The program or feature "util7zip7z.exe" cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows.


Problem Description:

When installing ANSYS 12.1 on a Windows 64bit machine the following two error messages appear:
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The program or feature "<path_to_install>util7zip7z.exe" cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows. Please contact the software vendor to ask if a 64-bit Windows compatible version is available.
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Comments:

This problem is caused by WinZip. The WinZip application cannot extract ISO files that are over 4GB in size.

Resolution:

You will need to download a different application in order to extract ANSYS 12.1 ISO file for Windows 64-bit.

Below is some recommend software that can extract the ANSYS 12.1 ISO file. These can be found and downloaded through a simple internet search.

WinRar
UltraISO

See attached Resolution Document.





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