SW 2005 SP0.0 refuses to start

recently after some updates to Windows XP SP2, I found out that solidworks
2005 SP0.0 refuses to load - the message comes from the operating system a
while after the start-up logo appears, claiming: sldwrks.exe was unable to
load, we are sorry for the inconvenience ... bla,bla,bla something in a dll
solidworks using with allot of hexadecimal stuff I don't understand. so I
uninstalled it, and reinstalled it - but in vain. afterwards, I uninstalled
it and installed the old SW 2004 and it worked ok - so at the bottom line
the question is - what am I missing? what does windows XP SP2 likes in 2004
that it doesn't like in 2005?

any explanation or sharing of similar experience and insights will be highly
appreciated,

Gil Alsberg

 

SP0.1 has dll's other ext files archived on SP0.1, SP0.2,
and SP0.3. In your case SP0.0 needs SP0.1 and SP0.2

If you get the error message need missing file, go to
Start then do a Search for those missing files on
CD's 1 and 2.

Right off hand, I can't remember the name of that folder
on 1 and 2.

John

 

Thanks John, I'll give it a try!

 

Ok lets start over, verify that you have these files on the second and third CD's

SP0.CD2\Solidworks\swwi\data
winnt0.cab
winnt1.cab
winnt2.cab
winnt3.cab

SP0.CD3\Solidworks\swwi\data
winnt4.cab
winnt5.cab
winnt6.cab
winnt7.cab
winnt8.cab


John