Installing multiple SW versions on one computer

[badboggs]

I'm working for a company that uses a network license of SW 2003. I have another client that only uses 2001+ and another that uses 2001. If I have 2003 installed an then install 2001+ or 2001, when I launch 2003 for the network license it tries to use the Serial Number of the 2001+ install and says I need to enter the REG code. If seen people at work have multiple installs on their machine but I can't seem to make it work. I've tried this 3 or 4 times without success. Does anyone have any ideas on what is going wrong or how I can work around it.

My computer is a Dell Laptop running Windows 2000.

Thanks,
Boggs

 

[rockguy]

I have 2001+, 2003 and 2004 beta installed on my machine with no problems. They need to be installed in seperate folders. Assuming they are I wonder if it has something to do with the network license. Try installing 2003 locally on your machine.

 

[SBaugh]

I'm not sure about the network installations.

But with SW03 your Reg code is different than the SW01+ and SW01. Being on a SNL, I don't think you have to enter that reg code in. It goes by a FlexLM file. So having multiple copies on one machine is not possible unless you have all three SW's install on the server and a FlexLM file to match.

I maybe wrong so if someone understands SNL's better than me. Please chime in here.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[maxb]

I have 2001+ and 2003 installed on my machine.
I install 2001+ before 2003 in differents folders

maxb

 

[linqur]

You are right SBaugh, all different licence files are added to licence server and then it allows running all those different versions of SolidWorks.

 

[rocheey]

>>But with SW03 your Reg code is different than the SW01+ and SW01.

hee hee,,, and with sw04?

>>Being on a SNL, I don't think you have to enter that reg
>> code in. It goes by a FlexLM file.

Flex is awesome! Is flex GONE in '04, or just revamped to use SW's version of flex?