Gary --
The same situation has recurred, 3 months later, and now I can't even open xDX Designer (or run PADS Layout/PADS Router in anything other than "Demo" mode).
Here's what happened:
On selecting Tools -> "Import PartQuest Parts" in xDX Designer, I got the message that a new version of PartQuest.exe was available, and suggested I should download it. I did so, and installed it, closed and re-opened xDX Designer and PADS Layout, as well as my browsers, as suggested by the installer.
On re-opening my current xDX Designer project and selecting Tools -> "Import PartQuest Parts," I got the message "There is no product license available on your machine. The PartQuest files will not be decrypted." This was the issue that originally started this thread in December. So, I went through your initial suggested fix, which again did not solve the problem, and then I followed my own "fallback" workaround, which did NOT solve the problem this time. So, I followed your subsequent instruction to update the license files as described by Technote 565409.
Now, however, on trying to open any of my xDX Designer projects, I get the message: "Trying to open 'Netlist' project. There is no required license available: 'netlistflow'."
And trying to open either PADS Layout or PADS Router, I get the message: "Licensing error: FlexNet version of the vendor daemon is to old: 1717@HPD-S01." (HPD-S01 is our internal license server) followed by the message: "Security system wasn't properly initialized: FlexNet version of the vendor daemon is too old: 1717@HPD-S01. The program will run in Demo mode."
I'm not sure what to do at this point -- following the instructions to update our license files as a final step to get the Partquest Decrypter to work, I have apparently borked the licenses for xDX Designer, PADS Layout, and PADS Router. Can you suggest a path to 1. Fix xDX Designer, PADS Layout, and PADS Router, so I can get back to work? Obviously my next step once the system is up and running again will be to import PartQuest parts, but that doesn't even matter until my design software is back online.
Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks!
--Charles -Casey- Goodwin
