Byron Katz

This has a happy ending - successful installation. Since I went through some pain to get it done I thought I would share what I went through. * Installed new retail copy of windows 7 64 bit on 64 bit processor new machine. * workstation graphics - ATI firegl 7600 * put in install dvd, let autorun pop up, hit "install" * got error message:Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files (x86)\Vectorworks2010\Vectorworks2010.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis. * did some searches online for "side-by-side" and VC80.MFC among others. Hit up this forum and the KB a few times. * based on what I read, I installed C++ distributable 2008 x86 and x64, and installing the service pack 4. * tried multiple restarts. No luck. * based on something else I read, I put the install DVD back in, ignored the autorun pop-up, and right-clicked on install. I "ran as administrator" the program. Agreed to overwrite files. * At the end of this install, I was up and running. No problems. * installed service pack 4 again....no problems. * Wrote this. Hope this helps someone. Best regards, Byron Katz

Go for the matte screen. There's always some glare in your way with the glossy. Byron www.katzandsons.com

The 2k version refers to the fact that it has 2048 x resolution, and the illum version has a lower resolution, for saving memory during a render. Check out the Lightworks file for the backgrounds in your /nemetschek/config/libraries/default directory. Byron