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AutoCAD Today and gone tomorrow.
Yes, this great utility that graces our
screen after we first install AutoCAD
may be a disaster in waiting unless treated with care.
The upper portion of the AutoCAD Today window titled "My Projects" is
an incredible resource for document management. This
portion is a no brainer to use and manipulate and doesn't
pose any threat.
The Bulletin Board is kind of cool, but pretty limited in it's use
for most work environments because of it's size
limitations.
The potential problem is the lower "Web" area. This
area will connect users directly with the Autodesk Point A website if
this area is expanded. The potential
disaster is if you have a simple dial-up connection or network connection to
the internet, this area will look up the website every time you open
Today. Log-in times and dial-up speeds
vary greatly and you may have to wait for a few minutes or more for this
process to finalize itself. This process can
also fail in mid stream, corrupting the Today window utility and
denying you the ability to continue using AutoCAD!
That's right, locked out of your own house! Fortunately,
Autodesk has provided you with a spare key to re-enter, or change the
locks into Autocad.
Go to the directory where your version of AutoCAD was installed.
In that directory you will find a folder called WebDepot with a
sub-folder named ErrorHandler. In the
ErrorHandler folder is a file called RepairToday.exe.
That's right, ERROR handler. Not
too many pieces of software come with their very own error handler utility
now do they? This utility will offer three
levels of repair. Minimal, Medium, and
Agressive. Start by using the minimum option
first and if that fails progress through the other options until AutoCAD
opens. Worst case scenario you will need to
un-install AutoCAD and then re-install after rebooting your machine.
Good luck! |
