3 Replies Latest reply on Dec 19, 2016 7:53 AM by Aage Davidsen

installation error windows 10

John Lenyo Dec 13, 2016 8:28 AM

I'm trying to install SolidWorks Version 2016-2017, on Windows 10. The installer gets 1% done and I get the following error:

The executable file "C:\Users\John\Documents\SOLIDWORKS Downloads\SOLIDWORKS 2016 x64 SP02\PreReqs\VCRedist10\vcredist_x64.exe" /q /norestart did not
install successfully.

What do I do?

John

Re: installation error windows 10

Richard Bremmer Dec 13, 2016 2:41 PM (in response to John Lenyo)

Start the executable manually.
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Re: installation error windows 10

John Lenyo Dec 13, 2016 3:03 PM (in response to John Lenyo)

I figured out that Windows 10 already has Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x64) installed. So when I got that error, I proceeded with the installation. I then got another install error, this time for Microsoft Visual C++ 2011 Redistributable (x64), again for the same reason - that software is already on Windows 10. By proceeding with the installation I was able to get SolidWorks installed.
You would think that the SolidWorks installer, on Windows 10, would be modified to check to see if that software is present, and if so, skip those steps so that an install error is avoided.
http://www.howtogeek.com/256245/why-are-there-so-many-microsoft-visual-c-redistributables-installed-on-my-pc/
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- Re: installation error windows 10
  
  Aage Davidsen Dec 19, 2016 7:53 AM (in response to John Lenyo)
  
  Was previously set SolidWorks? if so, maybe left some files after it? did you full wipe from the previous version??
  
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