Completing PADS Installation

The PADS Installation Complete dialog box displays when the installation has finished, shown in the following figure. Use this dialog box to choose how you want to register the software with Mentor. You can also view any README files associated with the PADS Flow installation.



Procedure

  1. Register the software with Mentor by choosing one of the following:
    • via the Internet — Select this option to register your PADS Flow product(s) through the Internet. The PADS registration page opens in your default Web browser. Fill out the required fields on the web-form and submit to complete the registration process.

    • via email — Select this option to register your PADS Flow product(s) using your local email program. Your default email program opens and a new email containing the registration template displays. To complete the registration process, fill out the required information and send the email message.

    • at a later time — Select this option to skip the registration process and come back to it later through the Start menu.

  2. (Optional) Click VIEW README to view the release documentation in a browser.
  3. Click Done to exit the Mentor Install program.