An error occurred while starting the ANSYS solver module

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An error occurred while starting the ANSYS
solver module
Problem Description: When launching the ANSYS Solver Module you receive the following
error:
An error occurred while starting the ANSYS solver module. Please refer to the Troubleshooting
section in the ANSYS Workbench Manual
Explanation: This problem occurs when trying to solve an analysis in Workbench that is stored
on a network drive using a UNC path, for example: \\computer_name\foldername. In ANSYS
Workbench 12.0 when a solve is started it runs the Ansys120.exe executable. This in turn runs
the Windows Cmd.exe interface. The Windows Cmd.exe interface is unable to handle UNC paths
which causes this problem.
There are two possible resolutions/workarounds for this issue.
Resolution 1: Map the network drive to a drive letter on the local machine to resolve this issue.
Windows Explorer > Tools menu > Map Network Drive.
Select a drive letter and enter the UNC path to the directory where the analysis is stored, for
example: \\computer_name\foldername
Resolution 2: The following Microsoft Base article is a workaround to allow the Cmd.exe
interface to run using UNC paths. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156276
Resolution 3 : This problem can also occur when the ANSYS Mechanical package is not installed
on the machine. Check the install directory for a \<install_dir>\v120\ansys folder (Example:
C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v120\ansys). If this folder does not exist then the Mechanical
package is not installed.
Download the ANSYS Mechanical/Electromagnetics/Explicit Products - 12.0 and install this on
the machine.
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