Get the installer from R:\Modules\SI\2131_ELE\ELN\Software\VHDL\ModelSim\modelsim-win32-6.6g-se.exe.

This setup is done for Windows XP, on newer versions of Windows, run the installer with Windows XP compatibility mode.

Get the installer from R:\Modules\SI\2131_ELE\ELN\Software\VHDL\HDL-Designer\HDSSetup_2009.2_win.exe. and launch it.

Set following options during the installation process:

• Target location: C:\EDA\HDS
• Product selection: HDL Designer
• no dongle installation

After successfull installation, add the license server information to your computer:

• right-click on Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables
• add new or select LM_LICENSE_FILE
• add ;<portNumber>@mentorlm.hevs.ch
  • ask Oliver Gubler or Corthay François for the <portNumber>

If HDL-Designer doesn't start you have to execute the Update_MGC_pkginfo Batch script with administrator rights. It updates the pkginfo file with a new version from the Mentor Graphics servers.