How Does an Installation Affect My Computer?

This section describes the principal impacts of the installation on your computer on Windows.

This page discusses:

Installation Folder

This section specifies the install folder location on Windows.

If you used the default location, the software is installed in the folder: C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B424\win_b64.

Permanent administrator settings are created in C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B424\win_b64\startup\Settings.

Start Menu and Desktop

This section specifies the impact on the Windows desktop.

The installation:

  • sets up the Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE R2022x entry in Start > All Programs
  • and creates main application shortcuts for native apps directly on the desktop.

The shortcuts reference an environment named Env.txt created in: 

C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B424\CATEnv

Registry

This section specifies the impact on the Windows registry.

Whenever you perform an installation, the following registry keys are modified:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dassault Systemes\V6\B424\Desktop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dassault Systemes Desktop B424!

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

This key registers document types and extensions, for example (the list is not exhaustive):

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PLM.MsgDoc
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.PLMMsgDoc

Administrator Setting Environments

This section specifies the impact on the administrator setting environments on Windows.

When running a session at the end of the installation procedure (as administrator), permanent administrator settings are created in:

C:\users\user\AppData\Roaming\DassaultSystemes\CATSettings\B424

Temporary administrator settings (CATTemp, CATReport, etc.) are stored in:

C:\users\user\AppData\Local\DassaultSystemes\CATTemp,CATReport