SW2004 is out

I just got my SW2004 disks yesterday.

Wow, what a disk hog. 1.5Gb is a bit much for any program to take up. After
installing on a W2k machine the whole machine seemed slower.

After I removed it there were still some things hanging around like the
BlueBeam PDF writer. Does anyone know how to cleanly remove all of SW2004
from a machine including the installer software?

 

I found out the hard way that a clean install is the safest route. I
have never been able to clone the custom toolbars that I use, so that
needs to be done manually. Here is the drill.

1 - Clean out C:\Temp folder
2 - Create Rescue disk ; Create SwOptions Wizard
3 - Make sure all current user specific files are copied into the
SW_Install directory
4 - Windows Remove all SW applications
5 - Delete remnants of ALL SW folders
6- Delete Bluebeam directory (Important – not doing this can give
lotsa grief)
7 - CAREFULLY – Using Regedit remove
HKEY KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Solidworks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Solidworks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Solidworks Corporation
8 - Exit all programs
9 - Disable Virus protection
10 - Load new SW
11 - Run Swoptions.reg. Fix all the toolbars etc., shortcut keys

Piece of cake.
Cheers bob

 

How are the registry items deleted,
what precautions should one take?

TIA,

Dennis

 

If you remove all old SW folders and reg info do you have to put in another
registration code on installation?
Or, is it hidden within Swoptions.reg?
thanks,

 

Bob,

I am very familiar with this removal procedure, but this method is not
applicable in my case since there is an install of SW2003 that should stay.
What I found is that either installing SW2004 or uninstalling it seemed to
remove key customizations and other settings. Also the Blue Beam pdf writer
was left behind and there may be other things like the MSInstaller software
that I only need for SW2004. I think we are going way beyond the normal
clean uninstall.

One of the problems I had with SW2004 is simply that the MSInstaller uses
lots more disk space than traditional. I don't have enough headroom on my
C: partition to even allow the common files to be installed there and when
applying a service pack I run into a disk space limitation because the
MSInstaller doesn't allow control over where the MSI and MSP files are
stored.

 

How big is your present disk? It might be worth considering
getting a larger one or adding an additional one to the system.

 

Hello B -

Don't remember, but I think it gets entered automatically, probably
from some un-deleted registry source. However, the code is not in the
SWoptions file. I presume you have noted your new number - if not get
if from your VAR before proceeding.

Hi Dennis -

1 - Type "regedit" in "Run" box on your start menu (Win 2000, probably
XP too)
2 - From the regedit file menu pick "Export Registry File"
3 - Check the radio button "all"
4 - Give it a unique name (no extension - .reg will be appended)
This is your safety backup in case something bombs. In which case
restore
the old registry by double clicking this file. Read more in Help.
There is another, even safer, procedure by using the "create
rescue disk"
process - check your help file for this;it is easy. Within this
procedure is an option to also save the registry to the rescue
disk floppy.
5 - Locate the HKEY...... lines, one at a time. Delete the entire
line.
6 - Don't screw with anything else - be careful.
7 - From the file menu > Exit. The new purged registry file is saved.
8 - Go on with the SW installation procedure. The new registry
entries
will be created by the installer.

Cheers bob

 

It seems to me that one MUST remove the Bluebeam folder before
running the 2004 installer. I had not done so when installing 2004sp0
and I had a terrible hangup on the installer. I had a hell of time
getting rid of the problem - indeed I am not sure now what worked.
The problem with MS installer seems to be that when an install aborts
for whatever reason, the next trip around re-starts where it left off.
When I got rid of Bluebeam and the installer re-start (I seem to
recall that I did the deletes from a DOS box) the install proceeded
smoothly.

Why SW got rid of InstallShield is beyond me. It was bulletproof
and flexible and didn't require the CD's for SPs. My guesses are
twofold. First probably pressure from the Emperor of Redmond.
Secondly, it might be considered an anti-piracy measure in that the
CDs are required - not a great obstacle, but nonetheless . . . . .

Cheers bob

 

You mean partition. I don't care to spend a day reinstalling the operating
system and software just to apply a service pack because MSI can't be told
to put its files where there is room.

 

see here: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?spid=559&newpid=559&sqid=78885

 

re: re-enter reg codes

The reg codes are not stored. All the serial numbers used are stored in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\Security