Inventor 11 and vista

[[527]phil]

As many of you know, Windows Vista does not like to play nice with many important applications. Tonight i went to install Autodesk Inventor 11 which i need desperately. And of course, in true windows fashion, it was not compatible. After about 7 failed attempts i finally stumbled upon a thread on the Autodesk forums that helped. I don't know how many people here use Vista, but if you do in the future and need to install inventor try this:

1) Skip using Media Browser. Go directly to the Inventor Setup.exe and set compatibility to XP SP2.
2) Install as Administrator
3) Set Inventor.exe to run in XP SP2 compatibility mode
4) Right click, run as Administrator.

Hopefully Autodesk makes their software compatible, but I just wanted to post this to save people the aggravation.

[Dan Zollman]

It seems that Autodesk is working to make the next versions of its software compatible with Vista. But since it isn't currently supported for Vista, Inventor isn't reliable when running that way and it's best to stick with XP.

[[527]phil]

So far I haven't had any problems. I'm sure you are correct and eventually i will find what i can't do with inventor running on vista. But at this point It is working good enough for my needs.

[[527]phil]

I found one of those problems, for some reason after about a week i have lost the ability to save my files :eek: . I'm still trying to find a way around this.

[Smaug]

do you know if there new versions will still work with xp because vista is still flawed and i wont switch over till i actually half to. because xp is now starting to work right.

[petek]

The best info on compatibility is usually found on Autodesk's Inventor pages (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8410923).

FWIW, Vista is still not listed, even for Inventor 2008.

[[527]phil]

Vista is listed as supported for the 2008 suite

[Pat McCarthy]

phil;621844']Vista is listed as supported for the 2008 suite

Can you provide a link to a page that says that?

I've heard from many websites and representatives of Autodesk that the 2008 suite will not support Vista. Though it may* be possible to run on Vista, it will not be officially supported.

The only thing listed on the page that Pete posted with support for Vista is Autodesk Data Management Server.

* 'May' as in, 'Don't count on it.'

[[527]phil]

Ah ok, my mistake. Autodesk Data Management Server is the only one supported. I read through the page Pete linked too quickly. Well i guess that leaves me with 2 options, dual boot vista and XP so i can run inventor, or buy the new solid works this may.

[Brandon Holley]

i attempted to follow your steps and it did not work for me when trying to install inventor...i got through step 1 and 2 no problem...specifically what do i do in step 3 and 4...thanks

[[527]phil]

Basically, right click on the desktop icon and then go to "properties" and then the "compatibility" tab. from there you can check the boxes for the compatibility mode and to run as admin. if you get it working i would like to request a favor, can you try and save any random file, then try and open it. let me know what happens because i can't save files anymore for some reason.

[Brandon Holley]

phil;622873']Basically, right click on the desktop icon and then go to "properties" and then the "compatibility" tab. from there you can check the boxes for the compatibility mode and to run as admin. if you get it working i would like to request a favor, can you try and save any random file, then try and open it. let me know what happens because i can't save files anymore for some reason.

Ive done the compatibility thing, but when i click run as administrator it still goes through the media browser thing, how do i avoid that

[Pavan Dave]

If you have an old computer that can be scrapped or some money, I suggest getting another hard drive that is about 20 gigs or more depending on how much you use Inventor. Once you have this hard drive install XP on it and than you have an option of which one you would like to use for what applications. This is what I did back in the day between 95, 98, 2000, ME, and XP. It is a bit of a pain but at least it is failsafe.

[Brandon Holley]

If you have an old computer that can be scrapped or some money, I suggest getting another hard drive that is about 20 gigs or more depending on how much you use Inventor. Once you have this hard drive install XP on it and than you have an option of which one you would like to use for what applications. This is what I did back in the day between 95, 98, 2000, ME, and XP. It is a bit of a pain but at least it is failsafe.

I have a laptop so i cant really put another hard drive in, although i do have a 250 gig external

[petek]

I wonder if you could you install a VM (like Parallels (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/os/)), and run XP and Inventor in the VM?

[gburlison]

I wonder if you could you install a VM (like Parallels (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/os/)), and run XP and Inventor in the VM?

I have Inventor running inside Microsoft Virtual PC on my Vista laptop. It is has a T5200 processor, and 2G of memory. Inventor runs very slowly and I was looking more at a dual boot solution. Perhaps I will try the Parallels and see how it works.

[[527]phil]

you have to look through the folders until you find the setup file specifically for inventor, it's a pain in the butt. Unless you MUST use inventor i'd say don't bother, you can't save any files so w/e you do it basically useless. personally I'm waiting for the new solid works student edition to come out in may, which is fully vista compatible.

