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32-bit AutoCAD 2009
Running under Windows XP:

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 operating system
Intel® Pentium® 4.3 processor or AMD Athlon®, 3.0 GHz or greater - Dual core supported
2 GB RAM - 3GB Recommended
2.5 GB free hard disk space for installation
1024×768 VGA with true color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP1 or higher)
DVD Drive

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64-bit AutoCAD 2009
(The 64-bit software cannot be installed [...]

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There is a pretty exhaustive list of what you need before installing AutoCAD 2009 posted by Shaan Hurley.
Here is the crux of it…
32-bit AutoCAD 2009
Running under Windows XP:

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 operating system
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon®, 2.2 GHz or greater
or
Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater
1 GB RAM
750 MB [...]

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Opening up the old mail bag to take a look at some questions from readers…
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Hi,
My company has heavily customized ADT2004, ALL the tool palettes, menus, toolbars, dimscale etc!
When we jump to Architecture 2008 this year we would like to install it right out of the box and just add our Cad Standards [...]

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What is scarier than Autodesk? - A Lot!
By choosing to be involved in the CIP (Customer Involvement Program), then you are choosing to have Autodesk collects some random information from you. They use this information to learn about your PC configuration and what type of machine you are using.
According to one of the official [...]

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Well here is something interesting…
If you do a mix of interactions with Autodesk, then they may be able to find out who you are. Is that a concern to you? You may not be anonymous if you submit trouble reports and get involved with the Customer Involvement Program.
The Customer Involvement Program (CIP) is [...]

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Anybody want to volunteer to have Autodesk collect info about your working habits?
Well at least they ask… Google just does it without asking.
I saw this screen when I opened my newly installed copy of Revit Architecture 2008
Now I am not a “conspiracy theory” or “big brother’s watching” kind of guy, but this did stop [...]

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From the Readme…
Opening an old file in ACA 2008 can appear to hang up your system.
When previous version drawings are opened, a dialog is displayed with a warning that saving this drawing will upgrade AEC objects to 2007 format. If a previous version drawing is opened by double-clicking the file in Windows [...]

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More info from the 2008 Readme file… The road to 2008 seems to run thru 2007
AutoCAD 2007 File Format

For best results, it is recommended that drawings in a previous to 2007 format be opened and saved in the 2007 format before attempting to combine them, through Block Insert or Xref, with 2007 format [...]

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Final items from the ACA2008 readme file…
Dimensions
Adding a height value to the text style changes the height of text within AEC Dimensions but not AutoCAD dimensions.
It is not possible to summon the Dimension Style Manager dialog via the Display Properties dialog, if accessed through the Display tab of the Properties Palette. To access this dialog, [...]

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