Autocad worked Ok in XP why not in W7?

[Ukdodger]

I've been using AutoCad 2004 in Wxp for years. But it wont work in W7. I've tried installing Oracle virtual box but it still wont run. I'm at the end of what I know can anyone help. Thanks

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Seven Forums Ukdodger. AutoCad 2004 is considered quite old, and many old programs will not run on newer operating systems. Even AutoCAD 2007 required a service pack just to run on Windows Vista. If you had Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, you could try to run in in XP mode.

In searching about running it in a virtual machine I see that AutoCAD is not a good candidate for virtualization. The virtual machine does not use the GPU in the physical machine. It uses a built-in emulated graphics card, which is not a high performance unit.

I see where some have been able to run it, some only on 32 bit machines, and some with buggy performance. Truth be told, it is just too old to run natively. Hopefully someone better versed in virtual machines can pipe in. A Guy

 

[Ukdodger]

Welcome to Seven Forums Ukdodger. AutoCad 2004 is considered quite old, and many old programs will not run on newer operating systems. Even AutoCAD 2007 required a service pack just to run on Windows Vista. If you had Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, you could try to run in in XP mode.

In searching about running it in a virtual machine I see that AutoCAD is not a good candidate for virtualization. The virtual machine does not use the GPU in the physical machine. It uses a built-in emulated graphics card, which is not a high performance unit.

I see where some have been able to run it, some only on 32 bit machines, and some with buggy performance. Truth be told, it is just too old to run natively. Hopefully someone better versed in virtual machines can pipe in. A Guy

Thanks A Guy. Obviously you know what you are talking about. I had a feeling it might have something to do with the 32bit/64bit thing. I was hoping for a workaround. Looks like I'll have to buy a new version of AutoCad. They are really expensive but then they are really clever. Thanks again.

 

[AC]

What is the exact error you get when trying to run AutoCAD in W7? Have you tried running it in Windows XP Compatibility Mode?

 

[Ukdodger]

What is the exact error you get when trying to run AutoCAD in W7? Have you tried running it in Windows XP Compatibility Mode?

Hi Alonso. The answer is nothing at all. It installs successfully but attempting to run it does nothing. I've tried executing the file without the shortcut with the same result.

Dont know how to use XP Compatibility Mode?

Thanks for your help.

 

[AC]

Right click your program shortcut, select properties, click the Compatibility tab, and check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode" and select Windows XP Service Pack 2.

 

[A Guy]

If Alonso Chocano's suggestion does not work, you can also try installing again using compatibility mode while installing.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

Using the same method on the installers properties screen

A Guy

 

[AC]

This software seems to be used for making program compatible on newer OS's.

Longbow Software Tips and Tricks

Use this if the above doesn't work.

 

[Ukdodger]

Right click your program shortcut, select properties, click the Compatibility tab, and check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode" and select Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Same thing Alonso. Cheers for trying. At least I now know about XP compat mode.

 

[AC]

Right click your program shortcut, select properties, click the Compatibility tab, and check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode" and select Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Same thing Alonso. Cheers for trying. At least I now know about XP compat mode.

Check the post above yours.

 

[Ukdodger]

Thanks guys. I appreciate your help. I checked the Window site and no W7 cant be run in Compatibility mode. I dont fancy the Longbow option. Not sure I trust it enough to fork out the price. But if nothing else I've got some useful links. I'm going to take the hit and buy new. Cheers

 

[A Guy]

Yeah, if you use it often, a newer version will be better. A Guy

 

[Golden]

Read this:

Acad 2004 on Win7 - Autodesk Discussion Groups

Someone managed to do it, but its not clear exactly how. It might be worth following up on that forum?

 

[ScottLake]

Autocad 2004 & Inventor 8 are my favorites and I tried installing them on my Laptop W7 64bit. They both installed fine and Autocad 2004 ran smooth as silk, compatibility mode on or off, no difference, just fine. My trouble was with Inventor 8, It opened but wouldn't run and locked up. I ousted W7 64bit & installed XP64, now Inventor runs great too.

Next the hotrod desktop computer. Gave up trying to install XP64bit onto the SSD, I5, 32gig ram machine. Popped W7 64bit on it, then a V-Box, then XP64bit and my Autocad 2004 & Inventor 8.

I'm just not a fan of the new Inventor 2014's hogging the resources. The old simple software from a decade ago really flys with this new hardware. Wish there was a true XP mode in W7, or W8, 9 etc.

 

[Ukdodger]

Autocad 2004 & Inventor 8 are my favorites and I tried installing them on my Laptop W7 64bit. They both installed fine and Autocad 2004 ran smooth as silk, compatibility mode on or off, no difference, just fine. My trouble was with Inventor 8, It opened but wouldn't run and locked up. I ousted W7 64bit & installed XP64, now Inventor runs great too.

Next the hotrod desktop computer. Gave up trying to install XP64bit onto the SSD, I5, 32gig ram machine. Popped W7 64bit on it, then a V-Box, then XP64bit and my Autocad 2004 & Inventor 8.

I'm just not a fan of the new Inventor 2014's hogging the resources. The old simple software from a decade ago really flys with this new hardware. Wish there was a true XP mode in W7, or W8, 9 etc.

I'm amazed Scott. I tried several times as did a lot of others if you surf the net. The symptom was always the same. It instals but wont boot up. Interesting.

 

[Sarris]

I use Autocad 2002 daily on Windows 7 Pro x64. I like my old and heavily customized version. It runs fast, smoothly, and doesn't phone home. I have a copy of Autocad 2012, but it's a PIA compared to the old version, an I've uninstalled it.

Autocad 2002 installed without a glitch, and I updated it to the SP-1 version without issue.

 

[Ukdodger]

I use Autocad 2002 daily on Windows 7 Pro x64. I like my old and heavily customized version. It runs fast, smoothly, and doesn't phone home. I have a copy of Autocad 2012, but it's a PIA compared to the old version, an I've uninstalled it.

Autocad 2002 installed without a glitch, and I updated it to the SP-1 version without issue.

Glad it works for someone.