How to buy old versions of Solidworks

Buy a company that owns a seat that old. But it might be cheaper to buy a faster machine and buy a current version.

TOP

If you buy a current version I am sure your VAR can find an older one for you to install.. They useually have all versions in some kind of archive.

I dont think you buy a certain version, but instead you buy the program and can request whatever version you want.

You can't actually buy the software. You are buying a license that gives you the right to use the software within the terms of the license.

I'm surprised to hear that SW2007 is available on eBay and Amazon. Most CAD software licenses specify that the license is not transferable. Their "software police" monitor eBay and jerk any listings of their product.

You will probably have to rely on word-of-mouth to find software that old.

TOP,

That was my comment on another board to this same question. :)

Matt Lorono

So Solidworks licenses are not transferable, even to another company?

correct.

The only way a SW license may transfer is if it belongs to a company, and that company is purchased.

You can get a company bought license transferred to the owner of the company if the company ceases functioning. I know because I did it.

=========================================================================== Chris

Vaishnav, I am running SW 2007 on an old Dell Inspiron 2500; it has

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