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Before You Begin
Before you install Creo View or Creo View Lite, make sure that all the prerequisites are met:
• You have opened an online account at PTC.com (Administrators of Creo View only).
• You have received the Software Confirmation Order e-mail with the product code or the Sales Order Number for your shipment. Alternatively, you must have received your License Pack via e-mail from PTC License Management (Administrators of Creo View only).
• You have received the product DVD in your software shipment. If not, follow the link on your Software Confirmation Order e-mail to download the installation package to a folder on the local or the network computer. Alternatively, download Creo View from PTC.com or from Windchill. See Downloading Creo View or Performing an Installation from the Web.
• You have checked the following locations for information on support of various platforms, languages, and toolkits:
◦ The Creo View Clients and Toolkits 5.1 Software Matrices that is available on the Reference Documents site.
◦ The System Prerequisites.
You must install PTC License Server Manager before installing Creo View except in these cases:
• You have purchased node-locked licenses.
• You are a user of Creo View Lite or Creo View Express.
See Installing the PTC License Server.