Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2011 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation of AutoCAD ADT 2011… “This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture® 2011” “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 […]

Installing 64bit AutoCAD Architecture 2014 on Windows 10 64bit

AutoCAD Architecture 2014 was not designed to run in Windows 10 (Windows 10 was released after ADT 2014) and inevitably you will run into issues such as the infamous Ribbon crashing issue, slow startup problems, text scaling issues, etc. You can automatically solve these problems using our Longbow Converter App, it fixes and manages the […]

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

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation… “This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture® 2013” “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® 2013. It […]

Install 32bit AutoCAD Architecture 2014 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation… “This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture® 2014” “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® 2014. It […]

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

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® […]

Installing 64bit AutoCAD Architecture 2009 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 64bit

Your 64bit AutoCAD Architecture 2009 (ADT 2009) was never designed to run in Windows 8 or Windows 10 64bit (these versions of Windows are newer than ADT 2009). In order for your ADT 2009 to run as it did in previous versions of Windows, you need to follow these easy steps… Install 64bit AutoCAD 2009 […]

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2009 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation of AutoCAD ADT 2009… “This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture® 2009” “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 […]

Install 32bit AutoCAD Architecture 2015 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation… “This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture® 2015” “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® 2015. It […]

Installing 64bit AutoCAD Architecture 2013 on Windows 10 64bit

Your 64bit AutoCAD Architecture 2013 (ADT 2013) was never designed to run in Windows 10 (this version of Windows is newer than AutoCAD 2013). In order for your AutoCAD Architecture 2013 to run as it did in previous versions of Windows, you need to follow these easy steps… NOTE: These steps do not bypass normal Autodesk licensing/authorization, you should expect to use […]

Install 32bit AutoCAD Architecture 2016 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation of 32bit AutoCAD Architecture 2016 on 64bit Windows… “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 […]

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2010 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation of AutoCAD ADT 2010… “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® […]

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2007 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Installing AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2007 (ADT 2007) on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 32bit or 64bit can be very easily defined in these short steps… IMPORTANT NOTE: Autodesk no longer supply License Activation codes for this version of AutoCAD. The best way is to transfer your existing license to the new […]

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2005 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Installing AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2005 (ADT 2005) on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 32bit or 64bit can be very easily defined in these short steps… IMPORTANT NOTE: Autodesk no longer supply License Activation codes for this version of AutoCAD. The best way is to transfer your existing license to the new […]

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2006 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Follow these instructions to solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD 2006 on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 IMPORTANT NOTE: Autodesk no longer supply License Activation codes for this version of AutoCAD. The best way is to transfer your existing license to the new PC but there are other options, […]

Installing 32bit AutoCAD Architecture 2008 on Windows7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 64bit

NOTE: This blog post specifically solves issues related to these error messages on installation… “This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Architecture® 2008” “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® 2008. It […]

Why run 32bit AutoCAD on 64bit Windows

AutoCAD versions pre 2008 AutoCAD R13 | AutoCAD R14 | AutoCAD 2000 | AutoCAD 2000i |AutoCAD 2002 | AutoCAD 2004 | AutoCAD 2005 | AutoCAD 2006 | AutoCAD 2007 Users of these really old AutoCAD versions have literally been using them for decades and moving to a new version of AutoCAD is extremely disruptive for […]

Install Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3.3 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Follow these instructions to solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD Architecture 3.3 (ADT 2002) on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 How to install AutoCAD ADT 3.3  Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here Start the Longbow Converter tool Insert your AutoCAD CD into your CDRom drive Select […]

Installing AutoCAD ADT 2004 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Follow these instructions to solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD 2004 on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 How to install AutoCAD Architecture 2004  Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here Start the Longbow Converter tool Insert your AutoCAD CD into your CDRom drive Select the 2nd tab […]

AutoCAD File->Save or File->Open Crash…

If are experiencing crashing problems using the File->Open or File->Save dialog inside of AutoCAD (or any other Autodesk product), there are a few items that can cause this: New HP Machine If you have recently purchased a new HP computer or you have an HP computer for which you have recently carried out an HP update on Windows 10, Windows 7, […]

AutoCAD 32bit/64bit side-by-side installation compatibility chart

This blog has been written to help advise those who require 32bit versions of AutoCAD to reside on the same computer system as 64bit versions of AutoCAD. Before we start, when installing 32bit AutoCAD on 64bit Windows, you should take care not to mix the same version/series of AutoCAD 32bit with the same version/series of the corresponding 64bit […]