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Using the Longbow Converter to install your AutoCAD

Posted on January 11, 2022 by simonbooth

The Longbow Converter App is a tool that allows old versions of AutoCAD to be installed on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Please click here for the Converter Application Help page

Installing 32bit AutoCAD Land Desktop 2008 (LDT) on 64bit Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10

Posted on June 1, 2021 by simonbooth

These instructions solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD LDT 2008 on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Some common issues are error messages like these…

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Land Desktop 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® Land Desktop 2008. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

You can automatically solve these problems using our Longbow Converter App, it manages the AutoCAD LDT 2008 installation so that you can be up and running again, no problem… Just follow these instructions:

How to install AutoCAD LDT 2008

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Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App and note the user interface
Select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
1. Using the “. . .” button, selection your AutoCAD installation CD
2. Next, click the “Convert“ button and follow the App instructions
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Simply install as normal, then…
  1. Make sure to close the setup program when the installation is complete.
  2. Next, switch back in the Converter App and make sure it’s completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab
Now run your AutoCAD 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

Install Retain Pro 6 on Windows 10

Posted on May 17, 2021 by simonbooth

This post solves all the problems related to installing and running Retain Pro 6 on Windows 10

How to install Retain Pro 6

NOTE: To ensure success, follow the instructions precisely as documented including using the same folder names and paths.

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.28 or newer)
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your Retain Pro CD into the CDRom drive, then click back to the Reviver App…
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your Retain Pro CD in the CDRom
2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the instructions for copying the CD
3. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then launch the setup.
  1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes!
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, install as normal except…
1. When you close setup, Retain Pro will be launched automatically – you must close Retain Pro in order to finish the final step
Once you have closed the setup, Retain Pro will start automatically – close it.
Now back in the Reviver App…
1. pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
2. Using the ‘…’ button pick the c:\RP6 folder
3. Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  1. When it asks if you want to re-register, say No
Once the Reviver App displays “Success!” you will now be able to run your Retain Pro 6 (run c:\RP6\rp6.exe

Troubleshooting

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Installing 32bit AutoCAD Civil3d 2008 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on March 16, 2021 by simonbooth

These instructions solve issues around installing/running your AutoCAD C3D 2008 on newer 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.

Some more common issues stopping you from using your AutoAD are error messages like these…

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD Civil3d 2008”

“FATAL ERROR: Unhandled 0x… Exception…”

You can solve all the problems with your AutoCAD C3D 2008 automatically by using our Longbow Converter App, it fixes and manages the AutoCAD C3D 2008 installation so that you can be up and running again.

NOTE: Autodesk no longer supply License Activation codes. Once you have installed your AutoCAD (following the instructions below) you will need to authorize/activate your AutoCAD yourself, find out how by clicking here

How to install Civil3d 2008

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App
Insert your AutoCAD C3D CD into your CDRom drive…
1. Select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
2. Using the “. . .” button, select your AutoCAD C3D installation CD
3. Next, click the “Convert“ button and follow instructions
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Simply install as normal, remembering to…
  1. Fully close the AutoCAD setup application once complete
  2. Do not reboot, if prompted
  3. Close the Converter App.
Now run as normal

Installing the AutoCAD Civil3d 2008 Service Packs

Civil3d sp2 (Update 2) already contains sp1, so just install that…

Download the Download the AutoCAD C3D 2008 sp2 zip from here (c3d2008_sp2.exe )
Run as normal to install

Troubleshooting

– 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 Copyright 2019 (c) Longbow Software

Official DirectX 9.0c June 2010 Offline setup (dxsetup.exe)

Posted on February 10, 2021 by simonbooth

Windows 10 comes with DirectX 11 installed by default however that version of DirectX doesn’t work very well with old software (games or CAD) you need DirectX 9.0c. Microsoft just removed the online installer for DirectX 9.0c making it very difficult to find.

