installation steps
1. Open the downloaded Creo software installation package, right-click the compressed package and select [Extract to current folder].
2. Wait for the decompression of the compressed package to complete.
3. Open the unzipped [Creo8.0] folder.
4. Open the [_SolidSQUAD_] folder.
5. Open the [PTC.LICENSE.WINDOWS.2021-03-11-SSQ] folder.
6. Right-click the [FillLicense] program and select [Run as administrator].
7. If it shows that it cannot be found, close the program and reopen it.
7. When [Delete File] is displayed, press any key on the keyboard and the window will close.
8. You can see that a [PTC_D_SSQ] file is generated in the folder.
9. Right-click the [PTC_D_SSQ] file and select [Copy].
10. Open the system C drive.
11. Open the [Program Files] folder.
12. In the opened [Program Files] folder, create a new folder named [PTC].
13. Open the newly created [PTC] folder.
14. In the blank space of the [PTC] folder, paste the [PTC_D_SSQ] file copied previously.
15. Right-click [This PC], and then click [Properties].
16. Click [Advanced system settings].
17. Click [Environment Variables].
18. Click [New].
19. Enter [PTC_D_LICENSE_FILE] for the variable name, enter [C:\LICENSE\PTC_D_SSQ.dat] for the variable value, and then click [OK].
20. Click [OK].
21. Click [OK].
22. Return to the unzipped [Creo8.0] folder, and then double-click to open the [PTC.Creo.8.0.0.0.Win64] image file.
23. Right-click [setup] to install the program and select [Run as administrator].
24. Select [Install new software] and click [Next].
25. Check the options shown in the figure below, and then click [Next].
26. The software will automatically recognize the license (if it does not recognize it, drag the [PTC_D_SSQ.dat] file previously pasted on the C drive directly into the input box), and the status will display [Available], indicating that there is no problem, just click [Next] step】.
27. The default installation path of the software is the system C drive.
28. If you set the software installation path, just change C to D or other disk, and then click [Next].
29. Click [Install].
30. Installing... Please wait for the installation progress to complete.
31. After installation, click [Finish].
32. Return to the unzipped [Creo8.0] folder, and then open the [_SolidSQUAD_] folder.
33. Right-click the [Creo 8.0.0.0] folder and select [Copy].
34. Open the software installation path (refer to step 28) and open the D drive.
35. Open the [Program Files] folder.
36. Open the [PTC] folder.
37. [Paste] the folder you just copied in the opened [PTC] folder.
38. Return to the [_SolidSQUAD_] folder and double-click to open the [SolidSQUADLoaderEnabler] registry file.
39. Click [Yes].
40. Click [OK].
41Open the installed Creo software on the desktop.
42. The installation is completed, and the software opening interface is as shown in the figure below.
