System Requirements

[Anonymous]

After registering and finally activating my account, I've discovered that I don't have the system requirements to install AutoCad.....

I only have the system requirements for 2008 version and the only downloadable versions go back to 2010....

They seem to require 2GB ram if you have vista which I do....

anyone else had this problem...any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

[TravisNave]

Upgrade. RAM and video cards are cheap. So is Windows 7.

[Anonymous]

thanks, not long after submitting post I realised I could just upgrade RAM! D'oh!  Didn't realise Windows 7 is cheap...is it easy to replace Vista with that?  I may look into it sometime.

Thanks

[TravisNave]

Sure is, you can upgrade directly to it.  It performs much better than Vista. 

[Anonymous]

Oh my brain isn't working!

So I bought some RAM and after adding a 1gb memory card my laptop is whizzing really fast!  I began downloading a Autocad version and realised that the Processing speed is also an issue for me :smileyindifferent

I'm not sure if I can replace my CPU, will look into it.  But my system could cope with 2009 Version which isn't availible, any ideas if I can get hold of it somehow.

Thanks for any ideas. 

[philip.s]

Hello Vicky,

As the Education Community typically supports up to 2 prior versions, the only way to obtain a 2009 license would be to purchase a 2012 commercial copy on subscription, which entitles use of up to 3 previous releases.

As this might not be the most practical scenario for a student, looking into the purchase of a new computer might be the better route to explore.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for that information,  thought it might be the case, good excuse to get a new pc 🙂