Here’s the official Microsoft full (offline) setup for DirectX 9 (9.0c), released June 2010…

DirectX-9.0c-June-2010-Full-Offline-Install Download

AutoCAD 2002 setup stuck at very end

Posted on February 4, 2021 by simonbooth

If you are installing AutoCAD 2002 and your setup is just sitting there right at the end at about 99% complete showing “Please wait, installation in progress”…

Start Task Manager (right click on the Windows Taskbar and click “Start Task Manager”
In Task Manager, make sure you have enabled the “Detailed view”
Pick the “Details” tab
Search for all “msiexec.exe”
Now look at all the msiexec.exe’s “PID” values
1. Right click the msiexec.exe with the highest PID value (last run) and select “End Process Tree”
  1. Now check the AutoCAD setup, is it continuing again?
  2. If not, repeat 5.1

This app has been blocked for your protection

Posted on February 4, 2021 by simonbooth

If you are receiving a Windows error like this while installing, running or updating AutoCAD…

This app has been blocked for your protection — Installing an LT 2009 sp blocked by Windows

You will need the latest version of the Longbow Converter – download here

Start the Converter App
Click the Tools Menu->Advanced->Disable Windows 10 AAM
Now reboot and try your software again

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

Posted on January 29, 2021 by simonbooth

Follow these instructions to solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD Mechanical 2005 on 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, we document them here

How to install MDT 2005

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Longbow Converter tool
1. Insert your AutoCAD CD into your CDRom drive
2. Select the 2nd tab named “Old AutoCAD Installer Reviver“
3. Using the “…” button, path the to your AutoCAD CD
4. Click “Run Old Installer”
  1. Read and follow all the prompts
  2. Once the AutoCAD setup starts, stop and read the next step…
In the AutoCAD setup program, navigate through each setup dialog as normal, with these exceptions…
1. When you arrive at the installation folder path setup dialog…
  1. it’s vitally important to make sure you install to c:\mdt2005 (not Program Files (x86)\AutoCAD Mechanical 2005)
2. While installing…
  1. If you see an error in install “.NET Runtime Optimization Service has stopped working” – simply ignore by clicking the “Close Program” button
  2. If a message box appears warning that “64bit .NET Unavailable” – simply click OK to carry on and install AutoCAD as normal – this does not affect anything.
  3. Do not reboot if asked to do so
3. Once installed
  1. Do not reboot if asked to do so
  2. Make sure to fully close the setup program when the installation is complete.
  3. Switch back to the Converter app and make sure it’s completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab – it should display “SUCCESS!”
Finally, reboot your PC and run your AutoCAD as normal
1. NOTE: When starting AutoCAD, if you see a warning dialog when you run saying “This program has known compatibility issues”
  1. Click “Don’t show this message again”
  2. then click “Run the Program…”

Troubleshooting

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

Try uninstalling the July 2014 Microsoft security update
Try downgrading your Internet Explorer (IE) from version 11 to version 10 by following the instructions detailed here
If all else fails, call Autodesk – they can authorize your software for you; you will need to give them proof of purchase, your serial number and request code.

– 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

Install Adobe Acrobat 5 on Windows 10

Posted on January 26, 2021 by simonbooth

This post solves all the problems related to installing and running Adobe Acrobat 5 on Windows 10

If you have other Adobe products that you are having issues with please contact us so we can help you

How to Adobe Acrobat 5

NOTE: To ensure success, follow the instructions precisely as documented including using the same folder names and paths.

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.28 or newer)
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your Adobe Acrobat CD into the CDRom drive, then click back to the Reviver App…
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your Adobe Acrobat CD e.g. D:\
2. NOTE: if your CD has an “Acrobat” subfolder, pick that folder instead e.g. D:\acrobat.
3. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the instructions for copying the CD
4. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then launch the setup.
  1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes!
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, enter your information as normal except when you get to the installation folder…
1. You **must** change the default path to c:\adobe\acrobat5.5 (see image below)
2. do not reboot the PC if prompted to do so

