Installing 2006 SP3 -cannot access file d:.....works.msi error
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From: John on 31 Jan 2006 02:06 It works Thanks for your help John "JN" <domi91(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:43dddf1b$0$5922$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > John, > this problem has been existing since 2006 SP 0.0 and they just don't want > to > know about it... > Here is what you have to do: > After extracting the downloaded update file cancel the automated upgrade > procedure (it won't work because the drive it specifies does not exist). > Instead, go directly to the folder where the upgarde file had been > extracted > to and run directly sw2006-1.0-3.0-i.exe (in case if you upgrade from SP > 1.0 > to SP 3.0) rather than swspmanager.exe (which is started with the > automated > upgrade). From this onwards the upgrade procedure works as expected. > Regards: > John > > > "John Layne" <JohnDON'TBUGMEWITHSPAM(a)solidengineering.co.nz> wrote in > message news:HsZCf.62745$vH5.999963(a)news.xtra.co.nz... >> John wrote: >>> Hi All >>> >>> Has anybody had a problem installing SP3? Thats SP 1.0 to SP3.0 >>> >>> The wizard asks for CD#1 then says >>> "The wizard cannot access file: >>> D:\swwi\....\English_i386_Solidworks.msi" >>> What am I doing wrong? >>> The requested file is available on the CD, >>> I've tried copying it to the harddisk with the same result. >>> I've upgraded the OS to XP Pro SP2 >>> I've tried SW SP 3.1 >>> >>> Some help would be appreciated >>> >>> John Lute >>> Delatite Design >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I have had this happen to me several times dating back a 2 or 3 >> releases. The only way I could fix it was to uninstall SolidWorks clean >> the registry of all SolidWorks references and re-install. >> >> I hope you can find a less drastic solution, if so please share it. >> >> John Layne >> www.solidengineering.co.nz > > |