SP2.0 is out for 2006 you can't upgrade from 2.0EV

Not being able to upgrade from 2.0EV is bit of problem, makes you think
twice about installing EV's in the future.

Not that I did this time, as I'm only running 2006 for testing until
it's up till SP4.0

John Layne
www.solidengineering.co.nz

 

Hi John,

Is SP4.0 some magic number or do you know something we don't about
2006?

Cheers,

Len

 

John,

Yes - one would expect to be able to upgrade from an Evaluation Service
Pack; however, if the Windows Installer (when activated through the
Control Panel's Add / Remove Programs applet) doesn't allow you to
revert to the previous service pack so that SP2.0 can be installed, you
can:

1. Reinstall SolidWorks 2006 (on top of itself) and then,
2. Apply one or more service packs to get to the current formal release
of SP2.0

The performance of the Windows Installer based installation of
SolidWorks has definitely improved (since the initial switch from
InstallShield), so it's not as slow and painful as it used to be.

It should be easier, but...

Per O. Hoel
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It's just my magic number, I had a guaranteed CTD with SP0.0 to SP3.0 on
SolidWorks 2005 in conjunction with PDMWorks. So now I advise all
clients to wait for SP4 before install.

I still have around 10 SPRs outstanding with 2005 that SolidWorks
haven't fixed. Or if they have fixed them they haven't notified me. I
cringe now when my VAR responds with "SolidWorks have confirmed the
problem and have assigned SPR ####### to the issue. You will be advised
when the issues is resolved". I have received one SPR ##### resolved
email which is fixed in SWX2006 SP2.0, I submitted the problem around
SWX2005 SP1.


I have become a little cynical and don't want to spend my days making
SolidWorks RX files to no avail, hence SP4 is the magic number.

John Layne
www.solidengineering.co.nz