITION (ProE Wildfire 3.0 onwards only)
MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE (ProE Wildfire 4.0 only)
WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS (ProE Wildfire 4.0 only)
HP-UX
SOLARIS ON SPARC
SOLARIS 10 ON AMD X64 (ProE Wildfire 3.0 onwards only)
LINUX RED HAT (Until ProE Wildfire 3.0 only)

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I try to open the downloaded tutorial files using Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 and Wildfire 3.0 but there is nothing inside. What happened to the files?

To reduce the Pro/E file size, we suppressed all the features in the model. Just resume all the features to proceed. To see the reason why we do so, please visit the link below.

TIPS: Reduce the Pro/ENGINEER file size

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I downloaded some tutorial files from proengineertips.com but I’m not able to open them. Why?

All the Pro/E files are created using Pro/E Wildfire 2.0. So if you are using Pro/E 2001 and Wildfire, you are not able to open them. We’re not going to create another set of data as Wildfire 2.0 and Wildfire 3.0 users / visitors are more than 85%. Sorry for the inconvenient caused. Please visit the link below to see the user statistics

proengineertips.com poll – Version of Pro/E you are using

Files for tips and tutorials for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 and Wildfire 4.0 is created using the version as stated in the articles.

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What do you mean by LMB, MMB and RMB in the tips and tutorials?

These are some sort form which represents:

LMB – Left Mouse Button

MMB – Middle Mouse Button

RMB – Right Mouse Button

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