Windows SP2

Hi,

I have searched the SolidWorks site looking for information on their
position with regards to Windows XP SP2. To date I have yet to find any
mention of this service pack and any issues relating to SolidWorks 2004 or
2005. I have got several machines here that have their update policy set to
"automatic download and install", now I hear you all scream that this is a
dangerous policy to follow and I agree, but this policy is the standard
setting from Microsoft and is set as the default once SP2 is installed and
users have changed to this policy to stop the nagging screens.
On the positive side, with these machines I have had no day to day issues at
all with SolidWorks or any other programs, except the ability to apply a
service pack to SolidWorks 2004.
Does any know of SolidWorks standpoint on SP2?

Regards Simon

 

This is posted on the Solidworks website:

8/27/04 Bulletin - Support for Win XP Pro SP2

SolidWorks will support Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 as of SolidWorks 2004
SP5 and SolidWorks 2005 SP1. It is not recommended that you update to this
Windows service pack until the indicated SolidWorks service packs.

 

SW will probably run on XP SP2 fine. But you will not be able to install a
SP untill SP5 of SW04, or SP1.0 of SW05 is out.

Regards,
Scott

 

Does that mean I cannot install SW2005 when the CD's get here?

 

Why don't you learn how to properly administer your boxen instead of
whinging it?

Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Services --> Automatic
Updates --> right mouse click --> Properties --> set Starup Type to
disabled --> OK --> right click again --> Stop the service.

You will still be able to do updates manually without having to worry
about Windows calling home to mommy Gates whenever it feels like it.

HTH
HAND

 

I don't know about the CD's, but according to the site it says SP0. But I
would hope that either they fix the Windows installer problem before the
SP0.0 CD's are shipped or they send out more SP1.0 CD's when SP1.0 comes
out.

Regards,
Scott

 

I know how to stop the updates thanks, but so do users know how to turn them
on. I run a small design consultancy, not an IT consultancy! I have not
deviated from either MS policy or SW policy and I am now in a negative
position. SolidWorks never directly informed me of the incompatibility issue
and that's wrong in my opinion.

 

There is a tool posted on Microsoft's Web site that allows companies
that have Automatic Update running on their machines to leave the
feature on while temporarily blocking Service Pack 2 (SP2). We have
not tested the tool.

Full story at http://lin.kz/?gp5q8

I have got several machines here that have their update policy set to

 

It works. It prompts the user with a list of updates and asks if it's ok to
download and install. You have to be sure and uncheck the SP2 download.
Once unchecked it remains that way until you check it.

 

Simon,

MS policy and SW policy are not complementary to each other, never have
been.

Typically (and this goes for Pro-E and all the rest), O.S. updates can
significantly affect (to the point of being unusable) the performance of
highly complex software like Solidworks.

Incompatibilities are usually posted on the SW web site for this reason. If
you allow your users to arbitrarily update the O.S.'s of your workstations
you will never have anything but problems.

Like I said, this is true for ALL of the design systems out there, not just
SW. MS makes changes and releases fixes and SP's WITHOUT consulting anyone.
The software vendors have react to this and that takes some time.

So,, in a nutshell, screw MS policy. You make your living with SW, not with
the O.S. version it's running on. You need to put a system in place to
manage this. It doesn't have to be complicated, and it doesn't require an IT
pro either.


Regards

Mark

 

We get a steady stream of information from our VAR.. I'd be jumpping on them
If it were me. Have installed SW4 sp 4.1 before XP sp2. All is well. Still
waiting for the 5.0 cd from Solidworks..


jb..

 

So if I have this straight due to MS SP2 I should make sure (due to
the WI conflicts) I should wait to install MS SP2 until I have SW 2005
SP1 installed on my machines? Or install SW2004 SP5 and make sure
when going to SW 2005 have SP1 disks?

Ken Maren

 

by the way, SW2001 works fine in SP2

 

"Will not work" or "SW won't guarantee that it will work" ???

big difference between the two

 

I believe this is correct.

 

"Third base!!"

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml

 

What problems are you experiencing?

SW2003 SP5.1 is working on WinXP SP2 but I have noticed periodic "slow
loading" of moderately sized assemblies and we are trying to pin down
the cause.

Thanks