I don't have any experience with this software but I have installed many similar CAD programs. I believe your program is looking for a dongle on the parallel port. Secondary to this there is usually a license file on the HD, usually locate on the root of the EMI software. They are about 1K and and are usually supplied on floppy.
Fred Townsend Sykes, Bob wrote: Hello experts, I am trying to install my HP 85876B Radiated EMI software on a WinXP Pro box without success. The problem is related to the parallel port hardware key (of course). I get an error message telling me that it cannot locate a valid hardware key. I have successfully installed the NT hardware key driver, but only get about halfway through the application install before the error. This software/hardware ran fine on WinNT4. Has anyone had any luck running this (or similar) software under XP? I remember some discussion of (old) HP software protection schemes and dongles on this listserv from a year or two ago. I tried to search the archives and made it through most of the Spanish inquisition before I was placed in suspended animation. So now I'm "waiting approval" to join the EMC-PSTC web based community before I can search. Thwarted at every turn. -Bob Sykes (frustrated EMC Engineer) - 2005 IEEE Symposium on Product Safety Engineering 3-4 October Schaumburg, IL http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - 2005 IEEE Symposium on Product Safety Engineering 3-4 October Schaumburg, IL http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
