Authorize Code Autocad 2004
I have used AutoCAD 2004 since I purchased it in 2004. Johnny cash death. I have gone through several computers over the years but have never had an issue reinstalling with my serial number and CD key.
My old Dell recently died and I purchased a new one; I have tried to register my version of AutoCAD like I have in the past after installing, but it is not accepting my information - it is now requesting an activation code. I contacted the 'help desk' regarding this and they say my version is invalid because it was upgraded to AutoCAD 2006 in 2005 and never registered, so now is expired. (a) I never upgraded to 2006, I still have the original 2004 on my computer and on my CD, and (b) if this is the case, how in the world have I been able to install this product at least 4 times over the past 14 years???
I am a residential interior designer and cannot afford a new version of AutoCAD, nor do I need one for my application; is there any way to get my 2004 version working again? Please do not tell me to contact the 'help desk,' they are adamant my version is 2006! It's possible that someone else took your S/N and upgraded the software at some point in time. So if it was upgraded and never registered, you should be able to install and use the S/N for the 2006 version (Did Autodesk give this to you?) and activate it. Unless you have to use 2004 for file or 3rd party app compatibility reasons? ( Your statement about it 'expired' is bogus - perpetual licenses do not 'expire' - Either you were not speaking with Autodesk, or the person you were speaking to was misinformed).
According to the 'help desk,' the S/N for both products is the same. I have tried registering the product according to the online support methods, but the pop up windows that they show are not the same for 2004. On my version, the first screen shows an option to register with or without an authorization code (the first option, without, allows you to obtain the code during the process). If I go that route (no code), it shows I am registering AutoCAD 2004 with my S/N listed - there is no option to change this. I have never seen 2006 at any time. It then has me enter and confirm my registering information and select a registration method (via internet or offline).
If I choose internet, I get an error message (invalid procedure call or argument). If I choose offline, it says that the information was saved in an.xml file. I am to attach the file to the email listed (rt.xml.us@autodesk.com) and I will receive an automated response. I have done that as well, with no results. I assuming that over the past few years, Autodesk has revised their emails and/or website so that these links are no longer valid. I last installed this version of AutoCAD in 2011 when I purchase my last computer; there were zero issues then.
Hello,Sorry, for the misunderstanding but your AutoCAD 2004 was upgraded to AutoCAD 2006, when this upgrade was done you should have moved to the 2006 version & stopped using the 2004 version.The bigger issue is that Autodesk provides support for the current version & three versions back. So we do not keep old legacy downloads that far back in our system. The AutoCAD 2006 serial number was provided to you by the agent but Autodesk does not have a download of AutoCAD 2006.Please “Accept As Solution” if a reply or replies have helped resolve the issue or answered your question, to help others in the community. There is no cost to Autodesk to activate the program on a new computer, so please don't insult my intelligence by referring to this action as a 'business decision'. Call it what it is: a wholesale elimination of an entire segment of your user population, of whom very few would move to a newer version of Autocad. Your revocation of the original 'perpetual' license was an abrogation of trust that stains the very name of your company. Autodesk's greed and focus on ever-increasing market share and profitability leaves thousands of loyal users with a dead-end program, and a bad taste in their mouths. I have been proud to tell my colleagues that I have used Autocad since its very first version, until today.
Your company may have momentarily monopolized the cad industry, but with policy decisions like this, it tarnishes the reputations of everyone there who makes them. (A) There is a cost. Autodesk does not gain any revenue from your continued use of a perpetual license(B) I'm just an end user like you, I'm not 'insulting your intelligence'. These forums belong to Autodesk and they can and will censor/remove content that is not in line with their overall message, so I was simply relaying the message that Autodesk themselves are saying.
If you want to hear from Autodesk employees, there is plenty here:(C) The CEO of Autodesk said it best ' If you don't see value in subscription, you should probably find another software solution'.
In the lower right corner you will see a bunch of icons. There should beone that looks like a gear.
Authorize Code Autocad 2004 Online
Click it and you should get a list ofworkspaces. Choose 'AutoCAD Classic' And you shouldn't have to worry aboutthe new interface. It should run pretty darn close to the way AutoCAD 2004does.-Thanks,David M. GardnerChange the DOT to replywrote in message news:5930728@discussion.autodesk.com.I'm new at this company and am utterly buried. I don't have time to learnthe ins and outs of 2009 just yet, but they won't sell me an older version.Fine, I'll buy the new one but can I use its authorization code to also,temporarily, activate 2004, a version I'm much more familiar with?
Authorize Code Autocad 2004 Download
Then Ican ease into 2009 at my own speed. LOL, you really are set in your ways.As David noted, plus.OptionsSelection tab, unselect Selection Preview boxes.Turn of DYN button at the bottom of your AutoCAD screen.VTOPTIONS command, uncheck all the boxes.Move toolbars around, on/off, set the buttons for larger sizes.edit your PGP to use CLASSICXREF command and CLASSICIMAGE command.COPYMODE set it to 1.Don't use JOIN command.Skip over Dynamic blocks.Skip over Annotative text/dimensions/blocks.Skip over PUBLISH command.You should be good to go.-Dean Saadallahproducts for LThttp://www.pendean.com/lt. I'm at that point between 'my muscle memory is having enough trouble dealing with this wider screen' and 'terminally stuck in my ways.' Then there's the reason my 2009 try-out period passed: my boss wants to get RevIt but I can see no reason for it-my drawings are almost totally 2D-and RevIt comes with 2008 while I'm set up with 2009 (and a 2004 demo and my personal 98LT that I was running before I found this 2004 demo) so that's ANOTHER interface I have to get used to.I've paid for the right to be a fuddy-duddy.
I've been paid to use five completely different CAD systems since 1981 and AutoCAD off-and-on since R2.52 and after a while learning a new interface stops being fun. Dean, You forgot, 'Turn off DUCS button'. 'You can also install a copy on your home machine for 'educational purposes' ie non-commercial'-Now there is a great idea. I can install it at home and spend my personal time learning some new program I never asked for in the first place.
And here in the USA they think we live in a 'free' society. I guess they didn't realize that meant it's free for the company so that I have to learn it at home. Now that I am done ranting, I actually like 2009, I'll like it better when it doesn't crash on me.
Wait, I think I am still ranting.