3ds max 2013 installs on my desktop, but not on my laptop. Each of them more than meet the system requirements. Here is the install log:
2013/4/2:14:44:40 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/2:14:44:40 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/2:14:44:56 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/2:14:45:18 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/2:14:45:18 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/2:14:45:18 Andre DRDRE An instance of setup is already running. Only one instance of setup can run at a time.2013/4/2:14:45:21 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/2:14:45:38 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/2:14:45:38 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/2:14:45:38 Andre DRDRE An instance of setup is already running. Only one instance of setup can run at a time.2013/4/2:14:45:40 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/2:14:44:45 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/2:14:44:45 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/2:14:44:57 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LaunchDialog
2013/4/2:14:45:12 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LicenseDialog
2013/4/2:14:45:15 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LaunchDialog
2013/4/2:14:46:31 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LicenseDialog
2013/4/2:14:46:42 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductInfoDialog
2013/4/2:14:47:20 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductSelectionDialog2
2013/4/2:14:47:46 Andre DRDRE PageOpen FullProgressDialog
2013/4/2:14:47:46 Andre DRDRE Installing DirectX® Runtime: G:\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2013/4/2:14:48:58 Andre DRDRE Install DirectX® Runtime Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:48:59 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI5537.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/2:14:49:22 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:49:22 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI5537.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/2:14:49:39 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:49:41 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI5537.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/2:14:50:25 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:54:48 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:55:06 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:55:36 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 Succeeded
2013/4/2:14:55:36 Andre DRDRE Rollback DirectX® Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2013/4/2:14:55:37 Andre DRDRE PageOpen InstallCompleteDialog
2013/4/2:14:55:55 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/3:13:05:41 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/3:13:05:41 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/3:13:05:55 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/3:13:05:45 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/3:13:05:45 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/3:13:05:55 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LaunchDialog
2013/4/3:13:05:58 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LicenseDialog
2013/4/3:13:06:01 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductInfoDialog
2013/4/3:13:06:43 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductSelectionDialog2
2013/4/3:13:06:55 Andre DRDRE PageOpen FullProgressDialog
2013/4/3:13:06:55 Andre DRDRE Installing DirectX® Runtime: H:\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2013/4/3:13:08:05 Andre DRDRE Install DirectX® Runtime Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:08:06 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIE757.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/3:13:08:30 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:08:31 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIE757.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/3:13:08:52 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:08:52 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIE757.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/3:13:09:35 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:09:38 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk® 3ds Max Design 2013: TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIE757.tmp\x64\max\3dsMaxDesign2013-standalone.mst" ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" INSTALLDIR="D:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2013\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1
2013/4/3:13:22:47 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk® 3ds Max Design 2013 Failed Installation aborted, Result=1603
2013/4/3:13:23:03 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:23:18 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:23:41 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 Succeeded
2013/4/3:13:23:41 Andre DRDRE Rollback DirectX® Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2013/4/3:13:23:43 Andre DRDRE PageOpen InstallCompleteDialog
2013/4/3:13:23:52 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/3:16:36:32 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/3:16:36:32 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/3:16:36:43 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===
2013/4/3:16:36:39 Andre DRDRE === Setup started on DRDRE by Andre ===
2013/4/3:16:36:39 Andre DRDRE Launch
2013/4/3:16:36:43 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LaunchDialog
2013/4/3:16:36:50 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LicenseDialog
2013/4/3:16:36:50 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductSelectionDialog2
2013/4/3:16:36:53 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LicenseDialog
2013/4/3:16:36:53 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LaunchDialog
2013/4/3:16:36:54 Andre DRDRE PageOpen LicenseDialog
2013/4/3:16:38:55 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductInfoDialog
2013/4/3:16:39:44 Andre DRDRE PageOpen ProductSelectionDialog2
2013/4/3:16:40:04 Andre DRDRE PageOpen FullProgressDialog
2013/4/3:16:40:04 Andre DRDRE Installing DirectX® Runtime: H:\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2013/4/3:16:41:18 Andre DRDRE Install DirectX® Runtime Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:41:18 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIF501.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/3:16:41:36 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:41:37 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIF501.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/3:16:41:50 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:41:50 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIF501.tmp\Media.mst"
2013/4/3:16:42:37 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:42:39 Andre DRDRE Installing Autodesk® 3ds Max Design 2013: TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\Andre\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIF501.tmp\x64\max\3dsMaxDesign2013-standalone.mst" ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="H:\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2013\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1
2013/4/3:16:53:10 Andre DRDRE Install Autodesk® 3ds Max Design 2013 Failed Installation aborted, Result=1602
2013/4/3:16:53:35 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Medium Resolution Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:53:49 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:54:12 Andre DRDRE Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2013 Succeeded
2013/4/3:16:54:12 Andre DRDRE Rollback DirectX® Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2013/4/3:16:54:14 Andre DRDRE PageOpen InstallCompleteDialog
2013/4/3:16:54:48 Andre DRDRE === Setup ended ===