Installation & Licensing

[#1]

I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY TRYING TO INSTALL REVIT TO NO AVAIL.

IT HANGS UP AT PREPARING REVIT CONTENT.

I SCANNED THE WEB AND TRIED THE FIXES LIKE: DISABLE FIREWALL AND ANTIVIRUS, DEL ALL THE MS C++ FILES, INSTALL IN ADMINISTATOR MODE.

I READ WHERE YOU LET IT GO FOR UP TO 8 HOURS BUT NOW I AM AT 5 AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AND WILL LET IT GO OVERNIGHT TO BE SURE.

IF I CANCEL OUT OF THE HANG AND TRY TO REINSTALL IT SAYS INSTALLATION FAILED ERROR 1618 OR SOMETHING CLOSE TO THAT (FROM MEMORY) AND AN ON-LINE SOLUTION WAS TO DEL THE MS C++ FILES BUT THAT DID NOT WORK.

I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT.

THANKS, ALEX

[#2]

Alex,

Revit Content is being downloaded when you see the Preparing Revit Content, best thing to do is just to let it run it will finish the download.

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2012/07/revit-2013-will-hang-at-preparing-revit-content.h...

Thanks,

Danny

[#3]

Danny is right. I have seen this install sometimes take overnight to finish.  Just wait it out and you'll probably be fine.

[#4]

i had read that and let it go from 5pm until 7am the next day and nothing happened.

when i did a system resourse usage scan the cpu was being utilized 2-4%

if there are cases where it takes more than 14 hours i can let it go.

[#5]

depends on your internet connection

if its slow its going to take several hours

[#6]

It all depends on your internet speed and usage during the install process.

One other thing you might check out that was referenced in the first link I included is.

http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS19331146

Thanks,

Danny

[#7]

that was the fist link i tried. I had high speed dsl.

in the link you mentioned they put *autodesk.com which is not accepted in my version of windows 7. i had to put https://*.autodesk.com which i think would be a linux syntax. I tried to add https://autodesk.com and it siad it was already added.  if the site is asp then maybe i should remove it and put https://autodesk.com

[#8]

Hi Danny,below are the error messages i am getting. one other think is i get an autodesk 360 sync error from time to time on my c3d installation. i have tried several things I found on the web and so far none have worked. maybe the below errors can point out a fix.

