Article - CS25826
Windchill server registration in Creo Parametric via Server Management window fails with error "Invalid server location. Please change the Location field and try again"
Modified: 30-May-2025
Applies To
- Creo Parametric 1.0 to 8.0
- Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 9.1 to 12.0
- Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.0
- Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 12.0
- Windchill ProjectLink 9.1 to 12.0
Description
- Following error is shown while registering a Windchill server in Creo Parametric via File > Manage Session > Server Management:
- Invalid server location. Please change the Location field and try again
- Unable to register the Windchill PDMLink server in Windchill Workgroup Manager
- Unable to log in Windchill after username and password are input in the dialogue in Creo Parametric
- The DNS to IP address lookup fails with the embedded Internet Explorer(IE) browser, returning a "INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND" error in client debug logs (enabled via CS140107)
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