Installing Windows Prerequisites Using Microsoft Active Directory

Follow this process to prepare an existing administrative image that will install SOLIDWORKS onto client computers using Microsoft Windows Active Directory.

1. Extract all the Visual C++ Redistributable Package installer files and install them.
   1. Visual C++ 2005
      1. administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2005_Redistributable\vcredist_x86.exe /C /T: {Target Directory}
      2. administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2005_Redistributable_(64)\vcredist_x64.exe /C /T: {Target Directory}
      3. Create a policy to install Microsoft C++ 2005 redistributable modules.
   2. Visual C++ 2008
      1. administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2008_Redistributable\vcredist_x86.exe /x: {Target Directory}
      2. administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2008_Redistributable_(64)\vcredist_x64.exe /x: {Target Directory}
      3. Create a policy to install Microsoft C++ 2008 redistributable modules.
   3. Visual C++ 2010
      1. administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2010_Redistributable\vcredist_x86.exe /x:{Target Directory}
      2. administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2010_Redistributable\vcredist_x64.exe /x:{Target Directory}
      3. Create a policy to install Microsoft C++ 2010 redistributable modules.
   4. Visual C++ 2012
      1. Install admistrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2012_Redistributable\vcredist_x86.exe on a test machine.
      2. Copy these folders to a network location (Target Directory):
         1. C:\ProgramData\PackageCache\{BD95A8CD-1D9F-35AD-981A-3E7925026EBB}v11.0.61030
         2. C:\ProgramData\PackageCache\{B175520C-86A2-35A7-8619-86DC379688B9}v11.0.61030
      3. Create a policy to install the following files:
         File path cannot contain spaces.

         Target Directory\ {BD95A8CD-1D9F-35AD-981A-3E7925026EBB}v11.0.61030\packages\

         vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi

         Target Directory\ {B175520C-86A2-35A7-8619-86DC379688B9}v11.0.61030\packages\

         vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi

      4. Install administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_ C++_2012_Redistributable_(64)\vcredist_x64.exe on a test machine.
      5. Copy these folders to a network location (Target Directory):
         1. C:\ProgramData\PackageCache\{CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030
         2. C:\ProgramData\PackageCache\{37B8F9C7-03FB-3253-8781-2517C99D7C00}v11.0.61030
      6. Create a policy to install the following files:
         File path cannot contain spaces.

         Target Directory\ {CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030\packages\

         vcRuntimeMinimum_amd64\vc_runtimeMinimum_x64.msi

         Target Directory\ {CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030\packages\

         vcRuntimeMinimum_amd64\vc_runtimeMinimum_x64.msi

         Target Directory\ {37B8F9C7-03FB-3253-8781-2517C99D7C00}v11.0.61030\packages\

         vcRuntimeAdditionalamd64\vc_runtimeAdditionalx64.msi

2. Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.
   SOLIDWORKS recommends that you install .NET Framework 4.5 using Windows Updates Services (WSUS) or a similar service.
3. Extract the Office Web Components files and install them.
   1. Run this command:
      administrative_image_directory\OfficeWeb_11\owc11.exe /extract:{Office_Web_components_directory}
   2. Create a policy to install the Office Web Components:
      {Office_Web_components_directory}\owc11.MSI

      No transform file is needed for this installation.
4. Install the Visual Studio Remote Debugger (64-bit versions only when .Net Framework 3.5 is installed on the computer), by creating this policy:
   {Microsoft_remote_debugger_directory}\rdbgexp.MSI

   No transform file is needed for this installation.
5. Do the following tasks:
   1. Update Visual Basic 7.1 for applications with vba71-kb2783832-x64 service pack.
   2. After creating the administrative image, run this command:
      Msiexec /a {SOLIDWORKS Administrative image}/Microsoft_vba/vba71.msi /p {SOLIDWORKS Administrative image}/Microsoft_vba_ kb2783832/vba71-kb2783832-x64.msp
   3. Install Visual Basic 7.1, by creating this policy:
      {VBA directory}\vba71.MSI

      No transform file is needed for this installation.
6. Install the Visual basic 7.1 language pack by creating this policy:
   {VBA directory}\vba71_nnnn.MSI

   Where nnnn defines the required language:

   • 1028 = Chinese
   • 1031 = German
   • 1033 = English
   • 1036 = French
   • 1040 = Italian
   • 1041 = Japanese
   • 1042 = Korean
   • 1046 = Portuguese
   • 2052 = Chinese - China
   • 3082 = Spanish
7. Install the Bonjour Service by creating this policy:
   {Bonjour directory}\Bonjour.MSI

   No transform file is needed for this installation.