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Archicad 17 installation osx10.9.5 & 10.10.5

Anonymous
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Hi All,
I am trying to install Archicad 17 on several machines in my office some with 10.10.5 & 10.9.5 but am coming across one very simple problem. The installer simply wont launch. Nothing happens. I get a spinning circle for 2 seconds then it stops and nothing happens. I've tried Archicad 19 and it installs the demo no problem but when I try 17 full version nothing.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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NCornia
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Hi Nick,

ArchiCAD installers require Java. You will need to install the version of Java that was current at the time that ArchiCAD 17 was released.

Windows:
1. Visit this page:
2. Download Java 7 update 21 and install it on your system.
3. Install ArchiCAD 17 and any related Add-ons, Goodies and Hotfixes.
4. Next, verify that everything works.
5. Uninstall Java 7 update 21 (using Control Panel > Uninstall a Program or Programs & Features) leaving only the very latest Java package on your computer.
6. Install the latest version of Java from

Mac OS X (10.6-10.10):
1. Visit this page:
2. Download Java 7 update 21 and install it on your system.
3. Install ArchiCAD 17 and any related Add-ons, Goodies and Hotfixes.
4. Next, verify that everything works.
5. Uninstall Java 7:
6. Install the latest version of Java from

Best regards,
Nicholas Cornia
Technical Support Team - GRAPHISOFT North America
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