How to install DBWorks 2007 on Microsoft Vista

If security settings on folders are not properly set, you may encounter such error at startup:

To properly install DBW2007 on Vista operating system follow these steps from an administrative login:

1. Disable UAC (User Account Control, click here to know how disable it)
   

   

2. Install DBWorks with DBWorks.exe installer (do not use DBWorks.msi)
3. Start Solidworks and DBWorks so to create USERS\ folders
4. Exit from DBWorks and Solidworks
5. for the following folders
   <drive>:\program files\common files\mechworks\
   and
   <drive>:\DBWORKS_SERVER\
   give FULL CONTROL right to the EVERYONE user (create it if not already existing)

   

6. If needed, set readonly rights selectively on files or scripts under the DBWORKS_SERVER path
7. Then you can exit from the administrative login and start working loggin in with standard (non administrator) user login too