trouble with autocad LT 2010 and windows 7

[giorgiofrighi]

Hi from Italy, this is my first message! sorry for my english...

I have to change some winxp workstations in my office; I've installed autocad LT 2010 on a new window 7 pc. 

Launching the application, i receive the message "the application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail or use the sxstrace command for further information".

I've already removed and re-installed microsoft visual c++ package.

Some other details:

Software: Autocad LT2010 vers. 18.0.55.0

Pc: windows 7 pro 64 bit SP1, 4GB ram, video card Nvidia GE force GT630

Anybody can help me?

thanks in advance

Giorgio Frighi

[TravisNave]

Typically, this is a .NET Framework issue.  You might consider the .NET Framework cleanup utility. 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Installation-Licensing/NET-Framework-Cleanup-Tool-for-Unhandled-Except...

But first, have you at least tried updating AutoCAD LT to the latest service pack 2?

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15073321&linkID=9240818

Good Luck!

[dembkod]

giorgiofrighi,

Hello. Did you uninstall ALL the Microsoft C++ entries? Most machines have multiples. I would uninstall the program and then all C++ and then uninstall the NET on the system and then try to install the program. It should install the C++ versions it is in need of.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=14095878&linkID=9241177

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[giorgiofrighi]

Hello. Thanks for you support.

I've tried all the suggestions: removed and re-installed C++ entries, .NET entry (also using cleanup utility) and updated autocad LT to SP2... but still have the problem.

[dembkod]

giorgiofrighi,

Hello. Sounds like a really messy install. Plus, Autocad LT 2010 was not built for Win 7.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15460215&linkID=9240817#section12

The fastest solution is to reinstall the OS, run all the system updates and then install. This is the quickest guarantee of a clean slate. If you are failing after this it usually means a hardware problem for a user. Nothing I see here makes me think you are having a hardware issue of any sort- you are likely dealing with leftover registry keys and such.

If you aren’t ready to format and start over, I would try this:

-Uninstall ALL Autodesk Software

-Run the MS fixit utility to uninstall any remaining Autodesk software that the tool can still see:

            http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall\

-Delete any Remaining Autodesk folders:

            C:\Program Files\Autodesk\

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\

C:\Users\All Users\

C:\Users\**YOUR USERID**\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\

C:\Users\**YOUR USERID**\AppData\Local\Autodesk\

-Delete the tsf.data files. They will resemble this ADSKFLEX_NUMBERS_TSF.data

C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet

-Delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\ folder

-Delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\ folder

-Uninstall the C++ entries

-Uninstall NET framework

-Reboot the machine

-Install the programs and test.

This is about as much as I would try before a reformat.

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[giorgiofrighi]

Hello, sorry for the delay, i've had to do some other jobs.

I don't want to format and reinstall, so I tried the other ways you suggest, but still have the same message.

I think I will soon give up and install it in xp mode...

anyway, thank you very much