Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
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I just got a hot new computer that runs Vista. I just tried to install Mathcad 13 on it and Mathcad 13 will not start. The install went with no problems.
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Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
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I am following a thread on this issue on the Mathcad forums:
http://collab.mathsoft.com/ type in "vista" in search query.
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Is anyone aware of a response from PTC on this issue?
-Steven
RE: Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
RE: Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
The arrogant summary dismissal by PTC of 13 on Vista does PTC no help whatsoever. If there were an alternative I would buy it on principle. Vista wasn't around to consider when versions up to 11 and maybe 12 were sold. Cavat emptor, tough, "you've had your monies worth - time to put your hand in your pocket". etc.
However, the point that gets up my nose is that 13 was being heavily marketed up to a few months before Vista was officially released.
I would take a lot of convincing that beta copies of Vista weren't around or that there was enough information to either prepare a service pack or put a warning on the box. "MS are going to issue a new OS in the next few months and we're not going to guarantee that it will work". The issue of Vista wasn't what could be described as a bolt from the blue.
There would be riots if Ford sold a million cars that used a tyre size that would be unavailable befoe the car was 3 months old.
If anybody from PTC is reading - it stinks. If you thinks that it will encourage updates from 13 then you are very sadly mistaken.
RE: Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
Mathcad 13 was developed and released before Vista was officially released.
The fact that Mathcad doesn't run on a new OS doesn't bother me. PTC's Pro/Engineer still doesn't have an officially supportted version for Vista, 32 or 64 bit, and we pay a lot more per seat for it than Mathcad.
At least Matchcad has released 14 which does support Vista.
Bite the bullet and do the upgrade!
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RE: Is Mathcad 13 compatible with Vista?
Admittedly, I should have realised by now that increasingly pushy sales normally precedes a Mathcad upgrade. Finding out you've just been off loaded with lasts years model which then won't run on lead free at full price always leaves an unpleasant taste.
It would seem to be very short sighted not to offer a tapered upgrade price dependent on period of ownership out to at least 6 months. If I'd been given a discount because I'd only just bought 13, I would have been happy to buy 14 and guess what - I wouldn't now be moaning about Mathad.
Given that most folk have Vista 32 and that Mathcad does run after a fashion on it, your not going to convince me that it couldn't have been fixed.
It wouldn't have been so bad if 14 appeared to be anything more than a polish of 13 for a good many users. When I purchased Mathcad in 1988, I was convinced it would be a defacto application on every engineer's desk within 5 years. I wonder why after 20 they are still stuggling with Excel in most places I work in. Mathcad have been lucky there hasn't been more competition.
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