** The following is ONLY for Loaner Laptops issued from ITSS. These instructions do not apply to those working on personal laptops. **
To Install SolidWorks:
- Students should have instructions and a license code in their email
- Locate Make-Me-Admin (MMA) on your Chico State loaner laptop.
- If you received it from ITSS, this should be automatically installed
- Open up MMA and select "Grant Administrator Privileges"
- Locate the download, which should appear as a .zip file
- Right-click on the file and Run
- Setup should launch and begin to download > 7.5 GB
- After checking the box to agree to T&C and BEFORE starting the installation review the following to avoid having the SQL Server install fail.
During SolidWorks installation, the below error message pop-up:
SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager
Microsoft SQL Server failed to install.
The specified password does not meet strong password requirements. For more information about strong password requirements, see "Database Engine Configuration - Account Provisioning" in Setup Help or in %SQL_PRODUCT_SHORT_NAME% Books Online.
Solution
To solve the SolidWorks installation error on the Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server, follow the steps below:
- Summary > Check "I accept the terms of the SOLIDWORKS"
- Scroll down to reveal "Electrical Options" > Click "+" > Click "Change"
- Under SQL Server > Password for "tew" user, change the password from default "xxxxxxxxx" to a strong password that meets Chico State's password complexity requirements (add special character)
- Click "Back to Summary" > click "Install Now" to proceed to install SolidWorks software.
