Step by Step Installation Guide of Solidworks 2011 x64 bit on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 bit

Dear CAD HELP CENTER readers after a long time I am here again to share my experience of installation of Solidworks 2011 Office Premium Service Pack 0.0 on my desktop computer in Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition Service Pack 1.
The same can be checked in the below picture.

Here again like my previous post for Installation of Solidworks 2010, I got the 30 Day trial copy of Solidworks 2011 x64 bit. So I decided to check whats new or spacial in Solidworks 2011 during installation.

Like installation of Solidworks 2010 the installation of Solidworks 2011 is very simple & fast. The process of installation may be shorter or lengthy on your machine as per hardware configuration. So just don't bother about the time it will take hardly 10-15 minutes.

After complete installation of Solidworks 2011 on my computer I realize that the overall process of installation is same as like Solidworks 2010 and very simple and didn't need any help, means we can say everything will complete automatically and we have to just click on the next button on every menu.

So I am describing the installation of Solidworks 2011 SP 0.0 x64 bit for single computer and the process is not include any license configuration from any server. This is a 30 day trial copy and need activation after 30 days. We can use it to learn whats new and advancements in the software and way to use commands.

If anyone facing the problem during License Configuration from server then the comments are most welcome and I will happy to do whatever I can do for the solution.

So lets start the standalone installation process of Solidworks 2011 x64 Edition on windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 .

For installation of Solidworks 2011 x64 Edition first of all you must have to have Windows XP x64 bit, Windows Vista x64 bit or Windows 7 x64 bit. You can find the minimum system requirement for Solidworks 2011 x64 bit here.
First of all mount the DVD in the drive and run the setup.exe.

 

This will show you the welcome screen of Solidworks Installation Manager. On welcome screen select Individual (on this computer) and click next button.

There after the installation manager will ask you to enter the serial no. information. Fill the blanks with the Serial keys provided with the DVD and click on next button.

 

Then it will check the internet connection for any updates available on the site (like Service Packs) during System Check. If you have internet connection then it will show you available updates. If you don't have internet connected then it will popup a warning massage and ask you to Retry or Cancel.
Just click on Cancel and continue the installation.

After click on the Cancel Button (this will stop the System Check process) and proceed to the next screen.
The next screen will show you the Summery. Here you can select which Products and Add-Ins you want to install. In this new release you will find a new Download Option to enable or disable the  background downloader. If you don't have internet connection then you should disable this option via clicking on change button given on right side of this feature.

The products are detailed below:

 

 In the Summery menu you can select the products by clicking on the
CHANGE given on the right upper corner. You can also Change the Installation Location and Toolbox/Hole Wizard Options here.
After doing all the setting as per your requirements click on Install Now Button given at lower right corner.

This will start the installation of selected products and you have to wait till completion. First it will start the installation of Required system components witch are available in the DVD and there after will install Solidworks 2011.

 

 After completion of installation the Installation Manager will show the Installation is Complete message.
At the same time it will show me whats new in 2011, tell us how we can improve your installation experience and Solidworks Customer Experience Program.

Its on you what you want to do now. Select the option you want and click on the Finish button.

 

So here you can see the capabilities of Solidworks 2011 during 1st run of program. A very attractive and lovely design of Sports Car. The image shown during start up of Solidworks is alternate each time.

In the last step Solidworks 2011 ask you to activate the product. Here select the activate now or activate latter option and click on finish. You can use the product for 30 Days without activation.

The below screen showing the about Solidworks.

Hope that this will help you all and if is there any query then feel free to share on CAD HELP CENTER via comments.

Installation Guide for Office 2010 on Windows XP x64 & Windows 2003 x64

Hi freinds,

I know this post is not regarding any CAD installation but may be necessary for someone who want to install MS Office 2010 in Windows XP x64 bit version. If you owns MS Office 2010 (32 or 64 bit) then you are unable to install it directally in Windows XP 64 bit, because Microsoft dropped support for x64 edition of Windows XP and Server 2003. So to install Office 2010 in XP x64 or Windows 2003 x64 you will need to trickout the way to install with the help of Microsoft Application Verifier x64.

So here are the Step by Step Guide for installation:

• You need to download and install Microsoft Application Verifier x64 (Click here to download) and  MSXML 6 SP1 and SP2 .

• Insert or mount the Office 2010 DVD, cancel the setup if begin by auto play.(If you try to install Office 2010 directally it will show an error massage of operating system requirement as shown below.

• Now Open Application Verifier from all programs, click on File->Add Application.

• Select and open the office setup.exe from the DVD. as shown in below pictures.

 

•  On the right Tests pane unselect Basics, Expend Compatibility list and select HighVersionLie as shown below.

• Now Right click on HighVersionLie and select Properties as shown below.
• Set the following values as shown below :
   Major Version : 5
   Minor Version : 1
   Build Number : 2600
   Service Pack Major : 3

• OK the Properties window, then click Save.
• Now install the Office 2010 by Double Clicking on Setup.exe in DVD as shown below.

• Now you can Install and activate Office 2010 in XP x64 bit like you did on XP x86, Vista or 7. 

