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How to install Primavera P6 Project Management?

Saad Iqbal Wednesday, August 20, 2014 21 comments

How to install Primavera P6 Project Management?

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Primavera P6 is the latest software package that is used for comprehensive enterprise project portfolio
management (EPPM) solutions. Primavera was founded by Primavera Systems Inc. in 1983 which is
then acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2008.

Installation of Primavera is a bit tricky but not very di cult at all. In this post I am going to share the
procedure that how one can install Primavera P6. Installation procedure is similar for Windows 7 and
Windows 8. Dont worry if you are using windows XP and other related operating systems. This
installation guide will work for each and every of famous operating systems.

Step # 1: Download Primavera P6 ISO File and MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD

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Step # 1: Download Primavera P6 ISO File and MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD

manager

First Download both the les from the link below i.e. both ths PS.iso le and MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD
manager

Download Primavera P6 Free

Step# 2: Install the MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD Manager

Installation of this package is very simple and straight forward

1) Run the iso software..setup_magicdisc106.exe setup

Run the ISO MagicDisk ISO Virtual CD/DVD Manager (Click to enlarge)

2) Click Next Button 3 times

3) Click Finish and you are done

Step#3: Mount the P6.ISO disk le in virtual CD/DVD MagicDisc

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1) Right Click the p6.iso le and click Mount as shown;

Mount the Disc (click to enlarge)

2) Wait for a while until the disk is mounted and a new window is displayed as shown below containing
all the les in the P6.iso le;

Mounted disc (Click to enlarge)

Step#4 Install the Primavera P6 software package

1) Double click the setup.exe le to run the Primavera P6 setup as shown; (Click Yes if systems prompts
for security assurance)

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Initializing the Primavera Setup (Click to enlarge)

2) Click Next
3) Enter EC-C01 as Product Code in the setup as shown;

Insert the License Code (Click to enlarge)

4) Select I accept the terms of License agreement and click Next

5) In the Setup Type Select Primavera Stand-alone and Click Next as shown;

Stand-alone type setup (Click to enlarge)

6) Select the Destination Folder (Recommended C:\Primavera) and Click Next

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7) Click Next in the common les destination folder

8) Tick Mark Sample Project if you want to install Sample Projects and Click Next as shown;

Install Sample Project (Click to enlarge)

9) Click Next in the Program Shortcut folder

10) In the license selection part; Click Browse and Locate the license.txt in the License folder of the
Disk mounted as shown;

Locate the License le (Click to enlarge)

11) Click Next

12) Click Install
13) Wait a while for the setup to work and install necessary les
a. Microsoft SQL Server 2005
14) If during the setup error occurs could not write value to key \SOFTWARE. Click Ignore as shown;

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Error during installation (Click to enlarge)

15) In the database con guration;

a. Click Next
b. Click Finish
c. Click Next
d. Click Finish
16) Click Finish and you are done.
17) Open the project Management Module from the Apps or from start menu as shown;

Apps (Click to enlarge)

18) If you get an error while launching Primavera P6 about Error: Couldnt Locate the language le and
a Runtime Error dont worry proceed as follows;

a. Locate the language le at the following location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Primavera

Common\Languages
b. Copy the Language folder and paste it to the following location: C:\Program
Files\Primavera\Project Management\Languages\comCaptions.en-us

19) In the Login and Password enter admin in both, and hit OK

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Login to Primavera (Click to enlarge)

20) If you get an error Licensed named users is less than con gured Named user ignore it and Hit Ok
21) You will be taken to the Primavera Home Screen as shown;

Graphical User Interface (Click to enlarge)

22) Go the Admin Menu at the top menu bar and click Users as shown;

Admin Menu (Click to enlarge)

23) In the Users Dialog go to the Licensing Tab as shown;

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licensing tab (Click to enlarge)

24) Uncheck all the checkboxes in the Named User Column and Just Check the Project Management in
the concurrent User column as shown;

Project Management (Click to enlarge)

25) Click Close;

26) Now Close Primavera so that settings can be saved and restart Primavera and you are done with
installation.
27) Right click the Mounted Disk and Click Eject to unmout the mounted disk.

