Operating system compatibility for AutoCAD MechanicalIssueYou are wondering what operating systems are supported for the different releases of AutoCAD Mechanical. SolutionThe following tables show the supported operating systems for releases of AutoCAD Mechanical:
AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 (current release)| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows® 8 | Enterprise, Professional, Standard | Enterprise, Professional, Standard | | Windows® 7 | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | | Windows® XP | Professional, Home Edition (SP3 or later) | Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or later) |
AutoCAD Mechanical 2013| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows® 7 | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | | Windows® XP | Professional, Home Edition (SP3 or later) | Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or later) |
AutoCAD Mechanical 2012| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows® 7 | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Windows Vista® (SP1 or later) | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Windows® XP (SP2 or later) | Professional, Home Edition | Professional x64 Edition |
AutoCAD Mechanical 2011| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows® 7 | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Windows Vista® (SP1 or later) | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Windows® XP (SP2 or later) | Professional, Home Edition | Professional x64 Edition |
AutoCAD Mechanical 2010| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows® 7 | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium | Windows Vista® (SP1 or later) | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Windows® XP (SP2 or later) | Professional, Home Edition | Professional x64 Edition |
AutoCAD Mechanical 2009| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows Vista® | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium | Windows® XP (SP2 or later) | Professional, Home Edition | Professional x64 Edition |
AutoCAD Mechanical 2008| OS | 32-bit | 64-bit | | Windows Vista® | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium, Home Basic, Starter | Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, Home Premium, Home Basic | Windows® XP (SP2 or later) | Professional, Home Edition | Professional x64 Edition | | Windows® 2000 | Windows® 2000 (SP4) | Not Supported |
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