Can't open newly installed AutoCAD

[Anonymous]

I tried installing the student versioni of AutoCAD 2013 yesterday but when I tried to open it for the first time, it would get to the point where it said 'checking license' then a pop-up comes up saying 'Autodesk component has stopped working' and won't open. The tab remains on the start bar but I can't get onto it.

After following many posts on the forum, I tried several things including reinstalling it and then completely uninstalling it along with all autodesk folders on the computer.

Today, I tried to install AutoCAD 2014 free trial instead and exactly the same thing has happened.

I've tried all the suggestions I can find. Please help!

[brad_hurley]

Hello and Welcome to the community. 

Please check out the article posted on Up and Ready to see if the solution resolves your problem.

Autodesk Software & Activation freezing on Laptops with Geforce GT series cards

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2013/08/autodesk-software-activation-freezing-on-laptops-...

Have you tried installing AutoCAD 2013 on another machine?  Please review and make sure you have met all system requirements for AutoCAD 2013.

AutoCAD 2013: System Requirements

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2012/03/autocad-2013-system-requirements.html