WSE Error 1001 When installing on Win7 64 bit (Inventor 10)

[cmharb]

Hi,

Ive just upgraded my system to Win7 64 Bit and all other software i use has installed fine except for Inventor 10.

As soon as i start the installer i get an error saying that it cant install Microsoft WSE 2.0 with error 1001.

Ive searched around on the net for a solution for this but i cannot find one. But i have found that Microsoft says that WSE 2.0 is not compatible with Win7.

The Win7 install is a very clean one. ie, new HD and installed onto that.

When the machine was an XP SP2 machine Inventor 10 installed fine.

system spec: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6750 2.66Ghz, 4Gig Mem, 1t Hard disk NIVIDA 512mb Graphics. Edited by: cmharb on Jan 11, 2010 3:08 AM

[Anonymous]

Inventor 2010 SP2 64 bit version is supported on Windows 7.

Inventor 10 is not supported.
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Dennis Jeffrey, Autodesk Inventor Certified Expert
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[cmharb]

are you saying that i have to go out and spend a load of money i cant afford to get the latest version?

[Anonymous]

Or downgrade to Windows XP. Version 10 is not supported, plus it's a 32
bit application.
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Dennis Jeffrey, Autodesk Inventor Certified Expert
Autodesk Manufacturing Implementation Certified Expert.
Instructor/Author/Sr. App Engr. Tel. (260) 399-6615
http://teknigroup.com

[DarrenP]

inventor 10 is about a 4 or 5 year old product
don't expect it to work on a brand new os like win 7

[cmharb]

ok, thanks for the feedback. I have found a solution. And it is very simple.

Win7 Ultimate 64bit has an option for backward compatibility called Windows Virtual PC. It needs to be downloaded from the Microsoft site and installs a virtual XP machine.

Inventor 10 installs perfectly onto this and works fine. So i don't have to update my vault.

If you have found this thread because you have had the same installing problem as i have, then search the windows help with 'Virtual PC' and it will give you instructions on how to download it and install it.

[JessicaD42]

Cmharb,

Prior to migrating to Windows 7 from Windows XP did you run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor?
To determine if your current computer configuration will be compatible with Windows 7 please go to the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx

Another resource to verify compatibility is available at the Microsoft Windows 7 Compatibility Center located at the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team

[Anonymous]

@cmharb Thank you for finding this solution. Running IV10 within the Virtual XP environment helped me get an old project open and help a client that is using IV10. (Granted it is a bit sluggish and the video regen is clunky.)

One of the reasons I was faithful to Autodesk for over 15yrs, was the help I have received for the discussion groups.