If you're like me and the old AutoCAD R14 still does everything you need from a 2D drafting package, but you've upgraded your system to Windows XP Professional x64, you've probably found that when you try to install AutoCAD from the original installation disk, you get one of the following the error messages (depending on how you try to run the setup program): The program or feature '?? F: SETUP.EXE' cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows. Please contact the software vendor to ask if a 64-bit Windows compatible version is available.

Or The image file F: setup.exe is valid, but is for a machine type other than the current machine. Have no fear. There's a very simple way to get AutoCAD R14 to run on your machine, so long as you have access to a 32 bit system somewhere. I found an Autodesk discussion forum on. An entry by a guy going by was very helpful, but has some information for Vista that isn't relevant to XP x64.

Adobe Photoshop For Pocket Pc. Somebody going by wjohn posted information on how to get matchprop to work. Since you have to search a long thread to find that information, I decided to condense it down here into a simple blog entry. First, here's a quick summary of the simple fix: • Install AutoCAD R14 onto a 32 bit system. • Copy 'Program Files Mechanical' from 32 bit system into a new 'Program Files (x86) Mechanical' on your 64 bit system. • Copy any necessary files from 'Windows' of 32 bit system to 'Program Files (x86) Mechanical' on 64 bit system (you'll know which files from the error messages you get when trying to run 'acad.exe'). • To get matchprop to work: • Once AutoCAD's running, type the command 'appload'.

• Click on the 'File' button. • Change the 'Files of type' dropdown menu to 'ARX (*.arx)'. • Navigate to the directory that AutoCAD is installed in, and double click on 'match.arx'. • Click on 'Load' in the 'Load AutoLISP, ADS, and ARX Files' dialog box. Now, for those wanting more detail.

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Jambuch discovered that the setup.exe file is 16 bit, so there's no way to run it on your 64 bit system. The solution is to simply install AutoCAD onto a 32 bit system, and then copy all the necessary files to the 64 bit system.