Chemistry Network Sites > CAS IT for Chemistry > Origin Pro

Origin Pro

Origin Pro is available to Chemistry faculty, staff and graduate students using Windows.

We use a concurrent network license. You can install Origin Pro on as many computers as you like. Each computer must be connected to the Internet when you launch Origin Pro. Remember that if you’re using Origin Pro from off-campus (or even some flakey areas ON-campus via WiFi) you need to be on the WSU VPN BEFORE launching the Origin Pro application.

The installer takes up quite a bit of space but can be deleted after installation is complete.

Origin Pro is “a complete graphing and data analysis software package that provides a suite of features catering to the needs of scientists and engineers.”

originlab.com
  1. Connect to Chem-jukebox.
  2. Navigate to the Origin Pro folder.
  3. There are 2 version of the Installer, one with, and one without the HELP Files (they’re over 1.5GB alone).
    Copy the one you want to a local directory on your computer and un-zip/extract the files from the ZIP.
    • Origin2026SR1NoHelpFiles197.zip (901MB)
    • Origin2026SR1WithHelpFiles197.zip (2.4GB)
  4. Within the extracted files, find “setup.exe” right-click and select Run as Administrator to start the install.
  5. Click Next to continue the installation.
  6. Accept the Licensing Agreement
  7. Choose “‘Install Product’ (requires serial number)“
  8. In the Customer Information window:
    • Enter your WSU NetworkID
    • In the Company Name field, enter Washington State University – Chemistry.
    • The serial number should be prefilled.
      If not, it can be found in the folder where you found the installer on Jukebox in the file called, Read_If_Probs_or_New_Install.txt
  9. Follow the on-screen instructions to:
    • Confirm Registration Details.
    • Specify the Destination Directory for installation.
    • Select Features as needed
    • Select All Users
    • Select Program Folder (default is fine)
  10. Start Copying Files (click next then wait a bit as it will take a while for everything to install, especially if you’ve included the Help Files)
  11. When everything is installed you should see a screen saying Setup Complete. Click Finish to close the Installer.

    *NOTE: If you are having trouble installing, see the text file \\chem-jukebox.ad.wsu.edu\Jukebox\Origin\Read_If_Probs_or_New_Install.txt
  12. If this is a first time install you will also have to add the license server the first time Origin is run. A popup window will have a text box labelled FLEXIm server. The license server information can be found in the Read_If_Probs_or_New_Install.txt file.

If the program is installed but you’re having trouble licensing, run the installer and select “Repair/Upgrade”. Then use the text file to input manually the information it requests.