Install Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2i on Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Obtain your copy of the Longbow Converter here

1. Using Windows Explorer…
   1. Copy your entire AutoCAD Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2i installation CD to your hard drive, to a folder path named exactly c:\Autodesk\CDs\adt2000 e.g.
      

      Copy ADT 2000 CD to c:\Autodesk\CDs\adt2000

       

2. Start the Longbow Converter tool
   1. Select the 2nd tab named “Old AutoCAD Installer Reviver“
   2. Pick the c:\Autodesk\CDs\adt2000 folder
   3. Now click “Run Old Installer”.
   4. The process will take a few moments to complete, then a dialog will appear – read and understand all the prompts before clicking OK.
3. For ADT 2000, the Migration Wizard almost instantly pops up, simply click Install 2000 as normal.
4. Now, I know it’s unheard of these days, but at this point expect to wait at least 45 minutes for your ADT R2i setup.exe program to fully appear.
   1. Once the setup starts, stop and read the next step…
   2. In the setup program…
      1. navigate through each setup dialog as normal except when you get to the installation folder… **it’s vitally important to make sure you install to c:\adt2000 (not “c:\Program Files (x86)\AutoCAD Architectural Desktop” as usually prompted)**
   3. During the final stages of the installation, simply ignore the fact the the ADT shortcut cannot be created, you will need to create this by hand once the installation is finished.
   4. Do not reboot if prompted to do so
5. Once installed
   1. Go back to the Converter tool
   2. Select the 3rd tab named “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver“
   3. Pick the newly installed c:\adt2000 folder and click ‘Fix Old Program‘.
6. Now you can happily run your AutoCAD Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2i in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10!
7. Simply use Windows Explorer, navigate to c:\adt2000 and double click acad.exe (you will need to manually create a shortcut as mentioned in step (4.a)