AutoCAD R14 has failed to start

[Tamir]

I am getting this message ' this application has failed to start because heidi3.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem'.

 

I tried to reinstall this application from my HD and CD but still getting this above said message. Please advice.

 

With thanks,

Tamir.

[Strix]

Which version of Windows are you running?

[Raggi_Thor]

Googlew -> Autodesk discussions:

http://discussion.autodesk.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=382920

Why does the error "Cannot Find Heidi3.dll" occur when AutoCAD R14 is started?

 

The error message could either be "Cannot Find Heidi3.dll" or "The dynamic Link Library Heidi3.dll could not be found". These errors most often occur immediately after - AutoCAD Release 14 is re-installed because when AutoCAD was uninstalled, the computer was not immediately rebooted as suggested. In this situation, the file Heidi3.dll is only marked for deletion; it has not yet been removed by the operating system. If AutoCAD is immediately re-installed, the installation program will see that the Heidi3.dll file still exists and will not attempt to overwrite it. After the re-installation is completed and the computer is restarted, the Heidi3.dll file will be deleted. Upon subsequent startup, the file will not be found when starting AutoCAD, therefore, an error will occur.

 

For this reason, Product Support strongly recommends restarting the computer after uninstalling AutoCAD (both when using the AutoCAD uninstall icon and the Add/Remove option from the Control Panel). When either of the Heidi3.dll errors occur, use Windows Explorer to copy the Heidi3.dll file from the AutoCAD R14 CD-ROM to the Windows\System directory (in Windows NT, it is WINNT\SYSTEM32). On the CD-ROM, Heidi3.dll is located in the ACAD folder.

[Tamir]

Reply to Strix- Thanks for reply. However, I am working on Windows XP Home Edition.

 

And thanks to Mvh, Kvedja, Ragnar Thor Mikkelsen for advice. I will follow the above instruction. Thank you.

 

Sincerely,

Tamir