Apr 10, 2005 #1 sageman Industrial Joined Feb 25, 2003 Messages 6 Location CA Hey all, I would like to upgrade my OS to XP but would this inhibit the use of Solid Works PLUS? Thanks,
Hey all, I would like to upgrade my OS to XP but would this inhibit the use of Solid Works PLUS? Thanks,
Apr 10, 2005 #2 aamoroso Mechanical Joined Mar 5, 2003 Messages 432 Location US Contact your VAR, check the SW Website. If it does you can create a dual boot setup. That will allow you to have XP on your comp but still be able to logon under 98 to use SW. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches. Upvote 0 Downvote
Contact your VAR, check the SW Website. If it does you can create a dual boot setup. That will allow you to have XP on your comp but still be able to logon under 98 to use SW. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
Apr 10, 2005 #3 ctopher Mechanical Joined Jan 9, 2003 Messages 17,519 Location USA, CA I tried this once and SW was buggy. If you can, I suggest updating to XP Pro and SW 05. Chris Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05 ctopher's home site Upvote 0 Downvote
I tried this once and SW was buggy. If you can, I suggest updating to XP Pro and SW 05. Chris Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05 ctopher's home site
Apr 11, 2005 #4 meintsi Mechanical Joined Mar 12, 2002 Messages 379 Location US SW 2001+ is supported after you install service pack 5. We ran for 3 years (until we upgraded to 2005) with XP Pro and 2001+SP5 (and higher) with very few problems. Remember... [navy]"If you don't use your head,[/navy] [navy]your going to have to use your feet."[/navy] Upvote 0 Downvote
SW 2001+ is supported after you install service pack 5. We ran for 3 years (until we upgraded to 2005) with XP Pro and 2001+SP5 (and higher) with very few problems. Remember... [navy]"If you don't use your head,[/navy] [navy]your going to have to use your feet."[/navy]
Apr 11, 2005 Thread starter #5 sageman Industrial Joined Feb 25, 2003 Messages 6 Location CA meintsi (Mechanical) 11 Apr 05 11:51 SW 2001+ is supported after you install service pack 5. We ran for 3 years (until we upgraded to 2005) with XP Pro and 2001+SP5 (and higher) with very few problems. It seems I have the highest service pack for 2001+ so it's OS upgrade time. Thanks all! Upvote 0 Downvote
meintsi (Mechanical) 11 Apr 05 11:51 SW 2001+ is supported after you install service pack 5. We ran for 3 years (until we upgraded to 2005) with XP Pro and 2001+SP5 (and higher) with very few problems. It seems I have the highest service pack for 2001+ so it's OS upgrade time. Thanks all!
Apr 12, 2005 #6 Heckler Mechanical Joined Apr 2, 2004 Messages 1,932 Location US What processor are you running? Because some old K6 AMD chips are not support by SWx past 2000. Best Regards, Heckler Sr. Mechanical Engineer SW2005 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001 Dell Precision 370 P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM XP Pro SP2.0 NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400 o _`\(,_ (_)/ (_) Do you trust your intuition or go with the flow? Upvote 0 Downvote
What processor are you running? Because some old K6 AMD chips are not support by SWx past 2000. Best Regards, Heckler Sr. Mechanical Engineer SW2005 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001 Dell Precision 370 P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM XP Pro SP2.0 NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400 o _`\(,_ (_)/ (_) Do you trust your intuition or go with the flow?