I'm sure you could run inventor in a VM ware environment, but personally i don't feel like spending $50 for parallels in order to run it.

[Brandon Holley]

phil;623318']you have to look through the folders until you find the setup file specifically for inventor, it's a pain in the butt. Unless you MUST use inventor i'd say don't bother, you can't save any files so w/e you do it basically useless. personally I'm waiting for the new solid works student edition to come out in may, which is fully vista compatible.

I'm sure you could run inventor in a VM ware environment, but personally i don't feel like spending $50 for parallels in order to run it.

Yeah this basically sucks, i hate not having a cad program available

[[527]phil]

In my opinion I think Autodesks major downfall will be not making their software vista compatible early on in Vistas growth, being their leading competitors next software release will be compatible.

[Brandon Holley]

phil;623705']In my opinion I think Autodesks major downfall will be not making their software vista compatible early on in Vistas growth, being their leading competitors next software release will be compatible.

its certainly not going to help their matters

[pmax]

Also see the Knowledge Base:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=9580985&linkID=9242018


The best info on compatibility is usually found on Autodesk's Inventor pages (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8410923).

FWIW, Vista is still not listed, even for Inventor 2008.

[Alpha 997]

AHHHH!!! I wish I read this one day earlier. Today, I just ordered a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with Vista for college and mainly Inventor...:( It does have 120GB of hard drive and 2Gb of RAM. Guess I'll install XP on it too?

[Brandon Holley]

AHHHH!!! I wish I read this one day earlier. Today, I just ordered a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with Vista for college and mainly Inventor...:( It does have 120GB of hard drive and 2Gb of RAM. Guess I'll install XP on it too?

Inventor 11 will not run on vista...thats the gist of it...

there are ways to still keep vista on your computer and run inventor on a partition...people have discussed this earlier in the thread.

[Alpha 997]

Inventor 11 will not run on vista...thats the gist of it...

there are ways to still keep vista on your computer and run inventor on a partition...people have discussed this earlier in the thread.

Haha. Yeah, except I have no ideal what those things are.

[[shadow]]

phil;604960']As many of you know, Windows Vista does not like to play nice with many important applications. Tonight i went to install Autodesk Inventor 11 which i need desperately. And of course, in true windows fashion, it was not compatible. After about 7 failed attempts i finally stumbled upon a thread on the Autodesk forums that helped. I don't know how many people here use Vista, but if you do in the future and need to install inventor try this:

1) Skip using Media Browser. Go directly to the Inventor Setup.exe and set compatibility to XP SP2.
2) Install as Administrator
3) Set Inventor.exe to run in XP SP2 compatibility mode
4) Right click, run as Administrator.

Hopefully Autodesk makes their software compatible, but I just wanted to post this to save people the aggravation.
dear god are you serious that sounds like so much fun (sarcasm) well whatever i suppose you go to do whatcha got to do

[Brandon Holley]

;624609']dear god are you serious that sounds like so much fun (sarcasm) well whatever i suppose you go to do whatcha got to do

Dont even bother...it doesnt work like its supposed to

[Alpha 997]

Dont even bother...it doesnt work like its supposed to

So I guess double-run XP is the best option?

[[527]phil]

If you MUST use inventor, then yes a dual boot is an option. I tested running Inventor in a VMware environment today(windows XP) and it worked. The only problem is VMware is not fully compatible with vista so it is excessively slow :mad: . I don't have access to a copy of parallels so i don't know if that would be a better option then VMware.

on a lighter note, solidworks 2005 works perfectly in Vista. The 2007 version does not however, just goes to show you how different a program can be from one release to another. I tried both today, ended up modeling part of a gearbox(never used solidworks before today)

My specs, in case anyone was wondering ;) :
Dell inspiron E1705
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Windows Vista™ Business
100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400

[Brandon Holley]

phil;624726']If you MUST use inventor, then yes a dual boot is an option. I tested running Inventor in a VMware environment today(windows XP) and it worked. The only problem is VMware is not fully compatible with vista so it is excessively slow :mad: . I don't have access to a copy of parallels so i don't know if that would be a better option then VMware.

on a lighter note, solidworks 2005 works perfectly in Vista. The 2007 version does not however, just goes to show you how different a program can be from one release to another. I tried both today, ended up modeling part of a gearbox(never used solidworks before today)

My specs, in case anyone was wondering ;) :
Dell inspiron E1705
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Windows Vista™ Business
100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400

where did u get solidworks 05

[[527]phil]

I know the owner of a machine shop. They don't actually use solidworks for much (they use virtual gibbs) so they let me borrow their stuff to test on my comp.