To Re- install Autocad 2014 into my new PC

[81861839]

Hi;

I have installed Autocad 2014 into my New PC. What I need now is to ask for an activation code. But I have problem looking for help in autodesk. . Anyone here can send me email or Phone number to call. 

Thank You

Danny Wong

[RobDraw]

Sorry it is not longer being re-activated. Your best bet is to keep the old computer with it on it running.

Check out the Previous Version Support forum for more information.

[ChicagoLooper]

Sorry but AutoCAD 2014 is no longer supported. AC v2014 was released in March 2013. 

What does this mean? It means even with an activation code you’ll need updates to run it on your new computer which is likely running Windows 11 (or Windows 10). Autodesk won’t have any updates to run on that operating system because the 2014 version is no longer supported. 

If your New PC was running Windows 7, and I doubt it is, then it might be possible. W7, however, is no longer supported by Microsoft and that means other new programs (or newer than 2014) such as Adobe, Chrome, MS Office, etc. that you install alongside W7 will not run either. 

[Simon_Weel]

No longer supported doesn't mean you can't use it anymore. It depends on the type of license. I guess AutoCAD 2014 was sold as a perpetual license. I.e. it can be used indefinitely. Which also means Autodesk should provide a way to activate it.

Anyway, in the 'old days' there was this License Transfer Utility. Don't know if that was still in use for release 2014 and if it was, you could use that to transfer the license of your old machine to your new machine.

[pendean]

@Simon_Weel 

Autodesk stopped authorizing new installation of software 2010 and older as of August 2019: You are too late now.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/previous-version-support/lt-2009-activation-problem/m-p/10075267#M176...

Autodesk stopped authorizing new installation of software 2014 and older as of July 2022: You are too late now.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/subscription-changes/autodesk-to-end-activation-for-versions-2011-201...
and https://www.asti.com/end-of-activation-for-autodesk-versions-2011-2014/

If you still have an old PC running AutoCAD2014 you can keep using it forever or for as long as that lasts. Also check out this tip from another user for an alternative, it may or may not work (I did not try it)
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/previous-version-support/autocad-2008-and-windows-11/m-p/11551940#M35...

TLDR summary: You paid for the product. But not for support, not free downloads forever either. You are responsible yourself for keeping your old system going nd maintaining copies of the installers too. Autodesk did not promise much more. Sorry. Not much we end user griping about it will change the realities above.

[cve60069]

Hello

Just picking up on this old thread.

My Windows 7 PC broke down and I am in the process of migrating to the another Windows 7 PC. I OWN Autocad. I bought it and I intended to use it for ever. I was not informed that one day, Autodesk will stop me using it.  I have not tried to load Autocad (and Revit) onto the PC yet but if I am refused to migrate than I shall probably use the first years subscription fee £2000 to take Autodesk to court.  I am not concerrned with small-print - my intention was to own AutoCAD forever.  There is no reason not to give me a code, I don't want support, never used it any way.

Hope the threads above are wrong and I am able to export AutoCAD with no issues.

[ChicagoLooper]

@cve60069 

The threads are not wrong.

You will have issues, big time. Did not live in denial, they will occur.

Both your computer and operating system will want updates. Try and stop those updates. Are you successful? Kinda successful doesn't count. Those updates will be too old or will not exist.

If you have any NEW programs or devices (ethernet card, graphics card, mouse, etc., etc, etc.) you will need new drivers. Good luck finding, downloading and installing those old drivers. Those drivers will also want to install on Windows 10, not Windows 7. Why? Because Microsoft no longer supports W7 so your ethernet, graphic card, and your mouse will likely only offer Windows 10 drivers. Why would those manufacturers offer old W7 drivers when Microsoft no longer supports that old operating system? Why would they devote time and spend money on updating obsolete drivers?

Your plan to litigate a resolution will cause you to incur more expense than a brand new purchase. Be real, your threats do not scare Autodesk.

Do act like you are the only one hurting. Everyone must abide with these new subscription rules. This is the cost of doing business in today's digital world. Raise your fees (or demand higher fees) to mitigate or cover the new purchase. You cannot relive the past.