You must change the Destination Folder to c:\adobe\acrobat5.5

Now complete the setup process as normal
1. do not reboot if prompted to do so
2. remember to fully close setup once completed
Now back in the Reviver App…
1. pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
2. Using the ‘…’ button pick the c:\adobe\acrobat5.5 folder
3. Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  1. When it asks if you want to re-register, say Yes
Once the Reviver App displays “Success!” you will now be able to run your Adobe Acrobat.
1. If you see the message below, ignore like this…

ignore the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog

Troubleshooting

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Block AutoCAD internet access

Posted on January 4, 2021 by simonbooth

If you want to run AutoCAD in offline mode and block all internet access to and from AutoCAD executables, including the licensing modules and tracking components…

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App
Select the 3st tab named “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver”
1. Using the “. . .” button, selection your AutoCAD installation
2. Enable “Run in Offline Mode“
3. Click “Fix Old Program“

NOTE: You can re-enable by disabling “Run in Offline Mode” and then clicking “Fix Old Program“

Install The Print Shop Deluxe 21 by Broderbund on Windows 10

Posted on December 10, 2020 by simonbooth

This post solves the various installation problems installing Broderbund’s ‘The Print Shop Deluxe 21’ on Windows 10…

How to install Print Shop Deluxe 21

NOTE: To ensure success, follow the instructions precisely as documented including using the same folder names and paths.

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.26 or newer)
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your Print Shop Deluxe CD into the CDRom drive
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your Print Shop Deluxe CD.
2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the instructions for copying the CD
3. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then launch the setup.
  1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes.
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, enter your information as normal except when you get to the installation folder…
1. You **must** change the default path to c:\PrintShop21 (see image below)
2. do not reboot the PC if prompted to do so

Now complete the setup process
1. do not reboot if prompted to do so
2. fully close setup
Now back in the Reviver App…
1. pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
2. Using the ‘…’ button pick the c:\PrintShop21 path
- Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  - When it asks if you want to re-register, say Yes
Once the Reviver App displays Success! you will now be able to run your Print Shop

Troubleshooting

The “Save As PDF” feature does not work on 64bit Windows (because the driver installed is 16bit). To get round this issue simply “Print” and select a PDF print driver

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

Posted on November 13, 2020 by simonbooth

These instructions solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Some common issues are error messages like these

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Mechanical 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 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2011. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

You can automatically solve these problems using our Longbow Converter App, it fixes and manages the AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 installation so that you can be up and running again… Follow these instructions:

How to install AutoCAD MDT 2011

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App and note the user interface
Select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
1. Using the “. . .” button, selection your AutoCAD installation CD
2. Next, click the “Convert“ button and follow instructions
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Simply install as normal, remembering to…
  1. Close the setup program when the installation is complete.
  2. Now back in the Converter app and make sure it’s completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab
Now run your AutoCAD as normal
1. NOTE: We highly recommend you install the service packs below

Installing AutoCAD MDT 2011 Service Packs

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

AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 has 2 updates, you must install Update 1.1 first then Update 2… Here are the instructions for installing the AutoCAD MDT 2011 sp/updates/service packs

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:

Installing 64bit AutoCAD LT 2015 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on October 11, 2020 by simonbooth

AutoCAD LT 2015 was not designed to run in Windows 10 (Windows 10 was released after AutoCAD LT 2015) 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 AutoCAD LT 2015 installation so that you can be up and running again… Just follow these easy instructions:

How to install 64bit AutoCAD LT 2015

First, uninstall any existing AutoCAD LT 2015 installations on your computer
Next, obtain the Longbow Converter App download here
Start the Converter tool
1. Pick the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
2. Using your mouse, right-click the tab text “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter” so that it changes to “AutoCAD 64bit Installer Converter“
3. Next, using the “. . .” button, select your AutoCAD installation CD and follow the instructions presented by the Converter tool user interface.
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Once you have completed the AutoCAD installation process…
  1. Completely close the setup program
  2. Go back to the Converter App and make sure it states “Success!“
Now you can run your AutoCAD as normal

Installing AutoCAD LT 2015 sp2

Service Pack 2 also includes all of the updates from Service Pack 1.
Download AutoCAD LT 2015 sp2 and install normally

