
Some of these may need doing more than once, as they roll back one update at a time. These might be seen as a little over the top, but they help keep the disk space used to a minimum and can prevent future conflicts.įirst go to the Windows control panel where you would normally uninstall software. Revit_2017_pit_file)Ģ. Restore original C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\ProductInformation.pit file you backed up before installing Revit 2017.ģ. Uninstall all Autodesk software, but Revit 2017Ĥ. Restore C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\ProductInformation.Every year with the release of the new versions of Autodesk products, I have a bit of a spring clean on my PC, uninstall the old versions and install the new.Īfter many years of doing this, I thought I would put together some tips on this process and some of the things to think about. Note: Revit 2017 installation will create a new copy of C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\ProductInformation.pit file which will have Revit only entries, so after verifying that Revit 2017 is working fine, then you would need to reinstall all other Autodesk software on your system as follows:ġ. Move C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\ProductInformation.pit file created by Revit 2017 installer to another folder (e.g. Please try reinstalling Revit 2017 as follows:ġ. Uninstall Revit 2017 from Control Panel or Autodesk Uninstall toolĢ. Move C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\ProductInformation.pit file to another folder (you would need this file for other Autodesk software to work on your system, which were installed before you installed Revit 2017). To resolve the issue you would need to reinstall Revit 2017. Go to the following location and attempt to rename the ProductInformation.pit file (ProductInformation_bak.pit) - if you receive any notification that you need admin right then permissions is an issue, which could have prevented Windows Installer to place Revit 2017 relevant entry in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\ProductInformation.pit.

Grant the user (or EVERYONE) full read/write access to the following folder: You may need to set LMU.exe compatibility to Windows 7 mode and run is as administrator.Ĭ:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\AdLM\R12\ LMU.exe If the problem still persist, then please remove the adskflex_xxx_tsf.data from folder: C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet, then go through the reactivation process.

If it does open successfully permissions could be an issue - proceed to Solution #4.Ĭreate the folder structure in your CLM folder as following and put attached LGS.data file under the folder 829I1_2017.0.0.F:Ĭ:\ProgramData\Autodesk\CLM\LGS\829I1_2017.0.0.F If it still does not open try solutions 1 through 3.

Solution: Try right-clicking the Revit icon and choose run as administrator.
