BillyVance 34 #1 September 28, 2010 Being a college student, I have access to free Autodesk software packages with 3 year licenses. So yesterday I downloaded Inventor 2010 Professional just so I would be able to work at home and not have to be at the school's computer lab 25 miles away to do my projects. I downloaded what I needed, extracted all the files, went through the set-up, etc. Time to start using the program, and I can't open it. Anybody else use Inventor? Any ideas? I use Windows 7 and this is supposed to be compatible."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plutoniumsalmon 0 #2 September 28, 2010 maybe this? Autodesk Inventor 2011 has been optimized to take advantage of the SSE2 extended instruction sets supported on Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64, and AMD Opteron processors. Inventor 2011 will not install on computers that do not support SSE2. Several utilities are available on the Internet that report CPUID, including supported instructions sets.Pointy birds Oh pointy pointy Anoint my head Anointy nointy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 September 28, 2010 Quote64 bit vs 32 bit perhaps? I made sure I got the 64 bit version to match my computer's setup..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plutoniumsalmon 0 #4 September 28, 2010 yes apparently that does not matter. I modified my post to suit. When I worked in maya I had problems with it too. Perhaps you can write them and ask. I use solid works now Pointy birds Oh pointy pointy Anoint my head Anointy nointy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #5 September 28, 2010 I have already posted questions on Autodesk's community site, but things seem to move at a snail's pace on there as far as getting answers. BTW, I have Inventor 2010, not 2011, just because 2010 is what the school has in their computers, for compatibility concerns, whether unfounded or not.... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 September 28, 2010 Hmmm, looking at my profile on Autodesk, it shows that my copy of Inventor 2010 was downloaded, but not yet activated. I assume you have to open the program to get to the activation process, right? Well there's my fucking problem. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #7 September 28, 2010 Find the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 September 28, 2010 QuoteFind the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Even if I have Windows 7?"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #9 September 28, 2010 QuoteQuoteFind the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Even if I have Windows 7? Yes"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #10 September 28, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteFind the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Even if I have Windows 7? Yes Thanks! I'll be back with the results."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 September 28, 2010 QuoteFind the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Any idea where this file might be? Search is not finding it."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #12 September 28, 2010 QuoteQuoteFind the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Any idea where this file might be? Search is not finding it. Just do it the 'other way' HERE"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 October 2, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Find the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Any idea where this file might be? Search is not finding it. Just do it the 'other way' HERE Dude, I actually ended up doing a system restore back to where the computer was before downloading the software, and then I reloaded it. This time it worked. The next problem I'm having is that when I finally opened it up, the activation window popped up as I expected it to, but somehow in the process of retrieving the activation code, I closed that window. Now I can't figure out how to get that window to come back up so I can complete the activation. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #14 October 2, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Find the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Any idea where this file might be? Search is not finding it. Just do it the 'other way' HERE Dude, I actually ended up doing a system restore back to where the computer was before downloading the software, and then I reloaded it. This time it worked. The next problem I'm having is that when I finally opened it up, the activation window popped up as I expected it to, but somehow in the process of retrieving the activation code, I closed that window. Now I can't figure out how to get that window to come back up so I can complete the activation. Activation menus are usually under the Help or About menus up on the top left (File, Edit...)"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 October 2, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Find the file 3dsmax.exe (not the shortcut) right click, compatibility tab and select windows xp service pack 2/3. Any idea where this file might be? Search is not finding it. Just do it the 'other way' HERE Dude, I actually ended up doing a system restore back to where the computer was before downloading the software, and then I reloaded it. This time it worked. The next problem I'm having is that when I finally opened it up, the activation window popped up as I expected it to, but somehow in the process of retrieving the activation code, I closed that window. Now I can't figure out how to get that window to come back up so I can complete the activation. Activation menus are usually under the Help or About menus up on the top left (File, Edit...) Hmmm, well it's a moot point anyhow. I just checked my account at Autodesk and it says the software was activated 3 days ago. It said not activated yesterday! I'm good for 3 years. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
