new SP1.0 for SW2004 2

[mig26]

I think everybody is familair with the fact that you have to de-install the web version of SolidWorks (the version you could download from the site as SW2004 SP 0.0) if you want to upgrade to a new service pack.

I had to do this, but now I finally wanted to install SP 1.0 on my system. I took more than 30 minutes to upgrade (you even have to insert the 1st disc of the installation package)

Do more users have this problem? I cannot do it via the network option, so it will take a while to do it with the 20!!! licenses we have over here.

I use a relatively new Dell Precision 650 with a 2.8 Ghz Intel Xeon processor, 1 Ghz of internal memory and multi threading active. Windows XP

 

[hendler]

Hello Mig26,

This dalay can be related to an active anti-virus system. This anti-virus system can make the installation process very slow. You can find more information about installation FAQs on the Installation references in SolidWorks web site ( ttp://

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/InstallationBenefitsBulletinsandFAQs.html

)

I hope it can helps!

Regards,

Marcelo Hendler

 

[mig26]

There is no anti virus programming running on my workstation. The FAQ on the SolidWorks site could not help me. I will contact my local supplier. I will post the answer as soon as I get one (I hope)

Thanx anyway!

 

[SBaugh]

Yes the WI install of SW04 is slow, but 30 minutes is actually a fast install. Some people are seeing 1 hour plus. The amount of time it takes is not relative to the speed of your computer, it's relative to M$ Windows Installer.

Since you have 20 licenses you might look into the silent install or admin image -

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/ser...shooter/installation/Install-AdminImage2.html

The reason you have in put the Disks in when installing is because of security issues which doesn't bother me because there are to many pirates out there. The way to beat it is on the intial install of SW it asks you if you want to copy the CD to your HDD (HarD Drive). If you say yes, then when you install SP's it won't ask you for the CD's. Losing some HDD space is a small price to pay so you don't have to have the CD's for every station. HDD space is dirt cheap now.

Regards,



Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[kcarpenter]

I use the admin image with the silent install. It takes a long time to setup the image and just a few minutes to create the silent install batch file. But what used to take us at least an hour per system now only takes 15-20 minutes using the image and silent install. 57 licenses floating over 70+ systems used to be a pain to manage. The admin image does have it's share of issues when it comes time to install SPs. We've found the once you create the initial base image (0.0) you should make a copy of it to use for future SPs. But there's less hassel with the image vs. having to carry around CDs every time you want to install a SP. There's also a way to upgrade directly from the image with another simple batch file. I would suggest looking into the image/silent installer. It's a HUGE time saver when it's done.


Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.

 

[MusicDude]

I have been messing around with the administrative install for over a month and have not successfully got it to work yet. Initially I downloaded the files and directions from SolidWorks, only to discover that they were incorrect, then I had SolidWorks Support (not my VAR) tell me that they didn't support it!

KCarpenter... would it be possible to hook up with you and get some pointers? I could not get any info from your profile. If so, please contact me at .dean.purvis@<remove me>samtec.com. The address above is encoded in an attempt to keep spammers from grabbing it (remove initial dot and the <remove me>.

 

[PCDept]

We have about 25 Solidworks users with a Solidworks network license. In order to maintain consistent installs I used the Installation and Administration Guide to create an Administrative Image. From this image I can install service packs and update the users from this. The guide is very helpful and the utilities provided by Solidworks work easily and as expected so I won't go into detail here. Take a look and give it a try. As far as updating each client we created some small batch files and Windows task scheduler to do this for us at night. It works for us but you would be wise to create a test machine first.

 

[ctopher]

Every pc we updated to SP1.0 took about 45 minutes each.

 

[kcarpenter]

PCDept...I have not looked at the documentation for the creating the image or the silent installer lately but initially the documentation was not very good. I could not find any information on what the new &quot;addlocal&quot; name for PW2 was and a clear explanation of the silent installer was weak. Hopefully it has been updated and they will continue to do so as new add-ins are added.

Ctopher...45 minutes may not be uncommon depending on your workstations. Just to create the admin image it takes me about 2+ hours. I wish there was a way to keep it from copying up all of the other unnecessary langs and add-ins.


Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.