Hot Tip - Repairing SOLIDWORKS Admin Images

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JSculley
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Hot Tip - Repairing SOLIDWORKS Admin Images

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For those of us who deploy SOLIDWORKS, PDM, etc via admin image, the inability to repair those images can be a hassle since you have to uninstall and reinstall. After dealing with this for many years, I just found out (via my VAR) that you can repair an admin image installation.

In the C:\Windows\Installer folder, search for *.msi and then in the 'Title' column (add the column if it isn't there) in Explorer, look for the SOLIDWORKS entry:
image.png
From a command prompt, run:

msiexec /f <msifile>

replacing <msifile> with the file name found in your search.
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Re: Hot Tip - Repairing SOLIDWORKS Admin Images

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Thanks for the info! I'll definitely be using this.
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Re: Hot Tip - Repairing SOLIDWORKS Admin Images

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This is a great tip, thanks for sharing! I'll definitely put this one in my back pocket.
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