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How do I recover a previous installation of OrCAD

RWBurroughs
RWBurroughs over 1 year ago
I have a license for OrCAD 17.4 and recently had to reset my laptop, and in the process lost my installation. I had purchased my copy through EMA-EDA, and when I contacted them, they said that my maintenance agreement has expired. The only option they gave me was to purchase a new maintenance agreement for $850/year, which I can't afford. Is there any other way I could recover it? Is there any way to reinstall it from the old installation footprint? Thanks for any help that could be offered.
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  • gvellet
    gvellet over 1 year ago in reply to RWBurroughs +2
    Hi, Try this link instead : support.cadence.com If you don't have a cadence account, here a procedure to get one. -Click on the "Create an account button" -enter a new email and password -it…
  • steve
    steve over 1 year ago +1 suggested
    The only option you have is if you used Download Manager to install the software the installers would still be in the local cache folder. Look in C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Cadence\DownloadManager…
  • gvellet
    gvellet over 1 year ago +1
    Hi, It depends on the type of license that you have purchased. Is it a limited time subscription or a perpetual license. If it is perpetual, then it is good from 100 years! See below my perpetual license…
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    The only option you have is if you used Download Manager to install the software the installers would still be in the local cache folder. Look in C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Cadence\DownloadManager\LocalCache and see if you have the installers there. If not you could also try rhe Downloads location on your PC.

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    The only option you have is if you used Download Manager to install the software the installers would still be in the local cache folder. Look in C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Cadence\DownloadManager\LocalCache and see if you have the installers there. If not you could also try rhe Downloads location on your PC.

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