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

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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 cannot be installed on 64-bit Windows”

Installing AutoCAD Architecture 2015 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 64bit can be very easily defined in these short steps…

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

  1. Obtain your copy of the Longbow Converter here
  2. If you have CDs (if not check (3) below):
    1. Using Windows Explorer, copy Disk 1 of your AutoCAD Architecture 2015 CD to your hard drive, to a folder path c:\Autodesk\ADT2015
    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\ADT2015 folder
  3. If you have a single self extracting exe downloaded from Autodesk called something like AutoCAD_Arch_2015_English_Win_32_64bit_en-us_Setup.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\ADT2015), now click OK. Wait until all of the files have extracted, when they do, the AutoCAD Architecture 2015 setup will automatically launch – simply close it and move to the next step.
  4. Now, start the Longbow Converter tool, select the 1st tab, pick the c:\Autodesk\ADT2015 folder, and click the Convert button.
  5. Once the conversion process is complete, click Install/Run Setup to start setup. Simply install as normal.
    1. Once installed, we recommend you disable the AutoCAD Communication Center/InfoCenter toolbar as it uses a lot of memory, causes slow startup and most people don’t use it anyway!
  6. Now you can happily run your AutoCAD Architecture 2015 32bit on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10!

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 2015 (c) Longbow Software

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

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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 PC but there are other options, we document them here

  1. Obtain your copy of the Longbow Converter here
  2. Copy your AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2005 installation CD to your hard drive, to a folder path c:\Autodesk\adt2005
    1. If you have more than one CD, simply copy them all directly over the top of the first CD, basically, overwrite all CD1 files in your previously copied c:\Autodesk\adt2005 folder with CD2
  3. Start the Longbow Converter tool
    1. Select the 2nd tab named “Old AutoCAD installer Reviver“
    2. Pick the c:\Autodesk\adt2005 folder
    3. Click the “Run Old Installer” button.
      1. Read and understand all the prompts before pressing OK. Once the setup starts, stop and read the next step…
  4. In the setup program, navigate through each setup dialog as normal, with these exceptions…
    1. When you click the Install link from your setup you may see a dialog box appear saying – “This program has compatibility issues” – simply check the “Don’t show this message again” and then click the “Run the program without getting help”.
    2. When you arrive at the installation folder path setup dialog, **it’s vitally important to make sure you install to c:\adt2005 (not Program Files (x86)\AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2005 as prompted by default)**.
  1. Once installed, make sure you fully close the AutoCAD Architectural Desktop setup program (because the Converter is waiting for the setup program to close) then
    1. Go back to the Converter tool
    2. Select the 3rd tab named “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver”
    3. Pick the newly installed c:\adt2005 folder and click the “Fix” button at the bottom.
  2. Next, run your AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2005
    1. NOTE: If you see a warning dialog when you run saying “This program has known compatibility issues”, simply click “Don’t show this message again” and then click “Run the Program without getting help”
  3. You can now run your AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2005 on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 but first we recommend you install the following Service Packs…

Installing AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2005 Service Pack 1

  1. English Users obtain AutoCAD Architecture ADT 2005 sp1 from here
  2. Now copy your newly downloaded sp (for English users the filename is adt2005swlsp1enu.exe) to folder path c:\Autodesk\sp
  3. Start the Converter, select the 3rd tab, pick the c:\Autodesk\sp folder and click Fix.
  4. Now run the adt2005swlsp1enu.exe from Windows explorer to install as normal.

Troubleshooting:

– If your ADT menuing system does not appear correctly for some reason, start AutoCAD, type CUILOAD at the command line, pick Browse and navigate to %APPDATA%\Autodesk\ADT 2005\enu\Support, pick the adt.cui file, then click Load

– 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

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