acewray Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Very excited getting my CAD 2011 full version. Have been running 2004 LT in XP Pro via VMware. Have an HP 3500, i5 34xx, 12.0 ram, Nvidia 1mb video, W7 Pro/64 bit. It just freezes and gives the dreaded "wait" or "terminate" options once passing the welcome screen. It does not get past the gray screen with the little red AutoCAD in the left corner - no tools or command line. Am administrator, clean boot did not help, installed 1.1 and 2.0 updates. Virus protection is off. Have no problem going into the VM and running old 2004 LT. Am computer literate. Am single license user, no networks. Any ideas/solutions would be very helpful. Sad that it doesn't run yet. Thanks, Acewray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Where did you obtain a copy of AutoCAD 2011? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acewray Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Supposed to be a clean copy. Arrived in new packaging with sleeve, 32 & 64 bit DVD's. Not an electronic or trial download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_map Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Supposed to be a clean copy. Arrived in new packaging with sleeve, 32 & 64 bit DVD's. Not an electronic or trial download. Here we go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acewray Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 As a new user I am unfamiliar with any past discussions. Can you bring me up to date on this type issue or link me to past threads? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 If you don't mind me asking how much of a discount off of the $3,950 retail price for 2011 did you pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I would return it to the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acewray Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Paid about 1k. Will return to seller if they do not have a prompt solution. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I think you may have been scammed. In the meantime, is most of your work 2D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acewray Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Paid with Paypal, so shouldn't be a problem wtih returns. It is an actual company and I have talked with one of their guys to problem solve. Not worried, just bummed it doesn't work. Will likely get refund. I do only 2D, but need to start using a plug-in. Use Sketchup for 3D. If LT accepted plug-ins I would go that direction. As a single man operation paying 3k for software is not an option, hence the continual search for affordable solutions. That's a whole paycheck! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Is "free" affordable enough for you? Take a look at Draftsight by dessault systemes. It is an AutoCAD-clone (strictly 2D though). There is even a 186 page user's manual titled "Getting Started with Draftsight". Another free option is nanoCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acewray Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Will check them out. Hate learning new stuff after 20 years of AutoCAD, but if it saves me 3k . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 It isn't going to be so new. Draftsight, like progeCAD, Bricscad, nanoCAD, ZWcad, etc. is an AutoCAD-clone. Yes, they'll be some nuances you'll have to learn and get used to but most of these programs have such a large user base that you'll find a robust online community to assist you when you get stuck. Although I run AutoCAD for my job I too have Draftsight on my computer. Why? Because we set up our engineering interns with it and I have to be able to answer their questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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