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Missing Language Pack – ACAD.VLX Virus?

By admin - Last updated: Friday, October 9, 2009

In an office full of US English seats of Civil 3D, our users frequently see a dialog which reports a missing language pack when opening DWG files.  I can only assume that at one time a drawing file did contain an object which was worked on in a non-english version of AutoCAD or Civil 3D.  Since we’re [...]

RegappID cleanup utility

By admin - Last updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2008

It just came to my attention that Autodesk quietly released their own RegApp cleaner a couple of months ago. This still doesn’t do anything to prevent Registered Application IDs from propagating through xrefs and inserts so unless you clean everything that your file might come into contact with, you can count on getting infected with [...]

Missing Dialog Boxes

By admin - Last updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

When using any version of AutoCAD with two monitors or a monitor and a projector, it’s possible to position any dialog box on the secondary monitor.  This works great until you have to go back to one monitor for whatever reason.  (It does happen, particularly after using a projector).  If you find yourself with missing [...]