More Service Pack 2.1 Problems

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Mike J. Wilson, Feb 6, 2004.

  1. After many hours of downloading, I was finally greeted
    with this message...
    http://www.mikejwilson.com/misc/total_lameness.jpg

    SolidWorks actually changed the file as I was half-way
    through downloading it.

    Now we have 2.1 OLD and 2.1 NEW.

    So if anyone is on dial-up trying to get this latest Service
    Pack, don't be surprised if your file fails.

    Does anyone else think SW should have changed the
    rev to 2.2? I know this is a bizarre case, but yet it
    happened didn't it? I guess it's damned if you doo
    situation.

    Mike Wilson
     
    Mike J. Wilson, Feb 6, 2004
    #1
  2. Darn, Mike, are you trying to help or make sense of this?? Hmm,..

    2.1a
    2.11
    2.101
    2.1hollysh@!
    2.1_the_latest_1
    ...
    ..

    8^)
     
    Paul Salvador, Feb 6, 2004
    #2
  3. Mike J. Wilson, Feb 7, 2004
    #3
  4. Mike J. Wilson

    kellnerp Guest

    Mike,

    Get rid of the 2.1 that you have now and download again. You shouldn't have
    the same problem.

    Apparently what SW did is remove debugging information from the 2.1 upgrade.
    You were unfortunate enough to be downloading when they changed files. The
    removal of the debugging information is supposed to speed up install times.

    So yes there is now a 2.1a and 2.1b, both functionally the same, but one
    takes a lot longer to install.
     
    kellnerp, Feb 7, 2004
    #4
  5. Yes, I personally think you are right and SolidWorks should
    have called the new SP 2.2 according to their own policies.

    They changed the file, and this is enough to have to change
    the servicepack version number.

    I can hear the bitching between VARs and their customers about
    the time the SP 2.1 update takes:

    VAR: "What SP do you have?"
    CUS: "The most recent one, 2.1"
    VAR: "Yeah, but WHICH 2.1?"
    CUS: "??????????"

    Mike, you are not alone, but at least I download the SPs in
    about 45 minutes SCNR :))

    Bye,
    Stefan

    --

    unofficial german SolidWorks helpsite
    http://solidworks.cad.de
    tools and programs for SolidWorks
    http://swtools.cad.de
     
    Stefan Berlitz, Feb 7, 2004
    #5
  6. Mike J. Wilson

    kenneth b Guest



    6 minutes using cable, the only way to go :)
     
    kenneth b, Feb 8, 2004
    #6
  7. Mike J. Wilson

    Nick E. Guest

    unless everyone on the block is d/l-ing it at the same time.

    in which case, change that to 6 weeks. ;)

    --nick e.
     
    Nick E., Feb 9, 2004
    #7
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