Running Autocad 2000 On Windows 8

I have purchased new LAPTOP with Windows8- 64 bit now i am unable to load AutoCAD 2000 which i already purchased, when Autodesk going to release. In the meantime, Microsoft has open public forums with many user tips and options for running ancient software. Worth exploring. Feb 08, 2014 running AutoCad 2002 on Windows 8 - myhome. I am running Virtual PC on a Windows 7 Professional operating system. Virtual PC makes a.

Here's an about installing Acad 2000 on Windows 7 through Win 10 but it requires you to purchase LONGBOW Converter. My only additional thought is the activation. You may not be able to activate your Acad 2000 software depending on the history of your serial #. You could spend hours trying to get this to work and activation and in the end it may be cheaper for you to just purchase a newer version of of the product.

My opinion I wouldn't invest in trying to keep Acad 2000 going. You are talking about a 17 year old application. This is bull****. I have Acad LT 2000. I had it installed on XP and eventually upgraded OS to Win 7 and then 8 and finally Win 10.

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Acad will not install. Evidently it will run since I already did. If its in the installer, Autodesk should make an installed for loyal customers.

I cannot afford to buy Acad again. Why upgrade to a new version of Acad when I dont need to? If 2000 will RUN on Win 10, Autodesk surely can make an installer for people like me.

I understand your frustration but the 2000 version was released in 1999, that's roughly 17 years ago and you think that Autodesk is just going to keep old products running to support new operating systems that are a year or 2 old? Think about that? We can say the same back to you and state get out of the mid 90s technology and upgrade. I'm also confused by your statement. 'Autodesk should make an installed for loyal customers.' If you are still using the Acad LT 2000 version it surely tells me you are no loyal (Autodesk) customer. If you were then you would be using a newer versions.

Ok Smart One, riddle me this. I have been using Autocad since version 2.52. I also have this amazing ability to something called READING. As a result I prefer a text based menu system.

I have also been adding to and refining a personal menu file that saves me an untold number of mouse clicks and menu layering. As a result of this I am blazing fast on Autocad 2000. Looked at Autocad 2015 and was not the least bit impressed.

The menu system awkward to learn and in many cases it is faster to simply type a command than dig through multiple layers to get to the desired command. Why should I upgrade to a newer version that was obviously written by people who don't even understand the concept of EFFICIENCY. BTW this is something that is extremely irritating and it's a worldwide phenomena. It really saddens me because I can remember when memory was expensive and Time Cost Money and software was written to minimize memory requirements and programmers actually had to do Time Studies to optimize the speed at which the software could be used.

I will also point out that I am also old enough to remember that it took YEARS for IBM to refine the keyboard on the IBM Selectric to the point were even today typing speed records set by the Selectric still stand. What I am saying here is the NEWER isn't always better. In fact IMO NEWER simply means it's cheaper to produce and any improvements are mainly accidental. I will also point out that the hot new rage going around is Self Driving Automobiles. Now, think about this, Microsoft can't even build an operating system that is 100% stable, impervious to hackers, and bug free. Next time you consider trusting your life to a Robot ask yourself if is really safe. Welcome to the Autodesk User's Community.

Its you choice to stay on a legacy versions. No one here is saying you have to upgrade. But we as users have no say in what Autodesk and/or Microsoft provides to their end users. You have your opinion and that's fine that you voiced it here. There's 2 sides of the story though. I'm a self taught AutoCAD Release 9 users but I'm also open to change and keep moving ahead with technology.

I believe if you want to be competitive, you need to stay ahead on technology or you will be pushed out. At some point I believe the 2D world of engineering will slip below the horizon and more customer will demand more in the 3D world. In addition you are making a big big big big jump and trying to compare an 18 yr product that has been refined for that number of years. Of course its going to look greek to you and slow you down at first. I also want to comment on this 'written by people who don't even understand the concept of EFFICIENCY'. I can understand your point of view.

But your only efficient because you have tailored your system to meet your needs. You trying to take something you have used for 'X' number of years and compare it to a newer version that you haven't even setup or learn to use the new interface.

In the end, is every improvement Autodesk did to AutoCAd necessary over the past 18 years? Perhaps yes and perhaps no. Do things work smoothly each and every time?

No it doesn't. Technology is constantly changing and its not always easy to maintain it (learning/cost). But if you want to stay back that's your choice and I'm not going to persuade you otherwise. Mark, I would think that someone who claims to be an AutoCAD expert would know that AutoCAD 2000 was actually a 3D capable program. As for it being 17 years old, this weekend is the weekend for the Woodward Dream Cruise and there will be many automobiles there that work perfectly well and which are much older than 17 years old.

HEck, I expect that there will be some Model T and Model A Fords Cruising Woodward this weekend. I will also point out that the ability to 'tune' AutoCAD to my specific needs and tasks was what led me to adopt it so many years ago and to still be using what may be the last version that was actually 'tuneable'. I will also point out that no matter what whizbang invention you have come up with at some point you need actual paper drawings to send to the machine shop to have tooling carved out of steel. BTW, I am aware of 3D printing and have used it rather frequently, using 3D models drawn in AutoCAD 2000. Unfortunately 3D models don't work for someone operating a Bridgeport Mill, what works is a 2D paper drawing. Wake up Snowflake, there are actually folks out there manually cranking handles on a Knee Mill in this 'modern world' and they actually produce tooling that works.

Unlike the 'designs' I've seen out of some recent 'college graduates'. My problem is I am in the middle of a major project for a big 3 Automotive supplier with 3D models of the work cell about 75% complete and a timeline that requires me working on this project every available hour and instead of doing that I am trying to kludge together something that will allow me to continue to work because my XP Pro based workstation had the motherboard go toes up. Walked into a computer that would not even attempt to turn on this morning. So, how about a suggestion that will have me sitting at my desk getting my job done Monday August 21, 2017. And, yeah, I could take early retirement but that would mean that my employer for the past 21 years would have to go out of business and about 75 people would be out of work. BTW, I tried to talk him into an upgrade to Autocad 2016 because I did see the 'writing on the wall' when it was available but got the 'it's not in the budget' answer and he HATES leasing software.