Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
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I am in the process of loading SW2006 on one of our spare computers to test everthing out before we install on the rest of our computers. The install was fine but I am having a problem with the Copy Settings Wizard. When I use the Copy Settings Wizard to copy our standard settings, system options, etc. from 2005.sldreg, the new install is not recognizing any of those settings. I go through the wizard process and everthing acts as if the settings were copied over but when SW2006 is started up, none of those settings were brought over. I am trying to use the sldreg file that was created for our 2005 installation. Is this possible or do I need to create a brand new sldreg file in 2006? Some of our users modified our base profile to customize to their liking. Would really like to copy over their settings without having to re-create the personal hotkeys & toolbars/buttons for each one.
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RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.robrodriguez.com
SW 2005 SP4.0/SW 2006 EV
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
Of those who are having problems with this feature, do you have installations in specific directories--such as Programs/SolidWorks2005/ or is it the default?
It would be interesting to see if this is a flaw in where a directory is "expected" to be for SolidWorks, regarding the registry setting.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
2) OPen it in Notepad
3) make a global change to change Solidworks 2005 to Solidworks 2006
4) Double click the Reg file and install it into the registry.
That should work fine... I have done many of times, since my Copy settings Wizrad will not restore my settings. It doens't bother me none. There is always a way around I like trying to find it.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
That worked great. Thanks for the tip.
Chris
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.robrodriguez.com
SW 2006 0.0
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
That's a good one for the FAQ section too.
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Copying Settings from 2005 to 2006
Best Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376