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Creating an Administrative Image from SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager

If you are installing SOLIDWORKS on multiple computers, you can create an administrative image and then deploy the application to other computers.

  1. Start SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager. See Initiating SOLIDWORKS Installation.
  2. On the Welcome screen, select Administrative image.

    Administrative image creation options appear.

    Option Description
    Create a new image using default settings. Create the image using the default configuration settings (that is, not based on the settings currently established for an existing administrative image at your site
    Create a new image using settings and files from an existing image. Create the image using configuration settings specified for an existing administrative image at your site. Click Browse to specify the installation directory for the existing administrative image.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Contents

  • Administrative Image Option Editor

    The Administrative Image Option Editor lets you customize installation parameter settings in an administrative image for individual machines and for groups of machines.



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