Downloading and Installing the COMSOL Software
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Go to the web page www.comsol.com/product-download. To download the COMSOL installer, you must first create a COMSOL Access account as described in the section Installation over the Internet.
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You are now given the options of downloading the COMSOL online installer or the COMSOL offline installer (an ISO image).
If you have problems downloading (such as Error downloading file. Connection refused: connect), please review this knowledge base entry: www.comsol.com/support/knowledgebase/1149. If you still have problems, contact your local COMSOL representative or technical support: www.comsol.com/support.
Starting the Online Installer for Installation over the Internet
Start the COMSOL Installer by running the downloaded file COMSOL62_win.exe. The COMSOL 6.2 Installer window should now appear. Next, continue with the instructions in the section Running the COMSOL Installer.
Installation from Downloaded ISO Image
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Download the offline installer. The default image, called COMSOL62_dvd.iso, is too large to be burned to a DVD. For installations that require physical discs, download the files COMSOL62_dvd_1.iso and COMSOL62_dvd_2.iso instead.
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If you have downloaded the single ISO image, you will need to mount it directly. In all supported Windows versions, this can be done by right-clicking the ISO image, selecting Mount and then continuing with the installation as if the files were on a DVD. If you have downloaded the split ISO images, you will need to burn them to two discs. In all supported Windows versions, you can burn a disc by right-clicking the ISO image and selecting Burn to disc.
installing from a DVD or mounted DVD image
Once you have inserted the COMSOL DVD into the DVD drive (or mounted the image), the COMSOL Installer window should appear automatically; if not, run the file setup.exe on the installation DVD. The COMSOL 6.2 Installer window should now appear. Now continue with the instructions in the section Running the COMSOL Installer.