[pendean]

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@cve60069 wrote:

...I OWN Autocad. I bought it and I intended to use it for ever. I was not informed that one day, Autodesk will stop me using it...

...I am not concerrned with small-print - my intention was to own AutoCAD forever...

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While you wait...

Take a few minutes to understand "software ownership" as an end user, it is quite enlightening how the laws are literally against the user. You "own" nothing created by Autodesk. Never have, still do not. Sorry.:
https://www.webopedia.com/insights/owningsoftware/ 
https://www.allbusiness.com/the-difference-between-buying-and-licensing-software-928-1.html 
and... well, there is so much out there to explain how software works in plain language, help yourself
https://www.google.com/search?q=do+you+own+a+software+license

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@cve60069 wrote:

... I am able to export AutoCAD with no issues.

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Autodesk has on occasion allowed a user to reactivate an old license: it helps that you are going back with an identical system (Win7 you wrote for new PC, same as old PC). You can try contacting them in your region of the world to see if that can happen. Try often. Someone 'else' answering the phone might give in.

Contact a reseller in your region to find out which number to call (emails are often ignored according to others).

And have a backup plan, you may be about to hit a wall whether you like it or not: AutoCAD-like software are everywhere and cheaper based on your needs

https://all3dp.com/2/best-autocad-alternatives/
https://beebom.com/free-cad-software/
https://www.google.com/search?q=alternates+to+autocad

Best Wishes.

[cve60069]

Chaps

Thank you for your comments.  I accept that I have to keep my PC alive if I want to use AutoCAD and Revit 2014 and that is what I am doing.  The annual subscription I will save makes it worth it.  I recently rented AutoCAD 2024 for a month and, guess what, apart from some minor changes, 2024 is 2014 - £2000 a year.  If I own a car, I do not expect the car manufacturer to take away my car keys after ten years telling me I have to rent - the same car - from now on.

I am not in denial. Total rubbish the comments about updates and security issue. I do not have my workstation on the internet, and AutoCAD works just fine. No need for Windows updates. Never had a virus and the out-of-the-box drivers (all on DVD) work just fine.

As for denial.  The denial is believing that AutoCAD stopped allowing me to own my software because of updates, virus threats and other rubbish.  It was done for money, not for my welfare.  I have an anomonous AI bot that, apparantly, can crack the AutoCAD 2014 license code in milliseconds.  I suppose Autodesk would be concerned about that too.

[pendean]

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@cve60069 wrote:

...If I own a car, I do not expect the car manufacturer ....

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You've never owned any software from Autodesk, or any other software vendors, ever. So that's not the same thing. Sorry. You can confirm all of this with your legal counsel.

If you are interested, take a few minutes to understand "software ownership" as an end user, it is quite enlightening how the laws are literally against the user:

https://www.webopedia.com/insights/owningsoftware/
https://www.allbusiness.com/the-difference-between-buying-and-licensing-software-928-1.html
and... well, there is so much out there to explain how software works in plain language, help yourself
https://www.google.com/search?q=do+you+own+a+software+license

Best wishes.

[cve60069]

AutoDesk took money from me so that gave me some rights.  However, I accept the software situation. My beef is that Autodesk took the software back to make more money, not improve the service.

I am now able to access my Autodesk software without Autodesk, and I am using software that Auotdesk no longer own.

Keep paying the subscription, you know it makes sense.

[deeU6DV2]

Just dedicate an older computer to be your AutoCAD computer, but do not connect it to the internet and disable the wi-fi on it. 2014 CAD Lite works for me on an older Dell Laptop, as long as I disable the wi-fi connection. I bought two permanent 2014 discs so that a contractor could use it to help me on engineering projects. 

I haven't tried that on my newer PC since I use that PC for email and internet, so there is no way Autodesk will re-activate my 2014 permanent software. I tried and was ultimately forced to subscribe the AutoCAD annually. The cost for the lite version was tolerable, so I accepted the fact that my two (2) discs would only work on my old computers. 

It appears that nearly all software vendors are using the same business model. It's what I call the "Mo-Mo" disease (more money).