Troubleshooting

– If your AutoCAD is running really slowly, try disabling your integrated graphics card so you can run your high-performance card instead

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

Try uninstalling the July 2014 Microsoft security update

– 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

AutoCAD FATAL ERROR Unhandled c000000dh Exception at 719d4ba1h

Posted on September 28, 2020 by simonbooth

This error can happen if you upgrade your Windows version (say Windows 7) to Windows 10 without first removing your AutoCAD install. Check out this post where we talk about how to correctly upgrade your AutoCAD to Windows 10

If you are hitting this error:

try installing your AutoCAD’s latest Service Packs/Updates
add all application exe’s to your anti-virus Exclusion list

If that doesn’t solve the issue then most likely you will have problems remedying because even an uninstall/reinstall doesn’t solve the problem.

If you get stuck with this issue, you can contact us and we’ll try and help

Installing Sem Group Xilog Plus 1.1 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 64bit

Posted on September 17, 2020 by simonbooth

It’s totally possible to install Xilog Plus on newer versions of Windows (even Windows 10 64bit) but you will need the appropriate drivers to drive your CNC

How to install Sem Group Xilog Plus

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your Xilog Plus CD
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick the CD
2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the Reviver App instructions
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, go through the setup as normal except when you get to select the installation folder (Destination Install Folder)…
1. You **must** change the default path to c:\xilogplus (instead of C:\Program Files\Scm Group\Xilog Plus)
2. Also, do not run Xilog Plus at the end of the setup because an extra step is needed to fix the installed program files.
Once the setup is completed
1. Make sure setup is closed down
2. Go back to the Reviver App and wait for Success! to be displayed.
3. In the Reviver App, pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
1. Using the ‘…’ button pick the path c:\xilogplus
2. Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  1. When the Reviver App asks if you want to re-register, say Yes
Once the Reviver App displays Success! Now you can run

Installing Qualcomm Eudora 7 on Windows 10

Posted on September 17, 2020 by simonbooth

Apparently, a lot of people are still using Eudora 7 but have lots of issues running on Windows 10. Here’s how to easily get Eudora working on Windows 10, simply use our Longbow Reviver tool (for fixing legacy apps on new versions of Windows)

How to install Eudora

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your Eudora CD (or copy your Eudora_7.exe setup to c:\EudoraCD)
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick the CD (or if you copied your Eudora_7.exe setup then pick the c:\EudoraCD folder).
2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the Reviver App instructions
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, go through the setup as normal except when you get to select the installation folder (Destination Install Folder)…
1. You **must** change the default path to c:\eudora (instead of C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\Eudora)
2. Also, do not run Eudora at the end of the setup because an extra step is needed to fix the installed program files.
Once the setup is completed
1. Make sure setup is closed down
2. Go back to the Reviver App and wait for Success! to be displayed.
3. In the Reviver App, pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
1. Using the ‘…’ button pick the path c:\eudora
2. Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  1. When the Reviver App asks if you want to re-register, say Yes
Once the Reviver App displays Success! you can run your c:\eudora\eudora.exe happily ever after

Installing ORCAD 9 on 64bit Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10

Posted on September 9, 2020 by simonbooth

This post solves all of the problems related to installing and running ORCAD 9 on 64bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Common issues are like this one shown below which prevents installation…

Windows 16bit setup error - This app can't run on your PC — Windows 16bit setup error – This app can’t run on your PC

How to install ORCAD 9

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.25 or newer)
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your ORCAD CD
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your ORCAD CD.
2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the instructions for copying the CD
3. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then launch the setup.
  1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes.
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, go through the setup as normal except when you get to select the installation folder (Destination Directory)…
1. You **must** change the default path to c:\orcad9
2. do not run ORCAD at the end of the setup because an extra step is needed to fix the program files.
Once the setup is completed, go back to the Reviver App and wait for Success! to be displayed.
1. Finally, back in the Reviver App, pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
2. Using the ‘…’ button pick the c:\orcad9 path
3. Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  1. When the Reviver App asks if you want to re-register, say Yes
Once the Reviver App displays Success! you can run your c:\orcad9 happily ever after.

