How can I run Revit 2012 32-bits version in Windows 7 64-bit?

[ReMark]

Well how good are you at delving into the inner workings of the Windows Registry? Do you think you could find and delete all the necessary entries pertinent to Revit? Do we have any idea what else Revit gets its hooks into? You would have to literally do a "hunt and destroy". That could take a fair amount of time then you would have to ask yourself "How sure am I that I got everything?"

[Lee Roy]

I've followed this thread. After hearing that the OP delved into the Registry and deleted files...reformat it.

I like to think of myself as pretty techy, but even I don't screw with the Registry without first creating a backup on a thumb drive. Also, as ReMark said, always make a System Restore Point before installing software.

Reformat the computer. Yeah, you'll have downtime while backing up files and doing the reformat, but it will save you a lot of "hunt and destroy" headache.

There's no reason your computer shouldn't run Revit Arch 2012, my Dell XPS M1330 runs it just fine (wish I had a better GPU, though). I think you missed something in the install, then botched the uninstall. It takes a while; it may look like it's doing nothing, but just let it sit.

[Bill Tillman]

At the risk of sounding like a total *&%^$, as I read the OP the guy said the file he had was a .rar file. This is not the way AutoDesk distributes it's products, either by download or by purchase of direct media.

On the other hand, many bit torrent and pirate sites store iillegal copies of software in rar files. The other thing these files contain are viruses, trojan horses and all kinds of spyware. I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned this in the thread.

I'm also still amazed at how many people think you cannot run 32 bit software on a 64 bit OS. You can run 32 bit software on a 64 bit OS. Notice I say OS, because until only recently, many vendors sold 64 bit machines with 32 bit OS on them.

There's all kinds of things that could be wrong with this guy's setup and the first thing I would suspect is that the rar file he started with was not a pure AutoDesk copy and there is no telling what it comtains.

[RobDraw]

At the risk of sounding like a total *&%^$

As soon as you say that, it's too late.

I'd like to add one thing to what you say about running 32 bit software. That is that not all software designed to run on a 32 bit OS will run on a 64 bit OS.

[ReMark]

"That is that not all software designed to run on a 32 bit OS will run on a 64 bit OS."

Is it because some 32-bit software also contains 16-bit code?

[RobDraw]

"That is that not all software designed to run on a 32 bit OS will run on a 64 bit OS."

Is it because some 32-bit software also contains 16-bit code?

I don't know why. I just know from personal experience and Microsoft.com also says that "most", not all, software designed for 32 bit OS will run on a 64 bit OS.

[Lee Roy]

the guy said the file he had was a .rar file. This is not the way AutoDesk distributes it's products, either by download or by purchase of direct media.

I completely missed that part.

Hacker.

[ReMark]

Hacker? The OP has a chronic lung disease too? I feel bad for the poor guy.

[Lee Roy]

Hacker? The OP has a chronic lung disease too? I feel bad for the poor guy.

I dunno about him, but I have pneumonia, again.

*hack*

[FL1992]

I completely missed that part.

Hacker.

http://usa.autodesk.com/revit-architecture/

Download the file. I downloaded the free software for students.

But the file is the same either in the free trial option or in the students' software.

You will see that it actually is a .rar file.