Solidworks on Vista

[chrismann85]

I've recently bought a new laptop and tried to install my version of Solidworks 2006. I have a number of errors come up when I installed it. For a start, it wouldn't open, I had to create a shortcut to the desktop and right click it and go to 'run as administrator'. Then it wouldn't parse my step file. It was just being annoying. Then when I loaded a SLDPRT file, the screen kept flickering when I'd pass the cursor over the model (its a good thing I'm not sensitive to flashing lights).

Has anyone else had a problem with Vista? how did you overcome these annoying problems?

I hate Vista!!!

but I can't downgrade to XP as my hardware is not compatable

 

[greghenson49]

Solidworks 2006 won't run on Vista.

 

[RANDY46562]

I had the same problem with a new computer, the work around was to run virtual pcwith Win XP installed . However we upgraded to Solidworks 2008 for Vista

 

[chrismann85]

Just a quick note, I fixed the flickering screen problem by changin the OpenGL settings in Tools>Options>performance to use the software's OpenGL