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Why is Solidworks so hard to install? Absolute nightmare running Win 10, Student edition 2016 Solidworks Waste of money if you ask me.

Question asked by Kevin Wils on May 21, 2017
Latest reply on May 22, 2017 by Shaodun Lin

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Most software is easy to install. Solidworks makes the process so painful you need a PhD in Computer Science just to load the damn software. So far, Errors include

"Can't connect to the Electrical SQL Server", Error code 1603, etc. What crap software.

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Bjorn Hulman May 22, 2017 5:05 AM
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Thanks for your insightful comments Kevin, exactly the way to go to get the help you so obviously require.
Does your machine fit within the system requirements? SOLIDWORKS | Hardware & System Requirements | SOLIDWORKS
You may like to pay particular attention to the SW Electrical server specs.
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Jaja Jojo May 22, 2017 5:37 AM
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are you installing in a server or local
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Shaodun Lin May 22, 2017 6:00 AM
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Hi Kevin:

What products did you try to install?
For Product like SOLIDWORKS Electrical, you need to install the collaborative server first, then you install the client.
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