Installation and Licensing

[dunstan]

When I try to run xsetup.exe from Webpack 12.3 in Windows 7 32, nothing happens. If I run exactly the same file, in a virtual PC on the same machine, but running XP, it installs fine. So the tar file is not corrupt in any way, the problem appears to be with the OS. Anyone any ideas ?

[dunstan]

To answer my own post, I believe that the problem is that my PC CPU does not support hardware virtualisation and xsetup.exe attempts to run in XP compatibility mode. So for now I am stuck with running in a virtual PC, unless I change my processor or Xilinx bring out a Windows 7 version.

[tmcdowe]

By default, xsetup.exe does _not_ run in virtualized mode.  It's possible that there is some setting on your Windows 7 box that is trying to do so but it's not something that we do from our end.

For what it's worth, I've run WebPACK with no issues on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 from Home Premium through Ultimate with no difficulties other than issues with the cable driver.

It's not a supported flow because it's not been regression tested but I have seen it work.

What are you extracting the TAR file with?  I've seen issues with WinZIP.  7-ZIP is what we recommend for Windows-based users when extracting the TAR files.

[blake182]

Would a ZIP or MSI file be easier to work with for Windows users?

[rickys]

1. Install with Admin mode
2. Do not use WinZip to unzip

[tmcdowe]

.ZIP isn't usable because .ZIP has a maximum size of 2GB.  Our installer is larger than this.

.MSI isn't usable because it's not portable -- it's Windows only and we try to make things simple by making them portable.

[weshutchins2]

It does seem like if you are using window that Xilinx could supply some sort of windows compatible install. I'd rather not have to load some zip tool just to install. It's not like the download file for window and linux are the same anyway....

[dineshmbbs]

I had same problem, and downloaded many times same version in frustation, but didn't work.

So later on i found out, the 64-bit windows have some problem with setup.

So intead clicking that setup file, go to BIN/NT  directory and there you will find few

more exe files, execute them, then it will work perfectly.

[kleboeuf]

I can confirm that this fix worked for me.

[dunstan]

I have exactly the same problem with version 13.4 of ISE. I too believe this is a virtualisation problem, as it too works for me in a virtual machine and I know that my processor does not support virtualisation, having had similar problems in the past with other software that requires it. The other fixes suggested do not work for me.