My AutoCAD dissappeared...!!!

[Anonymous]

Something wrong here...

I have my AutoCAD 2004 here. I bought it in 2004 when I was a student for $2,400.00 but I haven't used it in a long time.

I loaded it up in my desk top with my Windows 7 and used it and printed from it a small and simple plan of something I am doing here around the house.

But... a few days later I looked for my AutoCAD and it disappeared from my computer altogether...!!!

What's up with that...? Do I have to pay for AutoCAD service now as a subscription now...?

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

There is nothing in AutoCAD that would have it remove itself from your system.  I suggest that you do a search on your system to see if you accidentally dragged it into another folder.  Then, if you have no luck, resort to bringing it back from a backup or a restore point.

If you still don't have luck, let me know and I can move this thread to the Installation and Licensing forum where they might be able to find your old license.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for that...

I will follow your advice.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Okay gentlemen, thank you. I am up and running again...!

It seems that my ac1st16.dll file was either missing or corrupted somehow.

I will soon see if the same thing happens again or not as I have no idea why it happened like that in the first place. You tell me if you have anything to add to this and I will understand it better...

[RobDraw]

Be forewarned, you might run into issues running it on Windows 7.

[Anonymous]

Are you telling me that Windows 7 Home doesn't like AutoCAD 2004...?

Is there a fix for that available to me...?

[john.vellek]

HI @Anonymous,

AutoCAD 2004 was not designed to run in that operating system but it might work OK in compatibility mode. Here are the system requirements for AutoCAD 2004.