Windows 8 and Inventor 2012

[stephengibson76]

We have a Samsung series 7 slate running windows 8.  The windows tablet was bought as an alternative to trying to convert all of our software to android to carry out surveys.

This has landed on my desk to explorey the possibility of running inventor on it as an emegency or travelling copy.  The installation completes but it only installs sketchbook designer and fails on the rest of the product design suite.  The system specs are below, ( i ran inventor 2011 on a lot worse)  is it the specs or is it simply windows 8?

• 11.6in, 1366 x 768, glossy PLS screen
• Core i5-2467M, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD
• USB 2, MicroSD, Micro HDMI (+HDMI, USB 2, Ethernet via dock)
• Wacom digitizer and stylus
• Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard, Media dock

[kstate92]

I would just assume the graphics chipset / drivers are something the IV installer aren't familiar with.  Or maybe a .Net versioning issue?

[stephengibson76]

thanks for the reply, it installed some .net components before it tried to install inventor.

the graphics is intel hd graphics 3000 which should be ok, I cant find much info

[kstate92]

So if this tablet was running Win 7, would IV install okay?  Good way to rule out the hardware at least.

[stephengibson76]

I ran 2011 like a dog on a crappy old toshiba running windows 7

[kstate92]

I just meant I was curious if the new Samsung tablet hardware running non-beta Windows 7 would allow the IV install.  I don't think I being very helpful, though.

[DarrenP]

its probably a .net issue

windows 8 comes with a newer version of .net

you may have to modify the .ini file

[kstate92]

4.5 it seems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework_version_history#.NET_Framework_4.5_.28Upcoming.29

[stephengibson76]

correct, its falling over trying to install .net 4

compatability mode doesnt work and I cant see a way to downgrade to .net 4

I can install mudbox from the usb key without going thru the setup program but that requires an ATI or nvidia card to run.  Inventor doesnt let me install it vwithout going thru the setup program

[DarrenP · Accepted solution]

your going to have to modify the .ini to remove all the .net references:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/CAD-Managers/Anyone-try-Windows-8-Developer-preview/td-p/3349977/page/...

he did it for autocad 2012

[stephengibson76]

passed it on with the link to our IT staff, will let you know if it works... got real work to do

thanks for all the replies

[stephengibson76]

that worked...  now, what do i do with it???

[DarrenP]

don't know

 i guess you can say you got it to work

[sciencetechnician]

Installed full 3.5 NET package on win 8 64bit, have been trying inventor install for a while, tried un-ticking boxes except install for autodesk inventor and it seemd to do the trick. Dunk

[zubat]

Setup.ini for inventor/pro.... ;D without dot.net 4 (install the latest service pack, pls....)

[Designer_514]

Good afternoon everyone

What I did to make it working:

1. Removed all Microsoft Visual C++ things obtained with Windows 8.1
2. Installed the same Visual C++ software from Invenor installation folder.
3. Installed Invenor 2012 and additional products
4. Installed servise Pack 2 on Inv2012
5. Installed the lates hotfix for Inv2012
6. Was whooping out exitment when it started workingBTW, i tried all methods above with no result, as well as other ways digged out on the Internet.

Perhaps, it likes personal aproach 🙂