AutoCAD & Vista
AutoCAD & Vista
(OP)
Someone else must have had this problem or is just about to.
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So I bought a new computer on Sunday. It came with Windows Vista. The very first thing I did was load ACADLT2007.
Here is what happened:
Install ACAD....Try to start program....Program won't run
un-install program....re-boot....re-install program....Still won't run
uninstall program....re-boot....turn off PITA Norton....re-install program....still won't run
Think....Think....Think
Remember the compatability issues when XP came out? To get ACADLT2007 to run in Vista here is what I did:
Go to the acadlt.exe file
Right-Click on the file
Go to the Compatability Tab
Check-Run the program in Compatability Mode for Windows XP(SP2)
Click on Show settings for all users
Check-Run this program as an administrator
Click Apply and Ok back out
Program runs fine :)
I hope this helps anyone as frustrated as I was that ACAD might not yet be compatable with Vista.
Mark Schroder
Design Engineer
McKean & Associates Engineers
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So I bought a new computer on Sunday. It came with Windows Vista. The very first thing I did was load ACADLT2007.
Here is what happened:
Install ACAD....Try to start program....Program won't run
un-install program....re-boot....re-install program....Still won't run
uninstall program....re-boot....turn off PITA Norton....re-install program....still won't run
Think....Think....Think
Remember the compatability issues when XP came out? To get ACADLT2007 to run in Vista here is what I did:
Go to the acadlt.exe file
Right-Click on the file
Go to the Compatability Tab
Check-Run the program in Compatability Mode for Windows XP(SP2)
Click on Show settings for all users
Check-Run this program as an administrator
Click Apply and Ok back out
Program runs fine :)
I hope this helps anyone as frustrated as I was that ACAD might not yet be compatable with Vista.
Mark Schroder
Design Engineer
McKean & Associates Engineers





RE: AutoCAD & Vista
thanks, here's a something from Autodesk:
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I have read, that the vista-users will get a service pack for AC, ADT2007 in April.
Autodesk advices the 2008-versions...
Lothar
ADT 2004
ACAD 2002
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
Mark
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
I am about to try the fix you proposed re AutoCad and Vista.
Just checking to see if your fix is still working.
Thanks.
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
I need to add that I am running all of this on a laptop with an AMD Turion 64 Mobile processor and only 1GB of RAM. I'm about to add another GB just to be safe.
I also just last night loaded PDF995 so I can plot to PDFs and it works smoother than on XP. I used to have to make sure and save the ACAD file before plotting to PDF because it always crashed ACAD 2000i.
Mark
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
were bouts is it ?
Cheers..
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2007
sort your directory by "Type"
and it should be at the top of the list under the folders.
This is of course after you install the program.
Mark
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
David
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
Any suggestion?
I send back the computer I purchase, I guess I will have to buy a machine with XP.
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
However, just because the program is only a couple of years old doesn't mean that it will even install. I can't get my Nero version 6 to work at all. NERO says it won't. The latest version 7 seems to work though.
RE: AutoCAD & Vista
Good Luck,
Mark