Performing an Installation Using the Executable File
If you download the installer, you can use the executable file to perform a simple installation or an advanced installation. A simple installation automatically uses the default installation location, C:\Program Files (x86)\PTC\Creo <release_number>\View\. These features are also installed:
• Demonstration Dataset
• Import Filters—All
• Language support—English only
To add languages or remove features, skip to the section below, Performing an Advanced Installation.
Performing a Simple Installation
To install Creo View and the default components to the default location, follow the steps below.
1. Double-click CreoView_64.exe. The PTC Creo View 6.0 Setup dialog box opens to the PTC Customer Agreement page.
2. Read the Terms and Conditions, and then select I accept the terms in the License Agreement.
3. Click Install. Creo View is installed.
4. Click Finish.
To install the Watermark Editor tool, see Installing the Watermark Editor Tool Using the Executable File below.
Performing an Advanced Installation
To modify the location or contents of the installation, including language support, follow the steps below. You can add or remove entire features, or selected components of a feature. For example, you can remove all import filters, or you can set each filter’s status individually.
1. Double-click CreoView_64.exe. The PTC Creo View 6.0 Setup dialog box opens to the PTC Customer Agreement page.
2. Read the Terms and Conditions, and then select I accept the terms in the License Agreement.
3. Click Advanced. The Destination Folder page opens.
4. Accept the default path for the installation, or set a new path:
a. Click Change. The Change destination folder page opens.
b. Next to Look in, browse to a new location.
c. Click OK. The path is changed.
5. Click Next. The Product Features page opens.
6. To add or remove one or more features, such as language support or file import filters, follow these steps:
a. Next to a feature to remove, click
, and then select
Entire feature will be unavailable.
b. Next to a feature to add, click
, and then select one of these options:
▪ Will be installed on local hard drive—Installs the selected feature or component.
▪ 
Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive—Installs all components of the selected feature.
7. Click Install. Creo View is installed.
8. Click Finish.
You have now installed
Creo View. To start the program, continue to the next chapter,
Starting Creo View and Modifying an Installation.
Installing the Watermark Editor Using the Executable File
Creo View is shipped with a Watermark Editor tool. You must install it separately. The recommended method for installing the tool is the DVD installer. If you prefer, start the subinstaller from a subdirectory of the installation folder. Installation instructions follow.
1. In the DVD directory, navigate to and open \installers\wmeditor.
2. Double-click ProductView_Watermark_Editor.msi. The ProductView Watermark Editor Setup Wizard dialog box opens.
3. Click Next. The End-User License Agreement page opens.
4. Read the agreement, and then select I accept the terms in the License Agreement.
5. Click Next. The Destination Folder page opens.
6. To accept the default installation location, click Next, and then skip to step 8.
7. To set a new installation location, follow these steps:
a. Click Change. The Change destination folder page opens in a new window.
b. Browse to a new location, and then click OK. The installation location is updated.
c. Click Next.
8. Click Install. The Watermark Editor tool is installed.
9. Click Finish.