AutoCAD 2006 and Vista

[Django]

Hello everyone.......I have a question that has been on my mind from ever since Vista came about. Is AutoCAD 2006 compatible with all the flavors of Vista?? I need a new laptop machine soon and hope to get one that has Vista OS. Need to know if I can use AutoCAD on it before buying.

[Jokerswild]

Auto-Cad is only adding Vista support for 2007-2008 none is planned for 2006 release. You could dual boot Vista and Xp, you just need to uninstall Vista then install Xp and reinstall Vista after that.

[gvblake22]

After taking a look at the Features and Specifications of AutoCAD on the Autodesk website, it lists Vista as a compatable operating system, so I'd say you're safe.

EDIT:
Looks like that is AutoCAD 2008, not 2006
After looking through the FAQ Support, it looks like Joker is right...

[Jokerswild]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

After taking a look at the Features and Specifications of AutoCAD on the Autodesk website, it lists Vista as a compatable operating system, so I'd say you're safe.

I read there was a problem because of open gl and vista and that they were not planning any fix for 2006. The specs on the above link are for Auto-Cad 2008.

[Django]

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

I read there was a problem because of open gl and vista and that they were not planning any fix for 2006. The specs on the above link are for Auto-Cad 2008.

oh great.......now I gotta get me the 2008 version

oh well guess I gotta use my XP based machine solely for CAD use for now.

[Jokerswild]

Originally Posted by Django

oh great.......now I gotta get me the 2008 version

oh well guess I gotta use my XP based machine solely for CAD use for now.

You can always try it and if it doesn't work just uninstall it. Try compatability mode but from what I've read it probably won't work for now anyway.

[Django]

aye aye............will do.