Article - CS259661

Warning message "License Server is not compatible. Please set license source to FLEX server version 11.19 or higher" when launching latest version of Creo Parametric

Modified: 10-Dec-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Direct 4.0 M010 to 6.0
  • Creo Parametric 4.0 M010 to 12.4
  • Creo Simulate 4.0 M010 to 7.0
  • Creo Layout 4.0 M010 to 6.0
  • Creo Schematics 4.0
  • Creo View 4.0 to 5.0
  • PTC Arbortext Editor 6.0 to 8.0
  • Mathcad Prime 4.0 to 11.0
  • PTC FlexLM License Server

Description

  • Warning message "License Server is not compatible. Please set license source to FLEX server version 11.19 or higher" when launching latest version of Creo Parametric
  • Getting one of the following error/warning messages depending the Creo application/License used:
    • License Server is not compatible. Please set license source to FLEX server version 11.14 or higher 
    • License request failed for feature PROE_XXXX: -83 FLEXlm version of vendor daemon is too old 
    • License request failed for feature (-140) Bad message command
    • 7788@XXXXXX (-21)license file does not support this version 
    • License Request failed for Feature PROE_FoundationADV...7788@ServerName:(-12) Invalid returned data from license server system
    • License request failed for feature XXXXXXXX"(-61), Cannot read license file data from license server system
    • (-96) Cannot connect to license server
    • No such feature exists
    • License server 11.19.4 is out of date. Please download and install the new PTC License Server version 11.19.6.1 or higher from the PTC download page to successfully run Creo
    • License server version 11.17.1 is out of date. Please download and install the new PTC License Server version 11.19.6.1 or higher from the PTC download page to successfully run Creo
  • The application does not start when launching
  • Unable to start the Creo application using a borrowed license 
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