My Current Disaster – Chapter 1
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Here’s the first chapter in the story of “My Current Disaster” and there may be a 2nd chapter later.
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I have been a licensed AutoCAD user since 1996. That is, I actually purchased the very expensive software ($3500) and did the expensive yearly upgrades. By 2005 I was tired of paying for the yearly $1000 upgrades and just stopped buying them. I never even installed the 2005 version and still use the 2004 version.
(By 2005 I had paid AutoDesk more than $10,000 for their software.)
That AutoCAD (Acad) is installed on an old refurbished Dell computer with the Windows XP operating system. XP, to me, is the best version and Windows has continuously went down hill in subsequent versions.
(I had originally had Acad installed on a brand new Dell computer but it failed in 2010 and Windows XP machines were no longer for sale, but I found refurbished models on Amazon, and when the other one failed I installed Acad on the refurbished one and AutoDesk was still doing 2 part certifications at that time.)
Well that refurbished XP machine was 15 years old and it finally quit last Monday. Panic sets in. See, Acad requires a 2 part installation certification and AutoDesk no longer does the 2nd part.
When Acad is installed it requires the serial number on the CD case. After the serial is installed the computer logs into AutoDesks website and it generates a 2nd serial that you have to type into the computer. An XP machine will no longer go online and AutoDesk no longer offers “support”, so there is no way to install my AutoCAD 2004 in another XP machine. Nor can Acad 2004 be installed on a new Windows 10 or 11 machine.
Have I lost ya yet? lol
AutoCAD is how I design buildings, some 3000 projects since 1996, and without it I am basically shut down. I have projects I am working on that are at a standstill right now.
End of Chapter 1.
