OrCAD 17.2 latest hotfix?

[hammy]

I'm struggling with problems after updating Windows 10 regarding USB-Dongle and license server. 
Does anyone have access to the cadence download section?
Please, what is the latest hotfix version for OrCAD 17.20? Was there an update for "Cadence License Manager v12.08-s001"?

Any help is highly appreciated

[Pseudobyte]

I am not sure what the latest hotfix is because we migrated to 17.4.

The last hotfix for 17.2 we have on our internal network is Hotfix_SPB17.20.057_wint_1of1

On my new laptop i did have install issues with the dongle and license manager.

Go through the regular license manager install, it will fail trying to install dongle driver. Go to gemalto's site and get the latest sentinel LDK Run-Time (HASPUserSetup). Run that and install. Restart your PC and then you will need to start the license manager service manually. (winkey + r, services.msc >> find "Cadence License Manager" make sure the startup is set to automatic and then right click and press start.

Allegro should now open!

[hammy]

Heureka! Thank you Pseudobyte. 

[Pseudobyte]

Oh and i wrote a script to restart the license server when you forget to boot up with your dongle installed. Save it as a .bat file. The UAC stuff is just for getting administrative privileges because to manage services you need to be elevated.

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@echo off
:: BatchGotAdmin
:-------------------------------------
REM  --> Check for permissions
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"

REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
    goto UACPrompt
) else ( goto gotAdmin )

:UACPrompt
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "%~s0", "", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"

    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    exit /B

:gotAdmin
    if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ( del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" )
    pushd "%CD%"
    CD /D "%~dp0"
:--------------------------------------

net stop "Cadence License Manager" && net start "Cadence License Manager"

[hammy]

Oh and i wrote a script [...]

Cool, thank you. 

[Evan.Cornell]

I have a node-locked license (no USB dongle) and have found that occasionally I need to restart the Cadence license manager service after a windows 10 reboot. Not sure of root cause.