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kellnerp
Mechanical
- Feb 11, 2005
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We all know how to do a clean uninstall of SW:
Add/Remove Programs > SolidWorks
Delete SolidWorks folder
Use Regedit to remove the SolidWorks folder under HKLM/Software
but there is something else that you can check and it has to do with
Windows installer. This is also helpful if you want to find out whether
SolidWorks was installed locally or from an image.
1. Download msisources from 2. Follow the directions in the help html file to list all msi packages
3. Find the entries that refer to Solidworks, eDrawings, etc.
Inspect the entries. First a bunch of numbers, then path information.
It is here where you can findout whether SW was installed locally or
from an image, because if an image the path to the image will be
listed. If you are doing a clean install and SolidWorks shows up in
this listing, you can use the long string of number to find the
registry entry pertaining to msi and SolidWorks. Backup the folder and
delete it. Now SolidWorks will be unknown to msi.
Example:
>From msisources:
The key and path to a SW installation.
{4E921E6B-CFF1-4901-B262-FD049AC8EF56} = SolidWorks 2004 SP0 12.1.0
d:\swwi\Dat
The folder in the registry where the above number resides.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\B6E129E41FFC10942B26DF40A98CFE65
Backup and delete. The numbers may be different on your system, don't
use this key
I came across this when trying to uninstall 3DXWare. MSI insisted that
3DXWare was still installed but it wasn't.
WARNING.
DOING ANYTHING IN THE REGISTRY CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. PERFORM
THESE OPERATIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ONLY IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU
ARE DOING.
Add/Remove Programs > SolidWorks
Delete SolidWorks folder
Use Regedit to remove the SolidWorks folder under HKLM/Software
but there is something else that you can check and it has to do with
Windows installer. This is also helpful if you want to find out whether
SolidWorks was installed locally or from an image.
1. Download msisources from 2. Follow the directions in the help html file to list all msi packages
3. Find the entries that refer to Solidworks, eDrawings, etc.
Inspect the entries. First a bunch of numbers, then path information.
It is here where you can findout whether SW was installed locally or
from an image, because if an image the path to the image will be
listed. If you are doing a clean install and SolidWorks shows up in
this listing, you can use the long string of number to find the
registry entry pertaining to msi and SolidWorks. Backup the folder and
delete it. Now SolidWorks will be unknown to msi.
Example:
>From msisources:
The key and path to a SW installation.
{4E921E6B-CFF1-4901-B262-FD049AC8EF56} = SolidWorks 2004 SP0 12.1.0
d:\swwi\Dat
The folder in the registry where the above number resides.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\B6E129E41FFC10942B26DF40A98CFE65
Backup and delete. The numbers may be different on your system, don't
use this key
I came across this when trying to uninstall 3DXWare. MSI insisted that
3DXWare was still installed but it wasn't.
WARNING.
DOING ANYTHING IN THE REGISTRY CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. PERFORM
THESE OPERATIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ONLY IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU
ARE DOING.
