Cannot edit iPart table with Excel in Windows 7 on 64 bit machines

Issue

You select an iPart table in the browser, right-click, Edit via Spreadsheet, but Excel does not open, and Inventor returns control with no error message.
Solution

In order to solve the problem, apply the procedure from the video below that allows Inventor to get the Excel path.

The procedure consists in exporting the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{ 00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} from the Registry Editor.

Open the exported *.reg file using Notepad and remove all Wow6432Node\ in the file.

Save the *.reg file and import the information to the registry.

Inventor 2011 SP2 released

As from yesterday Inventor 2011 SP2 was released. You can download it from the following link.

Autodesk Vault 2012 integration for Inventor LT Suite 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Now Available!

now available for download for subscription customers only via Subscription Center.

These software updates enable Vault functionality for use within Inventor LT Suites 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012. In order for Inventor LT Suites 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 users to connect to a Vault Workgroup 2012, Vault Collaboration 2012 or Vault Professional 2012 server, these updates must be installed.

These updates will not work in conjunction with the base version of the Vault server/client. A prerequisite is that Vault Workgroup 2012 or Vault Collaboration 2012 or Vault Professional 2012 client already is installed on the same computer as Inventor LT Suites 2012 or AutoCAD LT 2012.

Wrong Product Key

You have downloaded your product from the Subscription Center, but, when you enter the product key you see it is marked with a red cross.

In general this happens, if you have downloaded the wrong product from the Subscription Center.

There is an easy way to find out the the associated product key for the product you have downloaded.
1. Navigate to the location of the setup.exe file for your Autodesk product.
2. In that folder, look for a file named MID.txt, MID01.txt, MID02.txt or some variation on that name.
3. Open this file in notepad and verify that the product name is what you expected it to be.
4. The first five characters of the part number should also be the product key for that product.

Example:

MID: Autodesk_Design_Suite_Ultimate_2012_64bit_SWL_ENU_C009_EXE1
Product Name: Autodesk Design Suite Ultimate 2012
Platform: Windows XP/Vista/Win7
Media: ESD
Part Number: 769D1-05Y001-P503E, 769D1-05Y001-P504E

We recommend verifying the product name because sometimes customers who download their Autodesk software inadvertently download the wrong product and are then confused when the product key does not work as expected.

For more information read the solution http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS1105767