Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??
Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??
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One of my computers is a Windows XP Pro system with an ATI All In Wonder X800 video card with the most recent video card drivers installed. When I go to startup Solidworks the main screen opens but then I get a dialog box popping up saying that the software has encountered and error and must close. This happens everytime I go to start the software. I thought it was the video card, so I updated to the latest drivers and still get this error. Does anybody have any idea what may be going wrong or how I can go about diagnosing this issue?
Thanks again to all your very helpful folks!!!
Thanks again to all your very helpful folks!!!






RE: Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??
You thought correctly! you can apply all the video drivers you can find at that card and it still won't work any better.
Like the nVidia Geforce cards, the ATI All-In-Wonder cards suck for SolidWorks. The are for gaming and/or multi-media ... not solid modelling.
Check this link for certified cards.
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RE: Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??
RE: Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??
RE: Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2008\General
for the "Use Software OGL" key and set it to "1". That key also exists in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2008\General
so change it there too. Then see if SW will open.
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Solidworks 2008, Windows XP Pro, ATI All In Wonder X800 won't run??