Create a new local administrator account in Windows. Log into it and launch SolidWorks. If it works, your original user profile is corrupted (corrupted registry hive or temp files).

As the software loaded, John noticed that it was taking a bit longer than usual. He shrugged it off, thinking maybe it was just a slow start. But when the software finally launched, he was greeted by the ominous error message: "Error: Cannot initialize library SolidWorks 2012".

on your current installation to restore missing or broken library files. Google Groups Are you seeing this error immediately upon the software, or only when you try to use a specific tool like the Hole Wizard?

// Set library path string libraryPath = @"C:\Path\To\Library"; swApp.SetUserPreference(SldWorks.eUserPreference_eLibraryPath, libraryPath);