SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
(OP)
So here's the problem, I'm trying to create an admin image on my local drive but everytime I get to disk 2 I get this "Error 1305:Error reading from file C:\Installation\Program Files\Solidworks\dbghelp.dll. Verify the file exists and you can access it." Now I've disabled the AV software, I have admin rights to the system, I've logged in as the local Administrator, I've completely disabled the AV services, I've tried to change the security setting on the file during the install. Nothing has worked thus far. I even tried to extract the file in question directly from the .CAB file on the CD (?:\SWWI\DATA\WinNt0.CAB) but it just gives me a corrupt .CAB error. But I can extract other files from the same CAB without a problem. VAR has been little help and this is the second set of CD's I've tried. I've even uninstall the AV software and tried it again. I'm at a total loss here.
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.






RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
I had an issue trying to install it to the server so I installed it on my pc then copied it to the server on the network. Leave your local copy so you can apply service packs much faster.
Hope that works.
Jason Capriotti
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
I've tried this on three other WinXP SP2 workstations and it fails on every one. Any other ideas?
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Jason Capriotti
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP0.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
I'm still open to any other suggestions.
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP0.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP0.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Since your making the Admin image are you doing it over the network or are you at the server?
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Thanks for the link, but it doesn't tell me anything more than what the error does, i.e. "Error 1305:Error reading from file C:\Installation\Program Files\Solidworks\dbghelp.dll. Verify the file exists and you can access it."
I've learned to not create the image over the network because it takes in excess of 2 hours to do. Also, I'm not at the server but trying to do this on my local machine then move it to the server share. I've been using the feature since it was offered and never had this problem.
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Copy the entire contents of the CD's to your local hard drive. If you have trouble with that, the problem is most likely your CD drive.
Using the install files you just copied, try creating the admin image someplace else on your local hard drive. (Again, make sure you have enough space to do that.) If it still doesn't work, try repairing or reinstalling Windows Installer.
One other thought: How are you creating the admin image -- using the SolidWorks utility or using the /a option with msiexec? Try it both ways, if you haven't already, and see if one way works better than the other.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
I was just in the middle of copying the CDs to my local drive just as you suggested. As it turns out I think Disk 2 of my CD sets are bad. Cyclic redundancy error is all I get at it's about 3/4 of the way through copying.
Guess it’s time to call SWX and have them send me a few more sets.
Thanks to everyone for replying.
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Jason Capriotti
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
Kevin Carpenter
CAD Systems Specialist
Invacare Corp.
RE: SWX2K5 Admin Image Failure
copy cd 1 to your c or whatever
load in cd 2 copy all data cab files to the new cd1 copy location tou will find inside a cd1 copy folder a data .cab dir remember you must put all the cab files in this directory from cd 2 and cd3
execute and install it wont ask for cd2 then cd2 then cd3 then cd2 it just runs and doesnt throw up the error
i had a problem with PW0.CAB and it cured it