****BEFRORE INSTALLATION, DEACTIVATE ANY ACTIVE WiFi connections AND LAN cables.

**** 1. Open Turn Windows Features on or off(just type it in the search box)
2.Open The ".NET Framework 3.5(including .NET 2.0 and3.0)"
and make sure all boxes are checked. Apply the changes and exit

1. Unzip the _SolidSQUAD_ folder

2. Run "SolidWorks.2017.Activator.SSQ.exe" as administrator (right-click on file)
2.1 Press "Set Serial Numbers" button, select "Force Local Activation Serial
Numbers"
from drop-down list and press "Accept Serial Numbers"

2.2 Press "Activate Licenses" button, select "SolidWorks 2017 Products" from
drop-down
list, select products to activate by toggling "Activate" or "Skip" on every
product
and "Details" to tweak features if required. Press "Activate Licenses" to
activate
licenses. SolidWorks PDM Professional license (ex Enterprise PDM) license
will be
also generated and prompted to save on disk as "sw_d.lic"(DON'T CHANGE THE
LICENSE FILE
NAME)

2.3 Close activator window

3. Install SolidWorks 2017 (including PDM Client if required). Dont install

SolidNetwork
License Server (SNL).(Just select the first option in the first window and un-
tick the SNL box if
present)

4. After installation is complete, run activator as administrator (right-click on

file)

4.1 Press "Copy Loaders" button, and press "Copy Loaders" to confirm.
All running services related to SolidWorks will be stopped and loader fixes
copied
to appropriate directories.

4.2 Press "Activate Xpress Products" button, and press "Activate Express
Products" button
to confirm.

4.3 (OPTIONAL) If activation of eDrawings Professional and SolidWorks Workgroup

PDM Viewer
is required, press "Activate Other Products" and press "Activate Miscellany
Products" button
to confirm.

4.4 Close activator

5. (OPTIONAL) Use generated PDM Professional license file to feed SNL License
Server as described
in "PDM / License Server Activation". If no PDM will be used, skip the step
(P.S.:- I didn't use this step
in my Installation)

6. Reboot computer
P.S.:- If u mess up and need to uninstall it, just go to add or remove programs and
uninstall it in case you
are not able to find the uninstaller like me..