Article - CS185444
Error "invalid file or format" in the license status for the license summary while installing Creo Parametric
Modified: 02-Jan-2025
Applies To
- Creo Parametric 1.0 to 11.0
- Creo Illustrate 8.0 to 11.0
- FLEXnet Admin License Server
- PTC License Server
Description
- Error invalid file or format in the license status for the license summary on license identification page during installation
- Error Invalid License File in the log file or ptcstatus
- Locked license for Simulation Live not being recognized
- Error "invalid file name or format" during installation with a locked license file
- PTC installation assistant displays status "invalid format" when trying to install Creo Parametric 7.0 using locked license which is generated based on USB stick MAC address
- PTC installation assistant displays status "PTC_HOSTID is invalid", when trying to install Creo Parametric 7.0.1.0 using Creo Parametric 7.0.0.0 license file
- PTC installation assistant displays status "invalid format" and Host ID: 00-00-00-00-00-00 is shown when trying to install the application using locked license which is generated based on USB stick MAC address
- PTC installation assistant displays status "PTC_HOSTID is invalid" while trying to reconfigure the existing license server with the latest license file
- PTC installation assistant displays status PTC_HOSTID is invalid while trying to install Flexnet Admin license server
- Invalid file or format in the license status
- Incorrect HOSTID error comes up when install locked license file
- Error Incorrect Host ID occurs while installing locked license file
- PTC Web Installation Assistant show the status "No Licenses found" by executing Install from Web setup
- Creo Illustrate Startup throws "Invalid host"
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