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  3. Gzip fails when using FLUENT, causing the application to crash. The problem is related to the gzip version that Fluent packages. Likely error: “gzip.exe has stopped working” or cannot write out gzip file…

Gzip fails when using FLUENT, causing the application to crash. The problem is related to the gzip version that Fluent packages. Likely error: “gzip.exe has stopped working” or cannot write out gzip file…

Tagged: 17.2, FLUENT - SYS, General, Installation/Licensing/Systems, Product Specific Issue
    • March 17, 2023 at 9:01 am
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      Participant

      Resolution: Close out of Fluent and Workbench. Download a new copy of gzip from http://www.gzip.org/gzip124xN.zip Extract and duplicate gzip.exe to gunzip.exe, and then replace the gzip.exe and gunzip in C:Program FilesANSYS Incv172fluentntbinwin64 with the new ones. Restart Workbench or Fluent and try again. This defect has been fixed in Release 18

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