Cadence Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Installation Guide for Windows
Installing the Products
April 2016 38 Product Version 17.2-2016
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Important
If the installation will be shared with other users, who might not have write
permission, ensure that you generate the documentation index by selecting the
Generate doc index to enable search in Cadence Help [Must for server
installation] option. If index is not generated, users will not be able to view and
search documents.
21. Click Finish to complete installation.
At the end of installation a standard shortcut is added for easy access of installed
products as Start -All Programs -Cadence Release , for example, Start -
All Programs - Cadence Release 17.2-2016.
Note: The shortcuts will be added to the All Users profile only if installation is performed
for all users. This means, that if installation is performed for a single user, other users
logging into the system will not be able to see the shortcuts from the Start menu.
The Licensed Products Not Installed dialog box appears if a product listed in the control
file is a license only (no software) product.
The Installer detects if any locked files (.EXE, .DLL) are found. If so, the Restart Windows
dialog box appears reminding you to reboot the system.
Note: The shortcuts will be added to the All Users profile only if installation is performed
for all users. This means that if installation is performed for a single user, other users
logging into the system will not be able to view the shortcuts from the Start menu. Users
can configure an installation to make it accessible from their user ID. For more
information, see Enabling Access to Installations in Current User Mode
on page 51.
Note: If you have an earlier release installed in your system, you can remove the
Cadence paths from the PATH variable. The Release 17.2-2016 products do not need
any paths to be set.
Note: If you installed without administrative privileges, configure the installation with
administrative rights. See Performing Administrative Tasks
on page 50 for more
information.
Important
On clicking setup.exe in the top-level of the Windows DVD image (above the Disk
1 folder), the installer lists Optional Installation options. Click any of the options and
follow the wizard to complete installation. If you selected to install any of the
Cadence layout editors, install Cadence SPB Manufacturing Option. Similarly, you
can install any of the following:
