Autocad disappears on startup

Additional info: the program worked fine for several months, I just removed Autodesk"s Beta program "Project shoreline Preview 2" for the same reason I've since tried rolling back the graphics driver, re-installing Project Shorelins and I even attempted a system restore, which failed due to some program files missing. Go to Solution. Solved by xxjwilson.

Autocad came up in the list of programs and I removed it. Second I used a registry cleaner tool ccleaner to remove any remnents of the program from the registry. Finally I was able to re-install Autocad Upon installation I recieved the error message , which I found a solution to on the autodesk forums see link below Thats where it gets really hairy I cant imagine how or why a peice of sofware that has been around for as many years as Autocad would suddenly malfunction so badly that I would have to go to the lengths I did to fix the problem, but I can only imagine that it has and will happen agin, and I know most people will not have the where with all to alleviate the problem.

Big dissapointment! Thanks for your reply, this problem just re-occured and I had forgotten that I documented the solution. So you basiclly emailed me with a soulution that I created. Notice: updates available for Apache Log4j vulnerabilities. See the security advisory on the Autodesk Trust Center for more information.

Subscription, Installation and Licensing. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Download, Installation, and Licensing topics. If using a dual graphic card machine, configure AutoCAD to use the high performance graphic card see How to configure Autodesk software to use high performance graphics If it happens only on specific drawings, check the following articles: Cursor skips over some object snaps and will not snap when zoomed in AutoCAD How to repair corrupt AutoCAD files To bring the crosshair back Do any of the following: Click anywhere on the ribbon.

Move the mouse cursor over the Viewport Controls in the upper-left corner of the drawing window. Change the visual style. Switch between model and layout tabs.

Minimize and then restore AutoCAD. Close and reopen the drawing. Exit and relaunch AutoCAD. Change the color of the crosshairs. You can imagine how long your computer will take to execute MB routines! There are some suggestions there how you can prevent it from attacking your computer. It even can send your documents through email client. If you find this issue, the fix is easy.

Just delete those files and replace with unaffected LSP from other computer. InfoCenter sometimes can cause problem too. However, WSCommCntr1. Some domain security, firewall or anti virus may have conflict with it. When AutoCAD hangs on startup and force close this process will resolve the issue. You need to check your computer security settings if you want to use InfoCenter. AutoCAD relies on many prerequisites. Installing Windows update and updating your graphic card driver sometimes can resolve the issue.

This forum thread is similar to my experience. If this is the issue, Autodesk usually will release a hotfix or update for this issue. Check if any available on Autodesk support download page. If you want to try uninstalling the update, you can open program and features then click view installed updates on the left sidebar. The last thing that you might want to check is AutoCAD installation. In my experience, when AutoCAD installation is corrupt there will be warnings about missing files or wrong registry key.

However, you can try to repair AutoCAD. I strongly suggest you to follow this clean installation procedure from this knowledge base. When AutoCAD failed to start, there are many things that can cause this.

I hope this will help you to solve it. Remember, this list is only for AutoCAD hangs on startup. Basically you will see no warning on your screen. If you see error warning, it usually has error code and finding solution might be easier. I work as a Sr. I'm also a member of Autodesk Expert Elite, appreciation for individuals who give contribution to Autodesk community.

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