

In case that didn’t make it clear enough, back up your data before you start. By participating, you agree to frequently backup your data.” Using the Program Services on some devices may impact your warranty (check with your device provider). To recover, you may have to reinstall your applications, the operating system, or re-flash your device.

This means that you may experience occasional crashes and in rare cases data loss. “The Program Services include experimental and early prerelease software. Didn’t you hear the part about this being a very early pre-release build? That means catastrophic errors are an all too real possibility.ĭon’t take my word for it: Here’s part of the terms of service you agree to when you sign up for Windows Insider (emphasis Microsoft’s): regsvr32 “C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\sldthumbnailprovider.Actually, you won’t be installing the Technical Preview for a few minutes yet.regsvr32 “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SOLIDWORKS Shared\sldwinshellextu.dll”.regsvr32 “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SOLIDWORKS Shared\swdocumentmgr.dll”.Enter the following text (including quotations) and press Enter after each (*note these are the default installation location folders and may need to be modified).Run the Command Prompt as Administrator ( Start > All Programs > Accessories > right-click ‘ Command Prompt‘ and “ Run as administrator“).Browse in Windows Explorer to verify the location of the above.Log into Windows as a full LOCAL Administrator Account.sldthumbnailprovider.dll (by default under C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS).sldwinshellextu.dll (by default under C:\Program Files\Common Files\SOLIDWORKS Shared).swdocumentmgr.dll (by default under C:\Program Files\Common Files\SOLIDWORKS Shared).Manually registering the following DLLs can correct the issue. If you had installed without full LOCAL Windows Administration permissions, this can prevent proper registration of the DLLs. DLL files are installed and require registration to function properly. Visual Effects Solution #4: DLL Registrationĭuring the installation of SOLIDWORKS, many.
