After creating the administrative image and before notifying clients, you must install Microsoft Windows components that cannot be installed by administrative images created using the command line or Microsoft Active Directory.
Installing these Windows components manually is required only if you are installing from an administrative image that was created manually using the command line or through Microsoft Active Directory. If you use SolidWorks Installation Manager to create and install the administrative image, these Windows components are installed automatically.
Here is a summary of the files required by SolidWorks in the Windows components:
| Office Web Components |
Contains COM controls that are needed for DriveWorks. |
| Visual C++ 2005, 2008, and 2010 Redistributable Package |
Contains runtime components for Microsoft Visual C++. The 2005, 2008, and 2010 versions must be installed.
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| Visual Basic for Applications 7.1 |
Provides support for Visual Basic macros. |
| Visual Studio Tools for Applications |
Contains a tool set supporting Visual Studio applications.As of SolidWorks 2013, installing Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) is optional. VSTA is dependent on Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 being installed on your computer.
For Windows 7 and later, .NET Framework is a feature of the operating system.
If you need to install .NET Framework 3.5, it is available on your Windows media and on the internet. If you cannot locate your Windows media, do not have an internet connection, or do not have permission to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on your computer, contact your computer's Administrator for assistance.
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| Visual Studio Remote Debugger |
Provides a debugging environment for 64-bit operating systems. |
| .NET Framework 4 |
Contains the common language runtime and .NET Framework components that are necessary to run .NET Framework 4 applications. |
| Bonjour service for Windows |
Provides the ability to discover services on a local area network. |
Visual C++ Redistributable Package and .NET Framework 4 are required for all SolidWorks products, not just the core SolidWorks product.
These components must be included in subdirectories of the administrative image directory.
The following tables identify the specific files that are required for each supported operating system.
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 64-bit
SolidWorks Media: 64-bit version for Windows 7
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Installation on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 is supported only for Workgroup PDM Server.
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| Windows Installer: |
(Not applicable) |
| Office Web Components: |
owc11.exe |
| Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual Studio Tools for Applications: (optional) |
vsta_aide.msi |
If VSTA is installed, .NET 3.5 Framework (dotnetfx35.exe) is required. For Windows 7, .NET Framework 3.5 is a feature of the operating system.
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| Visual Studio Remote Debugger: |
rdbgexp.msi |
| Visual Basic 7.1: |
vba71.msi |
| .NET Framework 4: |
.netfx40_full_x86_x64.exe |
| Bonjour service for Windows: |
bonjour64.msi |
Operating System: Windows Server 2012 64-bit
SolidWorks Media: 64-bit version for Windows 7
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Installation on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 is supported only for Workgroup PDM Server.
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| Windows Installer: |
(Not applicable) |
| Office Web Components: |
owc11.exe |
| Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual Studio Tools for Applications: (optional) |
vsta_aide.msi |
If VSTA is installed, .NET 3.5 Framework (dotnetfx35.exe) is required. For Windows 7, .NET Framework 3.5 is a feature of the operating system.
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| Visual Studio Remote Debugger: |
rdbgexp.msi |
| Visual Basic 7.1: |
vba71.msi |
| .NET Framework 4: |
.netfx40_full_x86_x64.exe |
| Bonjour service for Windows: |
bonjour64.msi |
Operating System: Windows Server 2012 64-bit
SolidWorks Media: 64-bit version for Windows 8
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Installation on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 is supported only for Workgroup PDM Server.
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| Windows Installer: |
(Not applicable) |
| Office Web Components: |
owc11.exe |
| Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual Studio Tools for Applications: (optional) |
vsta_aide.msi |
If VSTA is installed, .NET 3.5 Framework (dotnetfx35.exe) is required. For Windows 8, .NET Framework 3.5 is a feature of the operating system.
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| Visual Studio Remote Debugger: |
rdbgexp.msi |
| Visual Basic 7.1: |
vba71.msi |
| .NET Framework 4: |
.Net 4.5 is part of the operating system, which fulfills this requirement. |
| Bonjour service for Windows: |
bonjour64.msi |
Operating System: Windows 7 32-bit
SolidWorks Media: 32-bit version for Windows 7
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| Windows Installer: |
(Not applicable) |
| Office Web Components: |
owc11.exe |
| Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe |
| Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe |
| Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual Studio Tools for Applications: (optional) |
vsta_aide.msi |
If VSTA is installed, .NET 3.5 Framework (dotnetfx35.exe) is required. For Windows 7, .NET Framework 3.5 is a feature of the operating system.
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| Visual Studio Remote Debugger: |
(Not applicable) |
| Visual Basic 7.1: |
vba71.msi |
| .NET Framework 4: |
.netfx40_full_x86_x64.exe |
| Bonjour service for Windows: |
bonjour.msi |
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
SolidWorks Media: 64-bit version for Windows 7
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| Windows Installer: |
(Not applicable) |
| Office Web Components: |
owc11.exe |
| Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
|
| Visual Studio Tools for Applications: (optional) |
vsta_aide.msi |
If VSTA is installed, .NET 3.5 Framework (dotnetfx35.exe) is required. For Windows 7, .NET Framework 3.5 is a feature of the operating system.
|
| Visual Studio Remote Debugger: |
rdbgexp.msi |
| Visual Basic 7.1: |
vba71.msi |
| .NET Framework 4: |
.netfx40_full_x86_x64.exe |
| Bonjour service for Windows: |
bonjour64.msi |
Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit
SolidWorks Media: 64-bit version for Windows 8
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| Windows Installer: |
(Not applicable) |
| Office Web Components: |
owc11.exe |
| Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
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| Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
|
| Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: |
vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe
Both must be installed.
|
| Visual Studio Tools for Applications: (optional) |
vsta_aide.msi |
If VSTA is installed, .NET 3.5 Framework (dotnetfx35.exe) is required. For Windows 7, .NET Framework 3.5 is a feature of the operating system.
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| Visual Studio Remote Debugger: |
rdbgexp.msi |
| Visual Basic 7.1: |
vba71.msi |
| .NET Framework 4: |
.Net 4.5 is part of the operating system, which fulfills this requirement. |
| Bonjour service for Windows: |
bonjour64.msi |