It's strongly reccomended to turn off Windows UAC

 

If your antivirus software is not from the list recomended by SW developers ( http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/AntiVirus_SW.html ) it's strongly recomended to turn it off

 

1. DISCONNECT INTERNET!!!

 

2. Import the SolidWorksSerialNumbers2016.reg file as administrator to populate serial numbers for SolidWorks products.

 

3. Mount ISO DVD1 into virtual CD-drive and run "setup.exe" if will not start automatically

 

4. On "Welcome" page specify the type of installation: Individual (on this computer)

 

5. On "Serial Number" page check the serial numbers are present and press Next

 

Notes: If you do not disconnect internet before setup you will get warning "Your serial number does not entitle you to SOLIDWORKS.." click "NEXT". At "Products" tab click "CHANGE" > "Select different packages or products" > tick "Also show products that are not part of this package" > "OK". Select SW modules and supported languages that you want to install and continue setup

 

6. When you will get warning "Could not connect to the SolidWorks server to determine which products you are entitled to install...." click "Cancel" to continue setup

 

7. On "Installation Options" page select "I would like to create new installation of SolidWorks 2016"

 

Note: also you can select to upgrade any previous major version of SW (if installed) to version 2016 SP0 (not recommended)

 

8. On "Summary" page be sure to check if all products that you need are ticked for setup

To do it click "Change" for "Products" list and be sure that all needed products in list are ticked. Open drop-down list of products to see all included modules.  Tick needed products, untick not needed

Be sure to open list of "Languages" and check if needed language is ticked for setup.

 

Notes: if planning to install SW Electrical, it is best ot install SQL Server instance BEFORE the Electrical installation.

 

9. Click "Change" on "Download Options" and untick "Use the background download manager for future service packs"

 

10. Change (if needed) "Installation Location", "Toolbox/Hole Wizard Options", "Electrical Options" and so on..

 

 

11. If during setup you will get warning "The Installation Manager was unable to determine the current subxcription expiration date. Would you like to reactivate your license to update this information?" you mast answer "No", "Cansel". For the next warning that you will need to do it later manually you must answer "OK" to continue setup. Answer "Cansel" will terminate setup

 

12. If asked for DVD2 mount ISO DVD2 into virtual CD-drive and continue setup

 

13. After finish of setup run "SW2010-2016.Activator.GUI.SSQ.exe", on "General" tab select SW products that you want to activate and click "Activate!"

 

14. Wait for Activator message "All done! Enjoy" and click "OK" to close Activator

 

15. To get SW Xpress products activation codes use "SolidWorksCodeGenerator.exe"

 

16. Enjoy!