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Updated Workaround instructions for 64 Bit OS Install

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Anonymous
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Updated Workaround instructions for 64 Bit OS Install

1. Download and install Orca from Microsoft.
2. Copy the installation files to your hard drive or a network folder.
3. Backup the files ACA.msi and Setup.ini
4. Edit the ACA.msi with Orca and delete the action found in the table
"InstallExecuteSequence" that is called "CheckFor64BitOS" Delete the same
line under table "CustomAction"
5. Save and close the ACA.msi
6. Edit the Setup.ini with Notepad. Delete the line under
"#==================== Platform Requirement" that is labeled
"PLATFORM=NO_WOW_64_PROCESS"
7. Double-click the Setup.exe and you should be able to install without any
problems.
8. Some support paths under the "Files" tab of the configuration dialog box
have incorrect paths. The installer adds and extra "\AppData\AppData" to
some support paths located in the user profile. For example the Main
Customization File's path is listed as
"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\AppData\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ACD-A
2008\enu\Support\ADT" when it should be
"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Support\ADT"
Fix the incorrect paths, hit apply, and you are good to go.

I wonder why the ADT team chose to disable 64 bit installs. The program
seems to function fine in Vista 64 bit. ADT 2006 and 2007 installed without
a hitch on this same system even though you had to set them to run as ADMIN
in order to be able to use them, so I am not buying the whole "the ARX
programs don't work with 64 bit" argument. I switched to Revit a few years
ago anyway, but it is a shame what they are doing to ADT. Peace out.
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Message 41 of 51
David_W_Koch
in reply to: Anonymous

Both ACA 2009 and ACA 2010 have 64-bit versions on the installation disks; you should not need to jump through hoops as was necessary for the 2008 version.

David Koch
AutoCAD Architecture and Revit User
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Message 42 of 51
tstahlnecker
in reply to: Anonymous

Poster,

It seems that this workaround is no longer applicable to the downloadable versions of AutoCAD v2011. I can no longer find a file named ACA.msi although there is a file named ACAD.msi in the pathway of x86\acad that had the two "CheckFor64BitOS" lines in it. I modified it okay. However, the Setup.ini file doesn't have the "PLATFORM=NO_WOW_64_PROCESS" line in it any longer. The platform requirement section now says:
OSMAJVER=5
OSMINVER=1
SPMAJVER=2

I suspect that modifying these numbers may set the maximum and minimum OS versions that this installer will work with. Anyone know how these should be set to achieve installation of the 32-bit AutoCAD on a 64-bit OS? Regrettably, these are the same values that I find in the setup.ini file of the 64-bit Revit installer so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here.

There are some lines at the beginning of the setup.ini file that got me some headway. They were originally:
X86_IMAGE_PATH=X86
X64_IMAGE_PATH=X64

I modified the second line to read: X64_IMAGE_PATH=X86 and this got the installer to get a little further. However, the installer still eventually stops and tells me that this version of AutoCAD v2011 cannot be installed on the current operating system. This is true even if I set the setup.exe to run in compatibility mode.

Before anyone here says "just install the 64-bit version." Let me say that I'm needing to get my SSDCP add on software to work and it's only compatible with 32 bit AutoCAD.
Message 43 of 51
maniax11
in reply to: tstahlnecker

This patch can be used to apply the required changes to your autocad 2010 or 2011 (32 bit) installer MSI (acad.msi or ...)  to be compatible with 64 bit windows operating systems (XP, Vista, Seven).

It can also patch other Autodesk 32 bit installers as well.

http://www.multiupload.com/FL6FCIMJ89

Message 44 of 51

That option seems $149 more expensive too.

Message 45 of 51
ljhernandez
in reply to: David_W_Koch

The availability of a 64bit version of Autocad is not the issue.  If you have third party application that require the 32bit version of autocad, that is what needs to be installed.  There should be no reason the 32bit version would not run on a 64bit OS.  Not sure why Autodesk is preventing this.  I too am looking for a workaround on this issue...

Message 46 of 51
ljhernandez
in reply to: Anonymous

This does not work for AutoCAD 2011.  Is there a workaround for AutoCAD 2011??

Message 47 of 51
nldijkje
in reply to: David_W_Koch

Hello,

 

Apparently the link to http://www.multiupload.com/FL6FCIMJ89 does not work anymore.

 

Does anyone have the patch mentioned and if so could you please make it available again for upload?

 

I have the same isuee with AutoCAD 2012 and W7 64bits.

 

Thanx.

 

Message 48 of 51
mikefr
in reply to: David_W_Koch

How about the 32bit SP1 update on windows 7 64 bit? You can install autocad 2008 32bit on 64bit OS, but can you install the service packs?

Message 49 of 51
nldijkje
in reply to: mikefr

No issue for me anymore. The longbow converter works like a charm.

I installed AutoCAD 2012 32 bits (with the Longbow converter) for third party functionality and AutoCAD 2013 64 bits on my W7 64bits workstation. Works great, no problems.

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Message 50 of 51
upulup
in reply to: Anonymous

Failed open MSI Database C:\Autocad\acad.msi

I am stark in this point  if anybody can advice me. Please let me know what I need do   

Message 51 of 51
fluffysoniaJ
in reply to: upulup

Hi all

 

first of all, thanks for all the tips.

 

Just so others don't waste their time - Sadly, we tried for days trying to get all this working our end, but failed. In the end, we thought we'd give the Longbow Converter a try, wish we'd done it days before to be honest. we are all now up and running (took about 10 minutes each) on our brand new machines, no problems whatsoever.

 

Sonia

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