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1086: Installing COMSOL 4.0 on Linux

This solution provides some tips and troubleshooting guides for installation on the Linux platform. For basic installation information, please refer the the COMSOL Installation and Operations Guide. The...
Version: 4.0,4.0a - Platform: Linux

1083: Error message: An error has occurred. See the log file C:\Users...

When I start COMSOL I get the following error message on Windows Vista/Windows 7:An error has occurred. See the log file C:\Users\my_name\.comsol\v40\configuration\comsol\1234123423424.log. or on Windows XP: An error...
Version: 4.0,4.0a - Platform: Windows

1080: Backward compatibility of COMSOL 4.0

Now that I installed COMSOL 4.0, what about backward compatibility with my older MPH-files? As is outlined in the COMSOL 4.0a Release Notes, COMSOL maintains backward compatibility one major release back in time....
Version: 4.0,4.0a - Platform:

1079: Could not find the COMSOL Application

When I try to open COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0, I get an error referring to a log file. The log file contains the following messages: !MESSAGE An error occurred while automatically activating bundle...
Version: 4.0 - Platform: Windows

1077: COMSOL 4.0 Installation Companion

This knowledgebase solution summarizes tips and workarounds for successful installation of COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0 To install COMSOL 4.0 you must have a trial passcode or a license.dat file for version 4.0. Check your...
Version: 4.0 - Platform:

1076: License error: -5 Could not obtain license for COMSOL Multiphysics...

I just installed COMSOL 4.0 with my new license file and when I try to start COMSOL, I get an error message Could not obtain license for COMSOL Multiphysics GUI, License error: -5 A possible reason is that...
Version: 4.0 - Platform:

1075: COMSOL Installer stops when I click Browse

When I install COMSOL and want to browse for the license file, the installer stops without any error message. The only choice I have is to quit the installer, or type in the searchpath to the license...
Version: 3.5a,4.0 - Platform: Windows

1069: "Unexpected error" when opening a model file

When I try to open a model MPH-file I get the error message "Unexpected Error", and the file does not load into the user interface. Looking in the log file referred to in the error dialog box, I can find...
Version: 4.0 - Platform: Windows,Linux

1068: I cannot start COMSOL 4.0

When I try to start COMSOL Mutliphysics 4.0, nothing happens, or a splash screen appears and then disappears. On Linux, the crashes are accompanied by an error message trace that starts with An unexpected error...
Version: 4.0 - Platform: All Platforms

1067: COMSOL 4.0 Installer halts with Turkish regional settings

When I try to install COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0, the installer halts at the screen where I am asked for license codes. When I click Browse, Check, or Next, nothing happens. Another symptom may be the error...
Version: 4.0 - Platform: All Platforms