From Editor's Desk:

I hope this installation guide for Primavera P6 will help you in installation and don't forget to share it with
your friends and give us feedback. If you have any other problem during installation comment below.

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Sammy 21 August 2014 at 05:05

Unable to proceed to Step no.25.

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Error message "Project management - Total named users exceed licensed maximum users."
Unable to close the dialog box opened in step 23.

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Saad Iqbal 21 August 2014 at 14:18

Reply Thanks sammy actually you haven't followed step # 24, you have to uncheck all check boxes
in the rst column and check only rst check box in concurent user columns as shown in the
picture...

tk 3 December 2014 at 00:34

Reply please remove all users at Step 24 except admin. after that only check one box as
mentioned above. now it should be closed.

mitachi 15 October 2015 at 20:26

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I am also facing this problem although i have followed step #24..

Kindly advise.
Tq

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Carlos Raymond Devulgado 27 August 2014 at 07:21

Unable to connect to the database. Would you like to con gure the database connection now?
Reply

Kindly help me about this! This happen to popped out every time I log in. I cant proceed to step#20.
Every time I con gure the database, it always fails. Don't know what to do next.

Anonymous 2 December 2014 at 14:18

Hello Saad,
Reply

I am so much grateful for your very helpful post. This has helped me so much in overcoming a
delay.

Thank you and God bless.

ram dasse 9 July 2015 at 05:03

i am getting 1155 le error. how to procedd from there??

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Burak 13 July 2015 at 03:21

Hey Saad. I did what you say. but I still recieve the message "Project management - Total named
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users exceed licensed maximum users." what am I going t do?

Thanks.

Saad Iqbal 17 July 2015 at 05:29

Reply Hey Burak

Do something in the step # 23

Unknown 27 February 2017 at 11:08

Reply thanks dear

Muhammad Rohan 19 August 2015 at 00:12

Reply

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Dear Saad

I m getting error: license le is not valid for current version,Please contact supervisor.

Can you advise a solution.

Regards
Muhammad Rohan

Unknown 22 September 2015 at 03:39

hello,
Reply
followed the above procedure step by step.
after installation when launch the program it gives license error but i ignored the error it loaded the
database and a falsh of p6 console appeard for a sec and then disappeared.
and happens everytime i run the p6.
pleasse advice me any possible solution.
regards

Ali Soomro 25 October 2015 at 03:04

very helpful tips for me to launch P6, i was getting language error but now solved it. thanks buddy
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boopathi raja 27 November 2015 at 07:23

Unable to connect to the database.would you like to con gure the database connection now?
Reply
Friends plz help me.. how to solve this database problem

boopathi raja 1 December 2015 at 06:51

Thank u so much.. it works for me.

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Sreekanth Puttha 2 January 2016 at 09:23

Unable to connect to the database. Would you like to con gure the database connection now?
Reply

Kindly help me about this! This happen to popped out every time I log in. I cant proceed to step#20.
Every time I con gure the database, it always fails. Don't know what to do next.

Yasmin Priya 22 February 2016 at 04:05

Thanks for sharing this informative post to our vision. Its really informative.
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Aalam 19 March 2017 at 03:29

After step 20 primavera home screen pops up for a second but then crashes again.
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I'm using windows 10, if that has anything to do with it. can you help?

Iamcivilengineer 27 March 2017 at 03:47

Reply Greetings Aalam, if you are using Windows 10 than try to use the compatibility feature of
windows 10, right click the PM.exe le in the directory where you have installed primavera
after this click the properties and go to compatibility option, then try to run it as windows 7
or even Xp after this use the "Run as administrator" option to run Primavera, Hope its solves.

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