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ANSYS Mechanical APDL 2020 R2 Launching Problem

    • September 28, 2020 at 1:49 pm
      amr.yousry
      Subscriber

      I installed ANSYS 2020 R2 successfully and all modules are working except ANSYS Mechanical APDL. I attached the error messages for your reference. I hope somebody can help me as soon as possible.

    • September 28, 2020 at 11:13 pm
      tsiriaks
      Ansys Employee
      Please post these images inline with text as ANSYS employees are not allowed to download file attachment.n
    • September 29, 2020 at 8:49 am
      amr.yousry
      Subscriber
      I installed ANSYS 2020 R2 successfully and all modules are working except ANSYS Mechanical APDL. I attached the error messages for your reference. I hope somebody can help me as soon as possible. nerror messages appeared in the following sequences:nerror msg #1nerror msg #2:nerror msg #3:nnerror msg #4:nn
    • September 30, 2020 at 7:13 pm
      tsiriaks
      Ansys Employee
      Please post the output of the following commands from CMD prompt:nndir /s C:\Windows\system32\lib*.dllnnsetn
    • October 1, 2020 at 8:30 am
      amr.yousry
      Subscriber
      The output is as follows:nC:\WINDOWS\system32>dir /s C:\Windows\system32\lib*.dlln Volume in drive C has no label.n Volume Serial Number is 549C-099Dnn Directory of C:\Windows\system32nn04/12/2017 07:29 PM      101,120 libchkp1.dlln10/15/2019 03:50 PM     1,609,728 libcrypto.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      929,536 libgfxoffload1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      257,280 libicaf1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     1,744,640 libifcoremd1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     1,744,640 libifcoremdd1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     1,732,864 libifcorert1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     1,732,864 libifcorertd1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      341,760 libifportmd1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      935,680 libioffload_host1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     1,339,648 libiomp5md1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      81,664 libiompstubs5md1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     1,540,352 libirngmd1.dlln05/19/2020 08:41 PM    24,295,328 libmfxhw64.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     3,493,632 libmmd1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM     3,625,216 libmmdd1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      81,664 libmpx1.dlln04/12/2017 07:29 PM      935,680 liboffload1.dlln       18 File(s)   46,523,296 bytesnn Directory of C:\Windows\system32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iclsclient.inf_amd64_3004658ee4d7fe24\libnn12/20/2019 04:33 AM     2,739,504 libcrypto-1_1-x64.dlln12/20/2019 04:33 AM      671,024 libssl-1_1-x64.dlln        2 File(s)   3,410,528 bytesnn Directory of C:\Windows\system32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_17ae7c318f577e25nn05/19/2020 08:41 PM    23,001,728 libmfxhw32.dlln05/19/2020 08:41 PM    24,295,328 libmfxhw64.dlln        2 File(s)   47,297,056 bytesnn Directory of C:\Windows\system32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_93cd1ac04c27c7e5nn09/14/2020 01:34 PM    23,052,144 libmfxhw32.dlln09/14/2020 01:34 PM    24,401,408 libmfxhw64.dlln        2 File(s)   47,453,552 bytesnn Directory of C:\Windows\system32\Intel\iCLS Client\libnn10/02/2018 12:36 AM     2,704,168 libcrypto-1_1-x64.dlln10/02/2018 12:36 AM      669,992 libssl-1_1-x64.dlln        2 File(s)   3,374,160 bytesnn Directory of C:\Windows\system32\Intel\iCLS Client\lib32nn10/02/2018 12:36 AM     2,093,352 libcrypto-1_1.dlln10/02/2018 12:36 AM      519,464 libssl-1_1.dlln        2 File(s)   2,612,816 bytesnn   Total Files Listed:n       28 File(s)  150,671,408 bytesn        0 Dir(s) 468,561,022,976 bytes freen
    • October 1, 2020 at 8:36 pm
      tsiriaks
      Ansys Employee
      Check your Path environment variable and make sure that its value starts withnC:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WbemnFor example: nPATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;…all other entries...nn
    • October 1, 2020 at 11:38 pm
      amr.yousry
      Subscriber
      these are the ANSYS environment variablesnn
    • October 2, 2020 at 7:43 pm
      tsiriaks
      Ansys Employee
      check the one that says PATH or you can open CMD Prompt and enternset PATHnthen post its output heren
    • October 2, 2020 at 10:54 pm
      amr.yousry
      Subscriber
      C:\>SET PATHnPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\system_studio_2020\OpenCL\sdk\bin\x64;C:\Program Files (x86)\IntelSWTools\system_studio_2020\OpenCL\sdk\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Win32App\INGR\SPLM\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64\mpirt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64\compiler;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\ia32\mpirt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\ia32\compiler;C:\Program Files\Microsoft HPC Pack 2012\Bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\SIMULIA\Commands;C:\Program Files\Microsoft MPI\Bin\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Windows Performance Toolkit\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\130\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Aveva Shared\Plot\;C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\IVI\bin;C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin\;C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\Win64\Bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Schlumberger\OLGA-S 2017.2.0\Win32;C:\Program Files (x86)\Schlumberger\OLGA-S 2017.2.0\Win64;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\110\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\AspenTech Shared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\AspenTech Shared\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Polyspace\R2020a\runtime\win64;C:\Program Files\Polyspace\R2020a\bin;C:\Program Files\Polyspace\R2020a\polyspace\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Cracklock\Bin;C:\Users\Amr Yousry Mowafy\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;AspenTech\Aspen HydraulicsnPATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSCnPath_backup=C:\Program Files\MSC.Software\Patran_x64\2019fp1\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Win32App\INGR\SPLM\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64\mpirt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\intel64\compiler;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\ia32\mpirt;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\Shared Libraries\redist\ia32\compiler;C:\Program Files\Microsoft HPC Pack 2012\Bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\SIMULIA\Commands;C:\Program Files\Microsoft MPI\Bin\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Windows Performance Toolkit\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\130\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Aveva Shared\Plot\;C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\IVI\bin;C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\IVI\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin\;C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\Win64\Bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Schlumberger\OLGA-S 2017.2.0\Win32;C:\Program Files (x86)\Schlumberger\OLGA-S 2017.2.0\Win64;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\110\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\AspenTech Shared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\AspenTech Shared\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Polyspace\R2020a\runtime\win64;C:\Program Files\Polyspace\R2020a\bin;C:\Program Files\Polyspace\R2020a\polyspace\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\DTS\Binn
    • October 5, 2020 at 6:47 pm
      tsiriaks
      Ansys Employee
      ok now modify the value of your PATH environment variable, so thatnC:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbemnare in front of everything elsenn
    • October 8, 2020 at 9:24 am
      Aiazzi
      Subscriber
      Hi, i have got the same problem and my value of Path environment variable start with C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbemnbut it don't still work, what shoul i do? I'm I doing something wrong during the definition of the variable? here theri is the photo of my system variablenn
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