SOLIDWORKS Web Help Connection Failure Fix

Last week I tried to find out a little more information about a feature. To do so I tried to use the SOLIDWORKS help so conveniently provided in the top right of the screen.

, SOLIDWORKS Web Help Connection Failure Fix

And right after I typed in my subject to research, I got this message: “Failed to connect to SOLIDWORKS Web Help. This failure is likely due to a lack of internet connection.”

, SOLIDWORKS Web Help Connection Failure Fix

Not connected to the internet? Oh, really?

, SOLIDWORKS Web Help Connection Failure Fix

Am I not connected to the internet? Let me double check.

, SOLIDWORKS Web Help Connection Failure Fix

OH REALLY SOLIDWORKS?

Sometimes even the best of the best make mistakes, and to fix the issue here’s what you have to do:

  1. Go to C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesSOLIDWORKS SharedSwHelpViewerlangEnglish
  2. Delete “swerrpage.htm”

And now we’re back to normal.

, SOLIDWORKS Web Help Connection Failure Fix

Now the online help is back up and running, and I can get all the answers I need.

Madeline Speer
Applications Engineer
Computer Aided Technology, LLC

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