
The Installation Manager has detected a newer version of SOLIDWORKS products. You have chosen to download files manually (or you might have chosen to download manually the last time you ran SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager). SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager provides the following tools to install and manage multiple SOLIDWORKS computers. Installing and Managing Multiple Computers.For example, creating a new installation, modifying or repairing an existing installation, creating an administrative image, installing administrative server products, or downloading files so you can share and install them on other computers. You can specify the installation operation you would like to run. This screen shows the progress of the installation. You can create a new installation, which will coexist with the older version, or you can upgrade, which removes the older version. One or more older major versions of SOLIDWORKS are installed on this computer. SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager has completed its processing.

The installation has encountered an error or was cancelled.

Indicates whether the download completed successfully, failed during operation, or was cancelled. SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager downloads, verifies, and extracts all files in parallel during this process. Specify where and how to download missing files for the specified product. Use this screen to specify where and how it is downloaded.

You have chosen to download a later version of SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager. Download Options for SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager Files.Specify details for completing the download operation, such as the location of the downloaded files, how to download the files, and whether to install the downloaded files. Specify the installation location of the administrative image. These options include settings for logging, internet access, and language used in the Installation Manager.Ĭheck for Updates looks for later versions of SOLIDWORKS. Specifying Options for the Installation Manager.When the download completes, you can decide whether you want to install now, postpone the download, or remove the download.

SOLIDWORKS Background Downloader performs automated file downloads (for example, when a new Service Pack release is found) using background processes, enabling you to continue other work while downloading.
