How to download Autocad LT 2006
AutoCAD 2006 is long retired...
Question does your new PC meet the system requirements for 2006 AutoCAD?
AutoCAD 2006 System Requirements
- Intel Pentium III or later with 800Mhz Processor
- Microsoft Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition), Windows 2000
- 512 MB RAM (minimum)
- 500 MB free disk space
- 1024x768 VGA with true colour (minimum)
- Mouse or other pointing device
- CD-ROM drive
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1
I highly doubt you have an XP or Win2000 system. Probably time to update your AutoCAD
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Mike Davis
As Darren mentioned they make external CD's drives.
You can then valid it on RegisterOnce, but if you don't have the OS / System requirements listed, it doesn't matter if you have the CD-ROM
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@Anonymous
Welcome to the Autodesk community..
Selecting Run - puts the product in 30 day trial mode. When 30 days is up the product will no longer work until its activated (which you can't anymore)
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As of Aug 31 2019, product version 2010 and earlier can no longer be activated.
There's a dedicated forum for this: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/previous-version-support/bd-p/6051
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Reach out to Autodesk support to get activation. Showing you have this information and the proper PC
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@w8wca wrote:
It is just plain wrong that they will not let you register a program you paid for!
I had the same issue here when a old XP HD died and I re installed XP on a new HD - I needed 2006 to run it to run XP due to software for a punch press that would not run on W7 and up
When they chose to support only the current version plus the 3 previous versions, they announced their reasoning for cutting off access to software that was that old. It required maintaining the license server that provided activation codes. It simply was no longer economical to maintain the hardware and software to do so. Is that "wrong" for them to control their expenses?
I understand that you have old machinery. Does the punch press require AutoCAD or just old versions of dxf? You can File>SaveAs to a previous file version.
Ed
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Wrong? In who's eyes? Do those other software require the vendor to maintain outdated software and hardware indefinitely? For example, I've bought many cars over the years. Just because I own them, does that mean it's wrong for the manufacturer to stop making parts for my car?
About all you can do is submit a support ticket and ask if there's a special code they can give you. You might also look at an old version of an AutoCAD competitor. Many were free and didn't require licensing.
Ed
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