Uninstall the ‘Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Application’ software.ġ2.
Uninstall the 2005, 2008, and 2010 versions of the ‘Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable’ components.ī. Go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Programs and Features’.Ī. In the ‘Setup Cleanup Utility’ dialog, for ‘Product to cleanup’ select ‘.NET Framework – All versions’ > click on ‘Cleanup Now’.ġ0. Unzip the file download, and then run the file ‘cleanup_tool.exe’ī. Download the ‘.NET Framework Cleanup Utility (dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip) fromĪ. Go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Programs and Features’> click on ‘Turn Windows features on or off’.Ī.
#WILL SOLIDWORKS 2005 INSTALL ON WINDOWS 7 SOFTWARE#
NET Framework’ software starting with the most recent version and working in reverse order to the oldest version.Ĩ. Go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Programs and Features’ > and uninstall all versions of the ‘Microsoft. All versions of the SOLIDWORKS ‘Data’ folder (C:\).ħ. All of the SOLIDWORKS installation folders (C:\Program files\ SolidWorks Corp)ī. Doing so can result in serious problems with your computer and applications.Ī. IMPORTANT: Do not change or delete any other registry key or folder. Rename or delete the following registry keys: Click on ‘Start’ > type “Regedit.exe” (without the quotation marks) > press Enter.ĥ. Skip if there are no SOLIDWORKS installations.Ī. Uninstall all instances of the SOLIDWORKS software that exist on the computer. Stop the antivirus and firewall services.ģ. Log on to Windows® using an account with administrator permissions.Ģ. This has been a common issue during installation, please note that this solution is proven for installation with the error code 1722 regarding Register_DocMgrDLL…….ġ.