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PTC Solution Installer fails with "Return code: 2" in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 20-Dec-2022   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 12.0

Description

  • PTC Solution Installer fails with "Return code: 2"
  • PTC Solution Installer logs shows below error:
ie installer finished.
Return code: 2
Installer failed with return code = 2.  See InstallAnywhere Installer Exit Codes documentation
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The following logs contain information that may be useful for diagnosing installation problems.
<Windchill_Home>\Windchill\installer\logs\IE_PtcInstall.log
<Windchill_Home>\Windchill\installer\logs\IE_PtcInstall.xml
  • However, IE_PtcInstall.log & IE_PtcInstall.xml doesn't show any error message, infact shows "BUILD SUCCESSFUL"
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