This exercise is done in Windows XP SP2 x64 bit. Hope that this will help you. If need any help regarding this leave your comments.

Step by Step Guide to Install and Configure HyperWorks on Windows XP, Vista & 7 (32 & 64 bit)

Hi dear all friends.
First of all I am sorry for late reply because a lot of friends asked for the installation procedure around two or three months ago. But I was too busy so that its take a lot of time to help you all.

So today I will share and discuss the installation of HyperWorks on Windows XP x64. Hope that this will also work on other Windows including Window Vista (32 & 64 bit) and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit). Before installation make sure that you are logged on with Administrator account because You need administrator permissions to complete this setup.

The installation will complete in following steps:

1. Install License Server. 
2. Prepare license file for installation and Configure License File.
3. Install the HyperWorks 10.
4. Set up the environment variable.

1. Now Install License Server on your computer.

• Open your DVD and go to Licensing Directory.
• Double Click on Setup.exe file. This will start the installation of License Server on your Computer.
• It will show you the Welcome screen. Click on Next.
• Now it will ask you to choose destination location. Keep the location same as shown. ( Like : C:\Altair\licensing10.0)
• The setup will complete the installation and ask you to Finish.

2. So we will start from the beginning with preparation of License File. To prepare and edit your license file for configuration follow the below steps :

• Copy your license file in C:\Altair\licensing10.0\security.
• Open your license file with notepad.
• Type your Computer Name in First line After SERVER (Like: Server complete_name) And after port value (Like : 7788@complete_name) as shown below.
• Save and Close the License File.

Here complete_name is my computer name. To know your computer name click here.

• Now run the FLEXlm Utility from Start > All Program > Altair Licensing 10.0 > FLEXlm Utility

1. Click on Config Services.
2. Type the Service name Like: HyperWorks License Server.
3. Click on Browse and select the Lmgrd.exe from C:\Altair\licensing10.0\security\bin\win32\lmgrd.exe
4. Click on Browse and select the License File from C:\Altair\licensing10.0\security\altair_lic.dat
5. Click on Browse and select the Path to save the Debug log file as shown.
6. Check the Use Services.
7. Check the Start Server at Power Up.
8. Click on Save Services.
9. Now go to Start/Stop/Reread and Click on Start Server.

Now Your License File and Server is Configured and License Server is started.

3. Now you can install the HyperWorks 10.0 on your computer and run it  without any problem.

• Insert the HyperWorks 10.0 DVD for Windows into the DVD drive. The Altair HyperWorks installation wizard launches automatically. If not, double-click: <DVD drive letter>\setup.exe to start the installation wizard.
• On the Welcome window, click Next.

•  On the Choose Setup Type panel, select: Local for stand-alone local installation an click Next. (Software Server for an application server installation)
•  If you selected Software Server, you will see a message box regarding the use of Network
  Neighborhood. Read, and then click OK to proceed.

• On the Choose Destination Location dialog, select where HyperWorks will be installed.
• For local installs: Verify that the path name specified in Path: is correct. The default path is
  C:\Altair\hw10.0. If needed, use the Browse button to select a different directory.
• For license server or application server installs: Click the Browse box and find Network Neighborhood. From Network Neighborhood, locate the server name and specify the installation path.
• Click Next.

 

•  On the Choose Installation Type panel, select either Complete or Custom. Complete installs all HyperWorks applications. Custom allows you to choose the individual applications you want to install.

 

• If you selected Custom, select the applications to install by activating the check box next to the
  name of the application to be installed. 
• To de-select an application, click the check box to remove the check.  
• Note: HyperWorks Desktop applications contain a functionality called HyperWorks Desktop Quick Launch. It automatically pre-loads the HyperWorks Desktop readers and DLLs upon machine booting time when this function is enabled. To turn it off, deselect it from the list under Custom/Desktop.

•  The help is an HTML browser-based system that requires a proper browser to view the content.
  On Windows, the default browser will be used by HyperWorks help. If the help is deselected and not installed on this machine, you can specify the path of an existing 10.0 help installation in the window prompt, which allows applications to access help set on a different server.

 

• Click Next to start the installation.
• The Setup dialog indicates the components being installed.
• At the end of the installation, the Altair installation wizard displays several information boxes.
  Read each, then click OK to continue the installation process.

• On the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog, click Finish to close the Altair HyperWorks
  installation wizard.

4. Set up the environment variable:
This method is commonly used to connect a local HyperWorks installation to the Altair license manager. It sets the environment variable ALTAIR_LM_LICENSE_FILE using the port@hostname syntax. Any time the license changes, only the license server(s) will need to be updated. Follow the instructions for your operating system.

Windows XP x64
1. Go to Start menu.
2. Right-click My Computer
3. Select Properties.
4. Select the Advanced tab.
5. Click Environment variables.
6. Under User Variables:, click on new and type  ALTAIR_LM_LICENSE_FILE in variable name.
7. For Value: 7788@complete_name (Replace complete_name with your computer name)

Hope that this guide will help you to install, configure and run the HyperWorks on your Windows plateform.

If have any query/feedback feel free to leave comments.

Thanks.