Anyone using that yet. We've gotten permission to upgrade a couple of XP machines and spec'd Windows 7. Our purchasing dept. wants to order Windows 8 (my jaw just about hit the floor) but now I've been asked if there will be any problems running Civil 3D 2012 on Windows 8. I know it's not tested on it. I'd think that everything should run fine. But if anyone has experience with it, I'd like to hear it.
Allen
BTW The computers that are being upgraded are both Dell Precision Workstations that would have come with Win 7 if our IT dept. didn't force XP on us at that time.
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Looks like 2013 is ok, but 2012 needs help in order to install.
Thanks Jeff.
As long as I have the workaround Mike Robertson I thinks things will be OK. Or I can just use this as an excuse to install 2013.
Allen
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Go for 2013....
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After reading some of the reviews of Windows 8 I think that we will be avoiding it for as long as possbile.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/windows_8_Review?page=0,0
Be prepared for Autodesk not to support you should things go wrong. Win 8 is not stated on the 2013 system requirements. I would avoid it.
I agree with Matt. Run Civil 3D on a platform specifically supported by Autodesk.
I've taken the suggestions not to use Windows 8 at this point. Now we have to convince our purchasing dept. to order 7.
Allen
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An opinion of Windows 8 - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/2200879/windows-8-will-be-another-disaster-for-microsoft...
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Gentlemen,
maybe I belong to prehistory, but I swear I can do all my bosses require from me, only with my proud golden olden Windows XP...
If sometimes I need more than 4 GB Ram, e.g. to manage huge data, I run opensource 64-bit software on a Win7 laptop.
So I can't understand your pursuit of the very last Windows release: what for?
At home I may enjoy the beauty of Aero interface on our 42" plasma TV via HDMI, but at work no room for fireworks, thanks.
I am not in pursuit of the latest OS. We're upgrading a couple of computers and wanted to have Windows 7 installed. It was our purchasing department that said we should buy 8 and got a quote for that. I have no idea why. I'm recommending we install 7.
I could not do all I needed to do with XP. Civil 3D is a very memory hungry application. It's possible that if I had XP 64 I wouldn't have needed Windows 7 but last year it would have been even more trouble to try and get that installed. Installing Windows 7 and upping the RAM to 12GB has allowed me to concentrate on my work rather than my computer. So I think it was a good investment. I've also come to the opinion that while XP was a good OS 7 is even better.
Allen
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AllenJessup wrote:I am not in pursuit of the latest OS
I agree now, but my post was not for you, gentleman Allen, but for "all" you gentlemen out there.
Have a nice weekend, sir.
Well, it comes out tomorrow. I wonder how long it'll take Autodesk to give information about which versions of C3D will work and not work.
As with any new OS there may be issues and maybe not. If you jump now you will be a beta testor.
Someone has to do it, but personally I'd rather wait a few months and let others figure out the quirks.
I'm spec'ing Windows 7 on our new computers. If there is a good reason to upgrade I'll deal with that then.
Allen
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C3D 2014 IS supported under Win 8 http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15444804&linkID=9240697&CMP=OTC-RSS... but Win 7 is recommended
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And no WinXP too .... and no x32
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Alfred, looks like you may have to upgrade..
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Hi,
>> Alfred, looks like you may have to upgrade.
I guess now I have to update from DOS 2.1 to Windows
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