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
How to install AutoCAD 2006
- 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 named “Old AutoCAD Installer Reviver“
- Using the “…” button, path the to your AutoCAD CD
- Click “Run Old Installer”
- Read and follow all the prompts
- Once the AutoCAD setup starts, stop and read the next step…
- In the setup program, navigate through each setup dialog as normal, with these exceptions…
- 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”
- then click the “Run the program without getting help” button
- When you arrive at the installation folder path setup dialog, **it’s vitally important to make sure you install to c:\acad2006 (not Program Files (x86)\AutoCAD 2006)**.
- When you click the Install link from your setup you may see a dialog box appear saying – “This program has compatibility issues”
- Once installed
- Do not reboot if asked to do so
- Make sure to fully close the setup program when the installation is complete.
- Back in the Converter app and make sure it’s completed the final stage of processing using the “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver” tab
- Finally, reboot your PC and run your AutoCAD as normal
- NOTE: When starting AutoCAD, if you see a warning dialog when you run saying “This program has known compatibility issues”
- Click “Don’t show this message again”
- then click “Run the Program…”
- NOTE: When starting AutoCAD, if you see a warning dialog when you run saying “This program has known compatibility issues”
Installing AutoCAD 2006 Service Pack 1
- English Users, Download your English AutoCAD 2006 sp1 from here
- Non-English users, Download your language specific AutoCAD 2006 sp1 from here
- Now copy your newly downloaded sp (for English users the filename is AutoCAD2006SP1.exe) to folder path c:\Autodesk\sp
- Start the Converter App
- select the 3rd tab named “Old AutoCAD Program Reviver“
- Using the “. . .” button, pick the c:\Autodesk\sp folder
- click “Fix Old Program“.
- Now you can run the service pack exe installer from Windows explorer as normal
- Once completed, now run your AutoCAD!
Troubleshooting
– If you see a warning dialog when you run AutoCAD saying “This program has known compatibility issues”, simply click “Don’t show this message again” and then click “Run the Program…”
– If you are unable to activate your product, or the activation process 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
- Perhaps you have a SATA drive – Activation problems with AutoCAD 2006 and AutoCAD 2007
– 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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