{"id":1959,"date":"2017-08-03T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T20:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swildow.darktech.org\/wp\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2017-09-05T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T14:57:46","slug":"install-autocad-lt-2000-on-64bit-windows-7-and-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1959","title":{"rendered":"Install AutoCAD LT 2000 on 64bit Windows 7 and 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Install AutoCAD LT 2000 on 64bit Windows 7 and 8<\/a><\/h2>\n

I had a hard time installing AutoCAD LT 2000 on 64bit Windows 7 computer at work due to computer upgrade. It won’t install out of the box.<\/p>\n

The root problem in installing is that AutoCAD 2000 has an ancient 16bit installer that won’t run on 64bit Windows. AutoCAD itself is 32bit and works once installed.<\/p>\n

I did some research and found that I’m not the only one with the problem. One common suggestion to get AutoCAD working is installing a virtual machine called\u00a0Windows XP mode<\/a>\u00a0from Microsoft. It would have been too slow and clumsy to use.<\/p>\n

Another possible solution is commercial\u00a0Longbow converter<\/a>. I only happened to find that one after I got my AutoCAD running.<\/p>\n

Solution<\/h3>\n

All thanks to my solution belongs to\u00a0this post<\/a>\u00a0on Autodesk forums. What I did was make install script that basically does automatically the steps on that guide. Then I made a new modified installation CD for future use. I won’t share you the whole CD, but the files and easy guide needed to make one yourself with your own CD.<\/p>\n

The installation<\/h3>\n
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  1. Copy contents of the installation CD to your hard drive.<\/li>\n
  2. Download the installation files<\/a>\u00a0and extract the contents in the directory containing AutoCAD CD contents. When extracting, overwrite the existing files.<\/li>\n
  3. Now burn that directory to a CD and you have a new install CD to use\u00a0(or you can install AutoCAD straight from the hard drive)<\/small>.<\/li>\n
  4. Start the installation by running\u00a0WIN7-INSTALL.bat<\/i>\u00a0(or\u00a0WIN7-INSTALL-FI.bat<\/i>\u00a0for finnish install instructions)<\/small>\u00a0and follow the instructions on the command prompt that opens up.<\/li>\n
  5. The just made installation CD has Default programs editor in WIN7-Default_Programs_Editor\\ directory. Use that to give .DWG and .DXF files fancy icons.<\/li>\n
  6. Have fun using AutoCAD!\u00a0Remember:<\/strong>\u00a0Do not expect it to work seamlessly on all conditions. It is a really old program on a new operating system and has it’s glitches. In my case the ups were bigger than the downs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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