After creating the administrative image and before notifying clients, you must install Microsoft Windows components

that cannot be installed by administrative images created using the command line or Microsoft Active Directory. Installing these Windows components manually is required only if you are installing from an administrative image that was created manually using the command line or through Microsoft Active Directory. If you use the Installation Manager to create and install the administrative image, these Windows components are installed automatically. Here is a summary of the files required by SolidWorks in the Windows components: Windows Installer Contains files needed to run the installation of SolidWorks Simulation Premium. Office Web Components Contains COM controls that are needed for DriveWorks. Visual C++ 2005 and 2008 Redistributable Package Contains runtime components for Microsoft Visual C++. The 2005 and 2008 versions both must be installed. Visual Studio Tools for Applications Contains a tool set supporting Visual Studio applications. Visual Studio Remote Debugger Provides a debugging environment for 64-bit operating systems. .NET Framework 3.0 Contains the common language runtime and .NET Framework components that are necessary to run .NET Framework applications. Windows Desktop Search (optional) Supports fast searches of files and data across different data sources and locations, including the local computer and shared networks. Windows Desktop Search files are language specific. Visual C++ Redistributable Package and .NET Framework 3.0 are required for all SolidWorks products, not just the core SolidWorks product. These components must be included in subdirectories of the administrative image directory. This table identifies the specific files that are required for each supported operating system. Operating System: Windows 2003 32-bit1 SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x86.exe vsta_aide.msi (Not applicable)

.NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional):

dotnetfx3.exe

WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-Srv2K3-x86-lang.exe Operating System: Windows 2003 64-bit1 SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 64 and Vista 64 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-Srv2K3_XP-x64-enu.exe Operating System: Windows 2008 32-bit1 SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x86.exe vsta_aide.msi (Not applicable) .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows vsta_aide.msi rdbgexp.msi dotnetfx3.exe

Windows Desktop Search (optional):

Desktop Search are features of the operating system.

Operating System: Windows 2008 64-bit1 SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 64 and Vista 64 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): vsta_aide.msi rdbgexp.msi .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Desktop Search are features of the operating system.

Operating System: Windows XP 32-bit SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-XP-x86-lang.exe WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x86.exe vsta_aide.msi (Not applicable) dotnetfx3.exe

Operating System: Windows XP 64-bit SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-Srv2K3_XP-x64-enu.exe (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x86.exe vsta_aide.msi rdbgexp.msi dotnetfx3_x64.exe

Operating System: Windows XP 64-bit SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 64 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): WindowsDesktopSearch-KB917013-V301-Srv2K3_XP-x64-enu.exe vsta_aide.msi rdbgexp.msi dotnetfx3_x64.exe

Operating System: Windows Vista 32-bit SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x86.exe vsta_aide.msi (Not applicable) .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Desktop Search are features of the operating system.

Operating System: Windows Vista 64-bit SolidWorks Media: Windows XP 64 and Vista 64 Windows Installer: Office Web Components: Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package: (Not applicable) owc11.exe vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package: vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x64.exe Both must be installed. Visual Studio Tools for Applications: Visual Studio Remote Debugger: .NET Framework: Windows Desktop Search (optional): vsta_aide.msi rdbgexp.msi .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Desktop Search are features of the operating system.

Installation on Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 is supported only for Workgroup PDM Server and SolidNetWork License (SNL) Server.

Installing Windows Prerequisites from the Command Line on 32-bit Operating Systems Follow this process to install Windows prerequisites for administrative image installations using the command line on 32-bit Versions of Windows. Installing Windows Prerequisites from the Command Line on 64-bit Operating Systems Follow this process to install Windows prerequisites for administrative image installation using the command line on 64-bit Versions of Windows. SolidWorks Search and Microsoft Windows Desktop Search SolidWorks Search is integrated with Microsoft Windows Desktop Search.

Parent topic: Command-Line Deployment