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If you are experiencing difficulties installing PropertyLinks or PropertyLinksXpress, here are some guidelines to ensure a clean installation.

1)  If you are using Vista or Windows 7, disable your User Account Control (UAC)

• Vista:  Start > Control Panel > Classic View (left pane) > User Accounts > Turn User Account Control on or off

Disabling Vista UAC

• Win7: Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change User Account Control settings

Disabling Windows 7 UAC

2)  Uninstall PropertyLinks through Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features (Add/Remove Programs in WinXP)

3)  Search for any remains of PropertyLinks in the Registry Editor

• Start > Run > type regedit > click OK
• In the left pane, drill down through the folders: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > SolidWorks > AddIns

PropertyLinks Registry Key

• If there is a key called “{eb7415bb-bd4a-4fcc-babc-fed75af89994}” in this folder, right-click the key and select “Export” to save a backup
• Once saved, right-click the key {eb7415bb-bd4a-4fcc-babc-fed75af89994} and select Delete

4)  Restart your computer

5)  Stop any Antivirus or Anti-spyware software

• Start > Run > type services.msc > click OK
• Browse through the list of services, right-click any instances of your antivirus or anti-spyware and select Stop

6)  With SolidWorks closed, UAC shutoff, and antivirus software stopped, run Setup.exe from the PropertyLinks installation folder.  If you have a 64-bit machine, be sure to also run “x64 PropertyLinks Registry.bat.” by right clicking on the file and selecting “Run as administrator”,

7) Open SolidWorks, go to Tools > Add-Ins.  Deselect all add-ins and only turn on PropertyLinks.  If PropertyLinks is working correctly, turn on all other add-ins and test again.  Some add-ins are known to conflict with PropertyLinks.

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