{"id":2511,"date":"2014-10-02T11:32:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T10:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2015-10-20T09:10:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T08:10:48","slug":"changes-to-system-requirements-for-solidworks-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/changes-to-system-requirements-for-solidworks-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to System Requirements for SOLIDWORKS 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2015, users and IT departments need to be aware that the supported versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server have changed.<\/p>\n

SOLIDWORKS CAD software will no longer install on Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit or below\u00a0and the SOLIDWORKS Network License Manager will no longer install on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or below. Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or greater are supported.<\/p>\n

Full details of SOLIDWORKS system requirements are below. We recommend users upgrade all operating system software where possible, prior to attempting\u00a0a roll out of SOLIDWORKS 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Operating Systems<\/strong><\/td>\nSOLIDWORKS 2013<\/strong><\/td>\nSOLIDWORKS 2014<\/strong><\/td>\nSOLIDWORKS 2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7 64-bit (SP1 required for
\nSOLIDWORKS 2014)<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7 32-bit (SP1 required for
\nSOLIDWORKS 2014)<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8.1 (64-bit only)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\" (2014 SP1)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8 (64-bit only)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Vista<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minimum Hardware<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/td>\n8GB or more and 64-bit operating system recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disk Space<\/td>\n5 GB or more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Card<\/td>\nCertified cards and drivers<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/td>\nIntel or AMD with SSE2 support. 64-bit operating system recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microsoft Products<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Internet Explorer<\/td>\nIE 8, 9, 10<\/td>\nIE 8, 9, 10 ,11<\/td>\nIE 9, 10 ,11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Excel and Word<\/td>\n2007, 2010<\/td>\n2007, 2010, 2013<\/td>\n2010, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Network<\/td>\nMicrosoft Windows networking. Novell networks and non-Windows network storage devices are not supported<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOLIDWORKS Network License Server<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7 32-bit (SP1 required for
\nSOLIDWORKS 2014)<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7 64-bit (SP1 required for
\nSOLIDWORKS 2014)<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8.1 (64-bit only)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\" (2014 SP1)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8 (64-bit only)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Vista<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows XP<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2003<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1
\nrequired for SOLIDWORKS 2014)<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2012<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Server 2012 R2<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\" (2014 SP3)<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With the\u00a0release of SOLIDWORKS 2014,\u00a0Dassault Syst\u00e8mes SolidWorks announced that SOLIDWORKS 2014 was the last version of SOLIDWORKS that would install on Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit.<\/p>\n

If you want to check if your version of Windows is supported, go to Control Panel<\/strong> > All Control Panel Items<\/strong> > System<\/strong>, where you will find your “Windows edition” and “System type” detailed.<\/p>\n

If you would like new a quote for replacement hardware, please call 0121 544 1400. Alternatively, visit the “Hardware<\/a>” page of our website for some outline specifications.<\/p>\n

\"DoubleRedArrow\"<\/a>\u00a0Find out more on SOLIDWORKS<\/span><\/a>
\n\"DoubleRedArrow\"<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Contact Sales<\/span><\/a>
\n\"DoubleRedArrow\"<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Request a Demo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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