After normal use over multiple months, my SolidWorks installation is getting stuck on the ‘Loading Registry…’ splash screen. I have attempted to fix by following other forum post instructions including restarting the computer, reinstalling SolidWorks (tried 2019 and 2018), and resetting the registry.
I am on a Windows 10 Enterprise computer. Intel Xeon Silver 4108 CPU @ 1.8GHz 1.80 GHz. 64 bit system.
Hey Brian,
I did. Followed this troubleshooting guide by Hawk Ridge Systems: SOLIDWORKS Crashes or Hangs on Splash Screen – Support Main
Specifically, I fully uninstalled plus had to go in and manually delete some specified files mentioned in the troubleshooting guide 'Uninstall & Removal Guide' for my respective version.
Travis
hey Travis,
Yeh, did the uninstall/reinstall 3 times, once with support on the line.
Long story short, after almost 2 full half days, I found the power/USB unit on the users monitor was bad...too funny!!! Drove me further nutty
thanks for the response sir!
I don't know if this is funny or sad, but I was having the same problem with Solidworks Connected 2021 so I couldn't even open Solidworks Rx to investigate. I was at the mercy of internet comments LOL.
I was using my PC connected to a Thunderbolt 3 dock, which was then connected via a USB-C dock to my Mac with Cat-6 and static IPs, and used with Remote Desktop on the Mac.
All I had to do was unplug the Thunderbolt 3 cable and Solidworks lit right up on the PC! It still works if I plug it back in and connect through Remote Desktop.
Thanks for the comment above!!!
Travis,
Did you ever get this figured out? One user now has the same issue
Thanks,
Brian