Inventor 2013 and Windows Vista

[Bishop]

I know it's not officially supported, but is there any way to get it to install? I've already installed .NET 4.0 and the Hotfix that was required for 2012, but when I go to install Inventor 2013, it only wants to let me install DWG True View, Fusion and ACAD Mechanical.

Is there a solution or do I just need to get a Windows 7 machine in there instead? This one probably only has <6 months left before corporate IT kicks it off the network and forces its replacement anyway ...


Edit to add: the machine is an HP workstation w/C2Q 9550, 12 GB of RAM, Quadro FX 1800 and Vista x64 Enterprise, if any of that makes any difference.

[Bishop]

Solved that problem ... silly me, thinking that the IT department would have pushed service pack 2 for Vista. *facepalm*

[Lazer]

LOL glad you got sorted, I'm on my second HP workstation, great machines but hopefully this one will last a long time before I buy the 3rd

[wesley1977]

Solved that problem ... silly me, thinking that the IT department would have pushed service pack 2 for Vista. *facepalm*

Hi there,

my English isn't that good, but is this what you're saying:
For Inventor 2013 to run on a Vista machine, one requires:
- Autodesk Inventor 2012 Service Pack 2 ?
- Hotfix for 2012 ?
- .NET 4.0 ?

After that the option to install Inventor is opened?
Thanks in advance.

Wesley

[Bishop]

Sort of, not quite.

You have to have Vista service pack 2 installed, and .NET 4.0. The hotfix that's required is for Windows - it's KB971138. Google that, you'll find the download link through Microsoft.

After that, yes, you can install 2013 on a Vista machine.