need to load autocad97 onto my windows 7 drive

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  In addition, if you want to use the Windows XP mode, your system should be Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate.

  Regards,

  Miya

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  • Marked as answer by Miya Yao Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:15 AM

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  Autocad 97 is not supported in Windows 7, and since this program is too old... and the AutoDesk seemed to not supporting that program anymore. You can use Virtual PC to install Windows XP, and load from it.

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  • Marked as answer by Miya Yao Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:15 AM

  Thursday, April 7, 2011 10:28 PM
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  Use this Microsoft website

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

  to check for the compatibility of your AutoCAD version in Windows 7.

  If the program is not supported (as I presume, I think it's too old to be executed in Windows 7), you have the following two ways to try to solve this problem:

  • download and install Windows Virtual PC (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2B6D5C18-1441-47EA-8309-2545B08E11DD) and Windows XP Mode (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=FB633E9D-DDBC-4044-BB09-4F99E757064E) to have a 32 bit virtual Windows XP SP3 environment in which you can run your old applications.
    Important: download and install the Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Tool (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0ee2a17f-8538-4619-8d1c-05d27e11adb2) to check if your computer processor supports HAV and if this setting is enabled or you cannot install Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode!
  • install a virtualization software, like the free VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org) or VMware, create a virtual machine, install Windows XP and the software you want to run. In each case, remember to install the virtual machine additions (every program uses different names for such components, but the function they perform is the same).

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  • Marked as answer by Miya Yao Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:15 AM

  Friday, April 8, 2011 9:12 PM