This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or view of Microsoft, its employees, or other MVPs. However, as AutoCad is a memory intensive program you may find VM software to be slow. AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Maya, AutoCAD Inventor, Revit 2021. If it still refuses to install in compatibility mode you may have to consider buying the latest version of AutoCad.Īnother alternative is using Virtual Machine software. Microsoft Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition) or Windows 2000 Professional (SP3) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or later) Pentium III or later or compatible, 800 mhz or higher 256 MB RAM 300 MB free disk space 1024 x 768 VGA with True Color Mouse. Now click on the install/setup.exe file and it should install in compatibility mode. You could also try an earlier versions such as Vista if you like.ġ1. A list of operating systems will now appear.ĩ. To change this, click on the down arrow to the right of the words Windows XP SP3.Ĩ. The default compatibility mode is Windows XP SP3. Click on this box to insert a check mark (tick).ħ. You will see an option marked 'Run this application in compatibility mode for.'Ħ. When the Compatibility tab opens look for the section marked 'compatibility mode.'ĥ. In the properties Window, click on the Compatibility tab.Ĥ.

From the drop down menu, click on the Properties option.ģ.

(You will need to view the files in File explorer rather than auto run the CD.)Ģ. Locate the AutoCAD install/setup.exe file and right click on it. Yes, this does mean that you can transfer Autocad even from XP to Windows 11 Note on licensing: the tool used in this tutorial transfers the licenses files as well, so if you have lost your disks or don’t remember the license number, you can still use it. After all Windows 8 is still based on the Windowsġ. This tutorial works for XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

However, usually, if an application works on Windows 7 it will 'usually' work on Windows 8. I would imagine that earlier versions of AutoCAD would have problems with a newer operating system such as Windows 8. What error messages are you receiving from AutoCad?

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