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Affected software
SOLIDWORKS 2011 - 2015, and SOLIDWORKS 2016 beta.
Symptoms
Instability may appear in many different functional areas of the software, so the list below may not be complete. Known symptoms are:
Missing add-ins from the SOLIDWORKS add-ins list in the Tools menu.
Error when launching SOLIDWORKS or opening a file: "Could not load SOLIDWORKS DLL: GdtAnalysisSupport.dll".
Error when launching SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS Explorer: "DWG document manager library is invalid or missing".
Solution
First, check if you have KB3072630 installed:
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If KB3072630 is installed on your system please review the recommendations in the applicable scenario below.
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Important: We do not recommend uninstalling KB3072630 since it is an important security update. Please see below for next steps.
Important: Serious problems may occur if you make incorrect changes to the registry. We advise you to make a backup of your registry using the information here. We advise
you to work with your IT administrators when following the procedures below.
Scenario 1
Users who have not yet installed or updated SOLIDWORKS since KB3072630 was applied.To prevent problems we recommend temporarily disabling KB3072630 before installing
or updating SOLIDWORKS:
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Temporarily disable the KB3072630 security fix (we do not recommend uninstalling it) by either following steps (a)-(f) below or double-click KB3072630_Disable.reg
from this zip file.
a. Click Start, click Run, type "regedit" in the Open box, and then click OK.
b. Locate and click the following subkey in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer
Note If this subkey does not exist, create it.
c. In the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
d. For the DWORD name, type "RemappedElevatedProxiesPolicy", and then press Enter.
e. Right-click RemappedElevatedProxiesPolicy, and then click Modify.
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After SOLIDWORKS installs or updates successfully, reset the RemappedElevatedProxiesPolicy DWORD value to 0 to re-enable the security fix for KB 3072630.
Scenario 2
Users who have installed or updated SOLIDWORKS after KB3072630 was applied where SOLIDWORKS was installed using the standalone installation method. Your
SOLIDWORKS installation is likely to be unstable and subsequent uninstallation will likely fail. We recommend the following method to repair your SOLIDWORKS installation:
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Scenario 3
Users who have installed or updated SOLIDWORKS after KB3072630 was applied where SOLIDWORKS was installed using an Administrative Image. Your SOLIDWORKS
installation is likely to be unstable. It is necessary to uninstall SOLIDWORKS, we recommend following this procedure:
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Uninstall SOLIDWORKS from Programs and Features in the Windows Control Panel. Find the SOLIDWORKS installation then select Uninstall.
Follow step 1 from Scenario 1.
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