Repairing an Installation

If you encounter problems with an installed SOLIDWORKS product, you can use the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager to repair the installation.

To repair an installation, your computer must have all the source files from the previous installation and any applied service packs. These must be in the location where you originally installed them.

You can repair an individual installation. You cannot repair an administrative image; you must uninstall and then reinstall the administrative image.
  1. Open the Windows Control Panel and click Programs > Programs and Features.
  2. Right-click the SOLIDWORKS version that you want to repair and click Change.
  3. On the Welcome to SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager screen, click Repair your installation and click Next.
  4. On the Products to Repair screen, select the product to repair.
  5. Clear the rest of the products on the screen.
  6. Click Repair.