Installing 32bit AutoCAD MEP 2013 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on June 22, 2016 by simonbooth

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation…

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® MEP®”
“You cannot install this product on the current operating system”
“You are attempting to use a 32-bit installer on a 64-bit operating system”
“This is a 32-bit AutoCAD® MEP® 2013. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

NOTE: These steps do not bypass normal Autodesk licensing/authorization, you should expect to use your own serial numbers in the normal way.

Installing AutoCAD MEP 2013 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 64bit can be very easily defined in these short steps.

Obtain your copy of the Longbow Converter here
If you have CDs (if not check (3) below):
1. Using Windows Explorer, copy Disk 1 of your AutoCAD MEP 2013 CD to your hard drive, to a folder path c:\Autodesk\AutoCAD2013
2. If you have more CD’s, copy them all directly over the top of Disk 1, overwrite all files in your previously copied c:\Autodesk\AutoCAD2013 folder
If you have a single self extracting exe downloaded from Autodesk called something like AutoCAD_MEP_2013_English_Win_32bit.exe
1. Simply run the exe, it will ask to unzip to a folder inside of c:\Autodesk, make a note of the folder for later use (we’ll refer to it from here as c:\Autodesk\AutoCAD2013), now click OK. Wait until all of the files have extracted, when they do, the AutoCAD 2013 setup will automatically launch – simply close it and move to the next step.
Now, start the Longbow Converter tool, select the 1st tab titled “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“, pick the c:\Autodesk\AutoCAD2013 folder, and click the “Convert…” button.
Once the conversion process is complete, click the “Install/Run Setup” button to start setup.
1. Simply install as normal.
Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 users: Once the installation process is complete, go back to the Converter, select the 3rd tab, pick the newly installed C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\AutoCAD MEP 2013 folder, then click the “Fix Old Program” button.
Now you can happily run your AutoCAD MEP 2013 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10!

Installing AutoCAD MEP 2013 Service Packs

There are 2 sp’s for AutoCAD 2013, these are the the 32bit versions of the sp’s

Here’s sp1 – AutoCAD MEP 2013 sp1 – install as normal
Here’s spy – AutoCAD MEP 2013 sp2 – install as normal

Troubleshooting:

– If your AutoCAD crashes while interacting with the Ribbon click here

– If you are unable to activate your product, or the activation process crashes:

– If you have crashing problems using the File->Open or File->Save dialogs inside of AutoCAD please read this blog entry on the File->Open or File->Save Crash in AutoCAD

Installing CSG V3 for AutoCAD R14 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on June 14, 2016 by simonbooth

If you are having problems installing your CSG V3 for AutoCAD R14 on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 32bit or 64bit with errors like…

Unsupported 16-bit Application – the program or feature cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of WIndows

…then read on…

Installing your CSG V3 for AutoCAD R14 on Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 32bit or 64bit can be very easily defined in these short steps…

Obtain your copy of the Longbow Reviver tool here – you need version 4.10 or newer
Unzip the contents of this zip file CSG Editor V3 for R14 into C:\InstallDisks\CSGR14
Start the Longbow Reviver tool and select the 2^nd tab called “Old Program Reviver”
1. Select the path to C:\InstallDisks\CSGR14
2. Select the ‘Run As” option to Windows 2000
3. Next, click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button.
4. Read and understand all the prompts before pressing OK. Now, I know it’s unheard of these days, but at this point expect to wait at least 45 minutes for your CSG setup.exe program to appear.
Once the setup starts, stop and read the next step…
1. If your CSG setup does not start after 45 minutes, read the Troubleshooting section below.
2. In the setup program, navigate through each setup dialog as normal, except when you get to the installation folder input dialog, **it’s vitally important to make sure you install to your existing AutoCAD R14 folder – install to c:\acadR14 (not c:\Program Files\CSG as usually prompted)**
3. Now carry on with the install (do not reboot once the install is complete).
  1. Do not reboot if prompted to do so
Once installed, start AutoCAD R14
1. If CSG doesn’t startup automaticaly, run the APPLOAD command, navigate to c:\acadR14 and load the CSG3.arx
Now you can happily run your CSG V3 in AutoCAD R14 running on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 32bit or 64bit

Troubleshooting:

If your CSG V3 setup is not starting after 45 minutes, try rebooting, then restart the steps above.
- If it is still failing, most likely it’s because of another application on your system which is preventing our setup routine from starting (perhaps anti-virus, or similar) – try installing CSG from Windows Safe Mode

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2012 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on June 12, 2016 by simonbooth

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation of AutoCAD ADT 2012…

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture®”
“You cannot install this product on the current operating system”
“You are attempting to use a 32-bit installer on a 64-bit operating system”
“This is a 32-bit AutoCAD® Architecture® 2012. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

NOTE: These steps do not bypass normal Autodesk licensing/authorization, you should expect to use your own serial numbers in the normal way.

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2012 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 64bit can be very easily defined in these short steps…

Obtain your copy of the Longbow Converter tool here
If you have CDs:
1. Using Windows Explorer, make a backup of your Disk 1 of your ADT CD to your hard drive, to a folder path c:\Autodesk\adt2012
2. Next, if you have a second CD, copy Disk 2 of your ADT CD’s directly over the top of Disk 1, overwrite all files in your previously copied c:\Autodesk\adt2012 folder
3. Same again for Disk 3, if there is one
If you have a single self extracting “??_sfx.exe” downloaded from Autodesk
1. Run the exe, it will ask to unzip to a folder inside of c:\Autodesk, make a note of the folder for later use (we’ll refer to it from here as c:\Autodesk\adt2012), now click OK.
2. Wait until all of the files have extracted, when they do, note that the ADT 2012 setup will automatically launch – make sure you close the setup and move to the next step.
Now, start the Longbow Converter tool, select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter”
1. Next, using the ‘…‘ button select the newly created c:\Autodesk\adt2012 folder, and click the ‘Convert‘ button.
  1. If the Converter complains that this is not a 32bit installer, make sure you select the folder which contains the setup.exe and the setup.ini files in the root of the installation media
Once the conversion process is complete, simply click the “Install/Run Setup“ to start the setup.
1. Now, just install as normal.
Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 users…
1. Once the installation process is complete, close the Setup program
2. go back to the Converter…
  1. select the 3rd tab named “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver“
  2. pick the newly installed C:\Program Files (x86)\\Autodesk\AutoCAD Architecture 2012 folder
  3. then click the ‘Fix‘ button.
Now you can happily run your AutoCAD Architecture 2012 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 64bit!

Installing ADT 2012 Service Packs

We recommend that you download and install the latest Service Packs from Autodesk which can be found here

AutoCAD Architecture 2012 sp2 – install as normal