# Install and launch JoSIM®-Pro 2.9 on Windows

Install the supported License Manager and Windows MSI, select the shortcut/PATH options you need, then check a copied JTL example.

## Compatibility

2.9.0 release target; source-documentation evidence

Published guidance with release-applicability limits. Confirm package applicability before following this guide.

## Before starting

Use the intended JoSIM®-Pro 2.9 package and its matching manual. The owner selected 2.9 for publication; this guide does not claim the final release is already available.

Install the supported SUN Magnetics License Manager and keep the issued JoSIM®-Pro licence file. A valid licence is required to simulate; degraded startup permits only limited inspection and recovery.

Keep a writable working directory for copied circuits, included models and new output files.

## Install and launch

1. Run the supplied JoSIM-Pro-<version>-Windows-AMD64.msi for the intended release. Review its identity and signing information before installation.
2. Keep Create Start Menu shortcut and/or Create Desktop shortcut selected for a GUI launcher. Select Command-line PATH integration if you want new terminals to find josim-pro-cli and optimum-cli.
3. Launch JoSIM®-Pro from the installed shortcut. Its target is the installed JoSIM_Pro_GUI.exe.
4. Complete the licence check. After correcting a real configuration/service problem choose Retry; use Continue degraded only for its permitted inspection/recovery functions.
5. Copy the complete supplied examples into a writable folder, open that folder in the GUI and follow the JTL first-simulation guide.

## Command-line checks

Run these checks in a new terminal after installation. A version response confirms executable discovery, not a valid extraction or simulation licence.

```text
josim-pro-cli -v
```

## Check the first run

The GUI opens and its licence check succeeds for the intended JoSIM®-Pro installation. The CLI reports the intended version.

Open a complete writable copy of JTL_Example.cir and follow the linked first-simulation guide. Accept only a completed current run with the expected traces and time coverage; retain its new data output.

A visible GUI, a version response or an importable API alone does not prove licensed simulation. This installation draft has not been executed end to end.

## If the problem remains

If the command is unavailable, open a new terminal after installation, or run the CLI from the actual installed bin directory. Check whether PATH integration was selected before assuming the application is missing.

For a licence failure use the actual diagnostic to check the configured licence filename and licensing-service availability, then select Retry. Continue degraded does not enable simulations.

If simulation cannot find an included file, restore the complete copied example and correct its reference. For AND_Example.cir, keep base_cells.cir alongside it.

Retain the package, executable/version, operating-system/architecture and exact error for support; exclude licence keys, System ID contents and private circuit data from public reports.

## Sources and verification details

Recorded inputs/builds only. Complete walkthrough and final-package acceptance remain separate.



- josim-pro:docs/manual_source/sections/getting_started.tex: Choose the package; platform install and launch; Licensing and first-run behavior

- Derived from the maintained 2.9 Getting Started chapter. Final MSI availability, shortcuts, PATH integration and actual install/upgrade/first-run checks remain pending.

## Related guides

- [Run the installed JTL example in JoSIM®-Pro](/knowledge-base/josim-first-jtl)
- [JoSIM®-Pro reports a licensing problem or degraded mode](/knowledge-base/josim-licensing-unavailable)
- [Run JoSIM®-Pro from the command line and save numerical output](/knowledge-base/josim-cli-output)
- [A JoSIM®-Pro netlist cannot find an included file](/knowledge-base/josim-missing-include)
- [Set a custom daemon or licence-file path](/knowledge-base/shared-custom-licence-paths)