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Maple Installation Instructions

Windows Installation and Activation

During the installation, you will need the purchase code sent to you in an email when you downloaded the software.

To install Maple on your Windows operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

 

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the Windows System Requirements.
  2. If you have unsuccessfully tried to install Maple in the past, you must uninstall it before you can complete this installation. If you are unable to uninstall Maple with Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, you will find manual uninstall instructions at the following links:
  3. Close all programs, particularly Microsoft Excel and any previous release of Maple.
  4. On Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Professional, log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
  5. You must be connected to the Internet to perform the activation at the end of the installation process.

 

Install Maple

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. Download the MapleWindowsInstaller file.
  3. Double-click the MapleWindowsInstaller.zip from where you downloaded the file.
  4. Select all four files and click Extract. Be sure to note where the extracted files are located.
  5. Open the MapleWindowsInstaller folder.
  6. Double-click the MapleWindowsInstaller.bat file.
  7. Follow the on-screen instructions accepting all the defaults.
  8. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  9. When prompted, enter the purchase code and enter the required information to complete activation.
  10. Restart the computer.
  11. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.
  12. When you start Maple the first time, you should select Tools>Check for Updates and run any available updates.

 

Activating Single User Versions

Starting Maple requires a Maple license file to operate. License files for earlier versions of Maple will not work with Maple. You must activate the single user version of Maple to obtain your license file. If you are running a single user installer, you can activate during the installation process. If you do not activate during the installation process, follow the steps below.
  1. Activation requires an Internet connection.
  2. Start Standard Worksheet Maple.
  3. When prompted to activate, click Activate.
  4. You will be prompted to enter your purchase code. Make sure to enter this information before clicking Next.
  5. You will be prompted to enter additional information. Click Next when this is complete.
 

A Maple license file (license.dat) will be saved in the license folder of your Maple installation.

If you experience difficulties with activation, check our FAQs page at http://www.maplesoft.com/support/Faqs/Activation.


 

 

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