Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
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I'm having a problem with Solidworks where my computer freezes when I click the File tab in Solidworks. I was wondering if anyone else had the same problem or a solution. Thanks.






RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
This was a problem in an earlier service pack on some systems; have you upgraded to the latest SP?
You might also try resetting your registry. Go to Start-->Run, type regedit. Located HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Solidworks
Rclick and rename to Solidworks_ or something like that.
Try opening SW back up and see if the problem persists.
Finally you can try reinstalling.
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
To fix you need to go to Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center > Make the keyboard easier to use > Check the box for 'Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys'.
This is in Vista. I haven't had the issue in Windows 7.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
Anna Built Workstation, Core i7 EE965, FirePro V8700, 12 gigs of RAM, OCZ Vertex 120 Gig SSD
SW2009 SP3.0, Windows 7 RC1
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
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RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
Probably not the cause in your case, but worth checking anyway. SW doesn't handle files it cannot find very well or indeed consistantly; so if a file has been opened, saved as something else and the original deleted, or if a file has been opened over a network, from a computer that isn't running when you click on the File tab or press the "R" key, more often than not, it will stop responding, occasionally, it will come up with a suitable error message after a few minutes and very rarely it will work as you would wish and say it cannot find the file after a few seconds!
Trevor Clarke. (R & D) Scientific Instruments.Somerset. UK
SW2009x64 SP4.1 Intel Core i7 2.94Ghz, 12Gb Ram, NVIDIA Quadro FX3700 Driver: 6.14.11.9100
SW2009x64 SP4.1 Intel Core 2 Duo 3.17Ghz, 8Gb Ram NVIDIA Quadro FX3700 Driver: 6.14.11.9100
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
Have you tried my suggestion? I bet it will work for you if you haven't tried it yet.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
Anna Built Workstation, Core i7 EE965, FirePro V8700, 12 gigs of RAM, OCZ Vertex 120 Gig SSD
SW2010 SP0, Windows 7
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
Do you know where this setting is in XP?
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RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"
It is in the same place the Ease of Access area in the Control Panel.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
Anna Built Workstation, Core i7 EE965, FirePro V8700, 12 gigs of RAM, OCZ Vertex 120 Gig SSD
SW2010 SP0, Windows 7
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com
RE: Solidworks Freezes when I click "File"