3 Replies Latest reply on May 22, 2017 6:00 AM by Shaodun Lin

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

Kevin Wils May 22, 2017 4:59 AM

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.

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

Bjorn Hulman May 22, 2017 5:05 AM (in response to Kevin Wils)

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

Jaja Jojo May 22, 2017 5:37 AM (in response to Kevin Wils)

are you installing in a server or local
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Re: Why is Solidworks so hard to install? Absolute nightmare running Win 10, Student edition 2016 Solidworks Waste of money if you ask me.

Shaodun Lin May 22, 2017 6:00 AM (in response to Kevin Wils)

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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