Article - CS27008
Creo View: How to disable the Creo View Version Checker (pvvercheck_ie.cab) installation request
Modified: 25-Aug-2022
Applies To
- Creo Parametric 4.0 M070
- Windchill PDMLink 9.0 to 12.0
- Creo View 1.0 to 7.1
- ProductView and Creo Elements/View 9.0 to 10.0
- Visualization Services (WVS)
Description
- How to disable the Creo View Version Checker (pvvercheck_ie.cab) installation request
- Can we turn off the ProductView Version Checker that's executed every time ProductView is instantiated in the browser (downloads pvvercheck_ie.cab object)
- Users repeatedly receive the following notification:
This website wants to install the following add-on: 'pvverchec_ie.cab' from 'Parametric Technology Corporation'. If you trust the website and the add-on and want to install it click here... - Users on Windows Vista or later may also receive a User Account Control (UAC) warning dialogue, with the following message:
User Account Control
Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?
Program name: [1]pvvercheck_ie[1].cab
Verified publisher: PTC Inc.
File origin: Downloaded from the Internet
Program location: <Windchill Server URL>
... - These notifications occur when a user:
- Accesses a Windchill CAD Document or WTPart Information Page > Details tab for a CAD Part or Assembly that has a 3D Thumbnail Image / preview displayed
- Attempts to launch the ProductView Client to view a WVS Representation
- What is purpose of pvvercheck.cab in Creo View
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