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thinking of Upgrading to SW2009

Question asked by James Glover on Dec 2, 2008
Latest reply on Dec 3, 2008 by Jim Zink

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I have seen many posts questioning whether to upgrade to SW2009 and my advice would be to wait a while.
I has benefits and looks good at the launch seminars, but none of the gains out-weight the problems we have been facing.
Be very careful of your resellers clains that it has been fully tested and ensure that all your hardware is supported.
One thing they don't tell you is that lal systems on the network must be upgraded at the same time, including adding service packs. This means that you don't have the chance to test its suitability first.
And after that you can;t roll back to SW2008
I'm not saying that SW2009 is rubbish, but just suggesting you wait for a few service packs.
I have plenty of bugs that I am waiting to be fixed and there is no date of which Service Pacj they will be in.

Good luck
James

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Anna Wood Dec 2, 2008 4:33 PM
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James,

Tell us your system specs. We can't help you without a complete picture of your workstation specs. Many people are running SW2009 very well on their workstations. I suspect we can help you find some solutions if you want them.

Cheers,
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- Steve Claude @ Anna Wood on Dec 2, 2008 9:44 PM
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  Hey James can you please post your system specs. Every post I have seen from you complains about SW but you have not posted your system specs. There are many talented people here in the forums that may be able to help. One trend I have noticed with SW2009 is that most users with older machines are the ones expierencing problems. SW209 has worked flawless for me and many users. If you post your system specs and details on what causes your crashes I am sure we could pinpoint your problem.
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  - Matt Lombard @ Steve Claude on Dec 2, 2008 9:53 PM
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    Steve,
    
    It's true that the last couple versions of SW have obsoleted any hardware that wasn't built in the last year or year.5. Not everyone can justify a new computer every year.
    
    Second, if SolidWorks 09 is working "flawlessly" for you, you are not straying very far from very basic functionality, or you're just not paying attention. I've been using 09 since very early, and they have left a fair amount of unfinished business in various corners of the software.
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    - James Glover @ Matt Lombard on Dec 3, 2008 8:42 AM
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      Hi all,
      in answer to lots of requests my system specs are:
      
      Laptop:
      XP64 Sp2
      Dell Precision M4300
      Intel - EM64T Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2594 Mhz
      Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6GHz
      200 Gb HD
      4 Gb ram
      Nvidia FX360M Graphics Card
      Driver version 6.14.11.7575
      
      Workstations:
      XP64 Sp2
      Dell Precision 490
      Processor EM64T Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2594 Mhz
      Quad-Core Xeon E5335 2.0GHz/2x4MB 1333FSB
      320 HD
      8 Gb ram
      NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 Graphics Card
      Driver Version 6.14.10.9136
      
      Many people find it easy to blame the hardware, but I have given Solidworks and Dell free reign of the setting up of drivers, resources and auxillary processess and I still have problems.
      
      Any help would be very much appreciated.
      
      Cheers
      James
      
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    - Ken Chappell @ Matt Lombard on Dec 3, 2008 1:43 PM
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      Matt,
      
      You are scaring me because I am one of those people that can't justify a new computer every year.
      
      I have been using a SW-certified notebook successfully, crash-free, and happily, since late 2007. However, the notebook appears to be dropped from the 2009 list (just over a year later). I am hopeful it will appear again as I really don't want to go back to using an un-certified computer again. My previous un-certified computer really made my life miserable (no fault to SW).
      
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      - Jim Zink @ Ken Chappell on Dec 3, 2008 6:46 PM
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        Jeff,
        
        Who told you that all clients on the network had to be upgraded at the same time? That simply is not true. The license manager has to be updated, but it will still support clients running previous releases. You can install the new release (or service pack) on just one client and test it (with copies of files, of course) before deploying it to the other clients.
        
        As for your specific problems, check to make sure you're running the recommended nVidia driver on both systems. A newer driver is recommended for SW09. (It should still work fine for 08). Both of your systems have been certified for SW09 under XP064, so they should work - even if the desktop is a bit sluggish.
        
        I actually suspect a faulty installation. Some required Windows files and dlls may not have been updated properly. Your VAR should be able to help you with this.
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