Installing 32bit AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 (LDT) on 64bit Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10

Posted on September 8, 2020 by simonbooth

These instructions solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD LDT 2009 on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Some common issues are error messages like these…

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Land Desktop 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 AutoCAD® Land Desktop 2009. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

You can automatically solve these problems using our Longbow Converter App, it manages the AutoCAD LDT 2009 installation so that you can be up and running again, no problem… Just follow these instructions:

How to install AutoCAD LDT 2009

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App and note the user interface
Select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
1. Using the “. . .” button, selection your AutoCAD installation CD
2. Next, click the “Convert“ button and follow the App instructions
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Simply install as normal, then…
  1. Make sure to close the setup program when the installation is complete.
  2. Next, switch back in the Converter App and make sure it’s completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab
Now run your AutoCAD as normal

Installing AutoCAD LDT 2009 Service Packs

We recommend that you download and install the latest Service Packs from here

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

QuickBooks running on Windows 10 64bit

Posted on September 6, 2020 by simonbooth

It is not possible to run the follow versions of Quickbools on 64bit Windows 10 because because the application itself is 16bit (not just the setup)

Quickbooks 2000 (Payroll & Accouting)
Quickbooks Pro 5.0

Installing InstaForm Invoices & Estimates Pro 2.0 on Windows 10

Posted on March 26, 2020 by simonbooth

You may be running into various errors when you install your InstaForm on Windows 10, example…

Application Terminated: Error: Null object reference at line ….

It is possible to install Nova’s InstaForm Invoices & Estimates Pro 2.0 on Windows 10 and make it work just fine, just follow these instructions…

How to install Invoices & Estimates Pro 2.0

You will need to obtain the Longbow Reviver App from here
Using Windows Explorer, copy your entire InstaForm Invoices & Estimates Pro 2.0 CD to your hard drive, copy to a folder path c:\CDs\InstaForm
Start the Longbow Reviver App…
1. Select the 1st tab named “Old Installer Reviver” and using the ‘…’ button pick the C:\CDs\InstaForm\NXW folder
2. Next, click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer’ button
3. Read and understand all the prompts that appear, then continue by clicking OK.
Install as normal, except:
1. Be sure to install to precisely to this folder – c:\InstaForm\Invoices and Estimates Pro – not the folder prompted in setup which installs to Program Files…
2. Close setup – Do not reboot if prompted to do so

Now InstaForm Invoices & Estimates Pro 2.0 is installed, but we need to fix the program files…
1. Go back to the Longbow Reviver app…
2. Select the 2nd tab “Old Program Reviver” and using the ‘…’ button pick the newly installed folder c:\InstaForm\Invoices and Estimates Pro
3. Set the “Run As” dropdown to Windows XP sp2
4. Next, click ‘Fix Old Program’ then click ‘YES’ if the Reviver tool asks if you want to re-register…
Now you can happily run your InstaForm Invoices & Estimates Pro 2.0 on Windows 10!

Install QuickCAD on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on November 7, 2019 by simonbooth

This post solves the installation problems installing QuickCAD on new versions of Windows, in particular this error which prevents installation…

How to install QuickCAD

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.23 or newer)
Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
Insert your QuickCAD CD
1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your QuickCAD CD.
2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
  1. Follow the instructions for copying the CD
3. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then launch the setup.
  1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes.
  2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
Once the setup application appears, enter your information as normal except when you get to the installation folder…
1. You **must** change the default path to c:\quickcad
2. do not run QuickCAD at the end of the setup because an extra step is needed to fix the program files.

You *must* change the install path to c:\quickcad

Once the setup is complete, go back to the Reviver App and wait for Success! to be displayed.
Now back in the Reviver App, pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
- Using the ‘…’ button pick the c:\quickcad path
- Now click ‘Fix Old Program‘
  - When it asks if you want to re-register, say Yes
Once the Reviver App displays Success! you can run your c:\quickcad\QuickCad.exe happily ever after.

