Issue:
Autodesk: When installing you receive an error “7-Zip Error”.
Causes:
Rights.
Solution:
- Make sure your Username does not have any Blank Spaces or Special Characters.
- Make sure your User is an Administrator.
- Make sure your Virus Scan is disabled during the install.
Download the installer
- Go to manage.autodesk.com.
- Find the Product you wish to install.
- Select the Drop down next to the “Install” button.
- Select download.
- Once Downloaded Double click the Downloaded file.
- This will extract the installer to Documents\Autodesk\<Product name>\.
Create a new Windows Temp folder
- In Windows Explorer create a new folder off the C: Drive called “adskTemp”.
- Right click on the folder and select properties.
- Under the Security Tab.
- If you do not have the Everyone group, Select the Add button.
- Type Everyone and select the Check Names button.
- Select OK.
- Highlight Everyone group.
- Check Mark Full Control under Allow.
- Select OK.
Move your Temp Folder.
- Right click on top of your Start Button, Select “Settings”.
- Type Environment in your Search and select “Edit the System Environment variables”.
- Select the Advanced Tab.
- Select “Environment Variables…” Button.
- In the “User variables for <Username>” section at the top Highlight TEMP and select the Edit Button.
- Copy the existing location for future use (So you can put this back when done).
- Change the path to the path you created above.
- Select OK.
- Perform the same operation for the Variable TMP as well.
Now try the install again.
Once completed you can move your temp and TMP Folders back to their original location.
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