Invalid Templates?

I have installed Solidworks 2008 with Active Directory and get this
error every time I try to start a new part. Any ideas? This is a clean
install of 2008 sp0


Error Message #1
"Failed to open document"

click ok

Error Message #2
The default templates are not valid.The problems can be resolved by
correcting the default templates under the options dialog. Do you want
to continue with a blank template.

 

Sounds to me like a path setting or location is not set. When you
create a new part or assembly or drawing SW is looking for the default
templates for a part, assembly or drawing. I would check for the
following ...

Open Solidworks and gotot Tools\Options and set your "File Locations"
and "Default Templates" locations.

Check and correct these "File Locations":
Templates
Sheet Formats
We have all of our Custom Templates and Sheet Formats in the same
shared network location so everyone uses the same.

Also, check and correct the "Default Templates" location. This place
has the three categories: Parts, Assemblies and Drawings. These
Defaults are used when you are importing and maybe creating a new
part, assembly or drawing.

By installing SW2008 it is most likely that these locations are
pointing to the wrong places. For instance you may have installed
into a specific location so the paths don't match up.

If you don't know what the correct location is Search your computer
for files that end with .prtdot, .asmdot and or .drwdot.

Good luck,

~George

 

As George suggests, the file location paths are likely incorrect.

Did you install SolidWorks 2008 alongside the 2007 (or another)
version and then remove the earlier installation(s)? If so, the file
path for the templates (and other paths) which were migrated from the
earlier version of SolidWorks would leave 2008 with pointers to
certain invalid locations.

Per O. Hoel
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