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

Posted on October 16, 2019 by simonbooth

These instructions solve issues around installing/running your old AutoCAD Electrical 2012 on newer versions of 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Some common issues are error messages like these

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® Electrical 2012”
“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® Electrical 2012. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

You can automatically solve these problems using our Longbow Converter App, it fixes and manages the AutoCAD Electrical 2012 installation so that you can be up and running again… Follow these instructions:

How to install AutoCAD Electrical 2012

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App and note the user interface
Select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
1. Using the “. . .” button, selection your AutoCAD installation CD
2. Next, click the “Convert“ button and follow instructions
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Simply install as normal, then…
  1. Close the setup program when the installation is complete.
  2. Now switch back in the Converter App and make sure it’s completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab
Now run your AutoCAD as normal

Installing AutoCAD Electrical 2012 Service Packs

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

AutoCAD Electrical 32bit 2012 sp1 – install as normal
Install the 2012 Ribbon Hotfix – 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 64bit AutoCAD Electrical 2012 on Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on September 24, 2019 by simonbooth

AutoCAD Electrical 2012 was not designed to run in Windows 10 (Windows 10 was released after AutoCAD 2012) and inevitably you will run into issues such as the infamous Ribbon crashing issue, slow startup problems, text scaling issues, etc.

How to install AutoCAD Electrical 2012

First, uninstall any existing AutoCAD Electrical 2012 installations on your computer
Next obtain a copy of the Longbow Converter App, download here
Start the Converter tool
1. Pick the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
2. Using your mouse, click the “32bit” button so that it changes to “AutoCAD 64bit Installer Converter“
3. Next, using the “. . .” button, select your AutoCAD installation CD and follow the instructions presented by the Converter tool user interface.
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Once you have completed the AutoCAD installation process…
  1. Completely close the setup program
  2. Go back to the Converter App and make sure it states “Success!”
Now you can run your AutoCAD as normal

Troubleshooting

– 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

Error: “Please install DirectX before installing AutoCAD”

Posted on July 28, 2019 by simonbooth

While installing AutoCAD you may run into a blocking issue whereby the DirectX runtime (which AutoCAD relies upon for its hardware 3D capability) fails to install for some reason (Error 1603). Solutions posted on Autodesk website show how to edit the setup.ini file to try and solve this issue, however, upon doing so you get a new error, for instance…

“Error: Please install DirectX before installing AutoCAD MEP 2013”

You can easily solve this issue (and others) by installing your AutoCAD using the Longbow Converter App. It manages the install and bypasses all issues like these automatically so you can be up and running again. You will need V11.19 or newer of the Converter App). But be aware of these caveats:

The Converter will allow you to ignore the DirectX failure and allow AutoCAD to correctly install, but DirectX won’t be installed. This means that:
- 2D will work fine
- 3D will fine, but only in Software mode (slower)
- Everytime you start AutoCAD you will get a Heidi error, like this one…
  
  “…the configured heidi driver cannot be loaded…“
  
  to stop this, in AutoCAD, right click the Command Line->Options->System->Graphics Performance->HardWare Acceleration: Turn off

Install 32bit AutoCAD 2019 on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Posted on July 11, 2019 by simonbooth

These instructions solve issues around installing/running 32bit AutoCAD 2019 on 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Some common issues are error messages like these…

“This operating system is not supported by AutoCAD® 2019”
“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® 2019. It cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

You can automatically solve these problems using our Longbow Converter App, it fixes and manages the AutoCAD 2019 installation so that you can be up and running again… Follow these instructions:

How to install AutoCAD 2019

Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Converter here
Start the Converter App and note the user interface
Select the 1st tab named “AutoCAD 32bit Installer Converter“
1. Using the “. . .” button, selection your AutoCAD installation CD
2. Next, click the “Convert“ button and follow the instructions
Once the conversion process is complete
1. click Install/Run Setup to start setup
2. Simply install as normal, remembering to…
  1. Close the setup program when the installation is complete.
  2. Do not reboot if prompted to do so.
  3. Back in the Converter app and make sure it has completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab
Now run your AutoCAD as normal

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