I just got autocad 2004, (needed for a class in fall semester) and naturally i tried to install it.

It told me to upgrade to IE6 to SP1 before installing, or else it would not install. I never use IE ever since i got firefox, but i just wanted autocad to work, so I went to micros***'s website and downloaded the SP1 installer, which procedded to download the service pack when I ran it (why they wouldn't have aful linstaller available is beyond me, even though i have good broadband, its still annoying to have to wait for stuff to download).

However, here's the funny part:

the installer pops up a window that said that IE6 hasn't passed Windows certification tests, and that it [windows] was not sure that IE6 SP1 was designed for Windows XP.

The fact that MS could not be bothered to certify their own damn browser had me laughing for a few minutes.

Since i opened the autocad box, i can't take it back, so I have to get it working or I'll lose the investment. Is there a way to get IE6 Sp1 working, or make autocad setup think that i've already installed it?

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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited July 15, 2004).]

I tried again and i got the same thing:



This is an error message I received while trying to install Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.




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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

funny?

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The Massassi JO/JA Single Player contest info

Funny as in how microsoft doesn't certify their own products


AND

funny as in how I will tear microsoft a new one if I can't install the software and the store won't give me a refund.



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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

yeah, but its a screwed up company, i mean my mate installed something off their website and that gave him a virus, plus they have a support website that was just plain annoying to find.

oh yeah, and are you sure you need autocad 2004 because i use it in school and its almost exactly the same as the old 97 version that i have on my pc, its only the layout thats a wee bit different

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[This message has been edited by Boco (edited July 15, 2004).]

pagewizard, change the security settings so it will install, you will not get millions of spyware programs if you just do it so you can install sp1. If you cant, then why are you not treusted to do things like that to your own computer.

btw Boco, The resons why he doesn't use the other version is that ; one, he already bought the new version, and two, he might need to take files to class and back, meaning that he wont be able to use the newer version's files on an old version.

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Alpha--are you coherent? Because what you said has nothing to do with his problem.

Sorry, can't help ya mate

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[This message has been edited by Ictus (edited July 15, 2004).]

Probably the version I've seen at work is just old or something, but why the heck would autocad care about IE?

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Do you have stairs in your house?

I tried that, didn't work b/c i dont have that particular hotfix in my add/remove programs list.

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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.

[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited July 15, 2004).]

This, then?

Holy crap, Ictus. Formatting would be faster than completing that list!

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Pretty funny, though that was most likely caused by a faulty machine.

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Fixed, because I know I lolled.

Yeah, this happened to a mate of mine, it went on my machine ok, and when we finally got it go on his, the layers didn't work properly...

... and once you've got the ******* on there you've still got to work it!!

/Had to teach myself how to use it and am still bitter.

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If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

Years of using Microsoft products conditions you to think that.



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When I saw that the first time, I loved it. Then I scrolled back up the back and looked closer and saw the "Increased Dependability". Now I'm litterally crying I'm laughing so hard.

That, is gold.

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warezd copy of XP perchance?

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