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Question asked by Thomas Koehler on Mar 14, 2008
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I am running SP2.0 and I am now trying to upgrade to SP3.1. After reading some helpful hints in this forum about getting around the HUGE file sizes when using the automatic upgrade feature, I downloaded just the SW 2.0 to 3.1 file. The problem is when I perform the upgrade, the software is looking for the file "English_i386_Solidworks.msi". I found the file on the original DVD, but for some reason, the software doesn't like it. Does anyone have any thoughts, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the help.

Thomas Koehler Mar 17, 2008 11:24 AM

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Hi Jason,

I just wanted to give an update on this issue. To your point, when doing the upgrade, the software is looking for the last (not the orignal) SP version of the "English...msi" file. In my case, earlier in the week, I was doing some house cleaning on my hard drive any figured I didn't need the old SP files anymore and deleted them (you know, the ones in the "C:/SWDist" folder. They take up alot of space.). Fortunately, they were still in the recycle bin. I restored them and the upgrade worked fine.

Tom

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Jason Raak Mar 14, 2008 12:03 PM

Hey there Thomas,

I have found that you need to upgrade using the original installation source. If you downloaded the original file (sp0.0) off the web you could have problems but if you downloaded it with the DVD's it should read the source file on the DVD. How did you download SolidWorks 2008 for the first time?

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Thomas Koehler @ Jason Raak on Mar 14, 2008 12:16 PM

Hi Jason,

The first installation was from the DVD. SP1 and SP2 were performed using the standard download procedure (huge file size) from the web. With SP3.1, I was trying the optional download procedure (smaller files). Is it one of those situations where once you start upgrading using a particular method, you have to continue using that method? Let me know if this answers your question.

Thanks for the help!

Tom

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Thomas Koehler @ Thomas Koehler on Mar 17, 2008 11:24 AM

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Jason Raak Mar 14, 2008 12:03 PM
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Hey there Thomas,

I have found that you need to upgrade using the original installation source. If you downloaded the original file (sp0.0) off the web you could have problems but if you downloaded it with the DVD's it should read the source file on the DVD. How did you download SolidWorks 2008 for the first time?
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- Thomas Koehler @ Jason Raak on Mar 14, 2008 12:16 PM
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  Hi Jason,
  
  The first installation was from the DVD. SP1 and SP2 were performed using the standard download procedure (huge file size) from the web. With SP3.1, I was trying the optional download procedure (smaller files). Is it one of those situations where once you start upgrading using a particular method, you have to continue using that method? Let me know if this answers your question.
  
  Thanks for the help!
  
  Tom
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  - Thomas Koehler @ Thomas Koehler on Mar 17, 2008 11:24 AM
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    Hi Jason,
    
    I just wanted to give an update on this issue. To your point, when doing the upgrade, the software is looking for the last (not the orignal) SP version of the "English...msi" file. In my case, earlier in the week, I was doing some house cleaning on my hard drive any figured I didn't need the old SP files anymore and deleted them (you know, the ones in the "C:/SWDist" folder. They take up alot of space.). Fortunately, they were still in the recycle bin. I restored them and the upgrade worked fine.
    
    Tom
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