2012/8/13:08:04:57    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:08:04:57    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:08:05:20    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:10:40:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:10:40:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:10:40:40    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:10:40:32    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:10:40:32    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:10:40:40    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/13:10:40:44    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/13:10:40:48    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/13:10:43:00    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/13:10:43:16    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/13:10:43:16    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/8/13:10:49:10    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:10:49:10    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing FaroSDK: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\FaroSDK\e889_faro_ls_sdk_4.8.2.25521_x86_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\FaroSDK.log"
2012/8/13:10:49:18    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    FaroSDK    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:10:49:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk® Revit® 2013:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\x64\en-us\RVT2013\RVT2013.mst;C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIB276.tmp\x64\RVT2013\RVT2013-standalone.mst" MSINEWINSTANCE=1 ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/13:10:49:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk® Revit® 2013    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1618
2012/8/13:10:49:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    FaroSDK    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:10:49:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:10:49:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/13:10:49:59    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:11:51:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:11:51:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:11:52:06    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:11:51:51    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:11:51:51    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:11:52:07    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/13:11:52:25    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/13:11:52:29    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/13:11:57:03    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/13:11:58:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/13:11:58:19    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/8/13:12:02:50    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:12:02:50    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing FaroSDK: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\FaroSDK\e889_faro_ls_sdk_4.8.2.25521_x86_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\FaroSDK.log"
2012/8/13:12:03:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    FaroSDK    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:12:03:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk® Revit® 2013:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\x64\en-us\RVT2013\RVT2013.mst;C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIF753.tmp\x64\RVT2013\RVT2013-standalone.mst" MSINEWINSTANCE=1 ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/13:12:03:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk® Revit® 2013    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1618
2012/8/13:12:03:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    FaroSDK    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:12:03:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:12:03:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/13:12:04:20    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:12:36:12    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:12:36:12    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:12:36:37    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:13:35:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:13:35:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:13:35:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:13:35:10    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:13:35:10    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:13:35:13    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/13:13:37:13    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/13:13:37:16    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/13:13:38:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/13:13:38:58    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/13:13:38:58    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/8/13:13:40:46    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:13:40:46    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing FaroSDK: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\FaroSDK\e889_faro_ls_sdk_4.8.2.25521_x86_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\FaroSDK.log"
2012/8/13:13:40:51    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    FaroSDK    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:13:40:51    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk® Revit® 2013:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\x64\en-us\RVT2013\RVT2013.mst;C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI83E0.tmp\x64\RVT2013\RVT2013-standalone.mst" MSINEWINSTANCE=1 ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/13:13:40:54    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk® Revit® 2013    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1618
2012/8/13:13:40:54    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    FaroSDK    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:13:40:54    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:13:40:54    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/13:13:44:02    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:14:03:56    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:14:03:56    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:14:04:21    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:14:36:40    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:14:36:41    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:14:36:55    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:14:36:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:14:36:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:14:36:53    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/13:14:36:57    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/13:14:37:00    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/13:14:39:23    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/13:14:39:31    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/13:14:39:31    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/8/13:14:41:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:14:41:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing FaroSDK: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\FaroSDK\e889_faro_ls_sdk_4.8.2.25521_x86_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\FaroSDK.log"
2012/8/13:14:41:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    FaroSDK    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:14:41:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk® Revit® 2013:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\x64\en-us\RVT2013\RVT2013.mst;C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI6039.tmp\x64\RVT2013\RVT2013-standalone.mst" MSINEWINSTANCE=1 ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/13:14:41:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk® Revit® 2013    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1618
2012/8/13:14:41:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    FaroSDK    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:14:41:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:14:41:15    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/13:14:41:55    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:14:38:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:14:38:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:14:38:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    An instance of setup is already running. Only one instance of setup can run at a time.2012/8/13:14:56:44    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:15:01:00    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:15:01:00    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:15:01:03    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:15:01:01    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:15:01:01    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:15:01:03    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/13:15:01:07    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/13:15:01:10    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/13:15:01:26    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/13:15:01:26    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk CAD Manager Tools:   INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk CAD Manager Tools\"  ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\CAD Manager Tools\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/13:15:01:26    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk CAD Manager Tools    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:15:01:26    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Revit Software Development Kit: C:\autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\Utilities\SDK\RevitSDK.exe -d"C:\Revit SDK 2013"
2012/8/13:15:02:17    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Revit Software Development Kit    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:15:02:17    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/13:15:02:33    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:15:02:35    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:15:02:35    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:15:02:39    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:15:02:36    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:15:02:36    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:15:02:39    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/13:15:02:41    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/13:15:02:43    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/13:15:05:05    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/13:15:08:47    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/13:15:08:47    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/8/13:15:10:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=-9
2012/8/13:15:10:09    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing FaroSDK: C:\autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\FaroSDK\e889_faro_ls_sdk_4.8.2.25521_x86_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\FaroSDK.log"
2012/8/13:15:10:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    FaroSDK    Succeeded    
2012/8/13:15:10:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk® Revit® 2013:  TRANSFORMS="C:\autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\x64\en-us\RVT2013\RVT2013.mst;C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI2DE4.tmp\x64\RVT2013\RVT2013-standalone.mst" MSINEWINSTANCE=1 ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/13:15:10:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk® Revit® 2013    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1618
2012/8/13:15:10:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    FaroSDK    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/13:15:10:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/13:15:11:58    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/13:15:43:36    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/13:15:43:36    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/13:15:43:40    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/14:06:33:02    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/14:06:33:02    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/14:06:33:30    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/14:06:33:16    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/14:06:33:16    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/14:06:33:31    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/14:06:33:42    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    BeginDeploymentDialog        
2012/8/14:06:34:33    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/14:06:35:31    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/14:06:35:34    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/14:06:36:05    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/14:06:42:01    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/14:06:42:01    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86): C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\x86\VCRedist\2005\vcredist_x86.exe /q:a /T:C:\Windows\temp /c:"VCREDI~3.EXE /q:a /c:""msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qn /l*v C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\vcredist_x86_2005.log"" "
2012/8/14:06:42:05    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86)    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1603
2012/8/14:06:42:06    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/14:06:43:33    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/14:07:45:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/14:07:45:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/14:07:45:59    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/14:13:07:11    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/14:13:07:11    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/14:13:07:26    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/14:13:07:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/14:13:07:14    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/14:13:07:23    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/14:13:08:45    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/14:13:08:48    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/14:13:12:06    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/14:13:12:21    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/14:13:12:21    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86): C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\x86\VCRedist\2005\vcredist_x86.exe /q:a /T:C:\Windows\temp /c:"VCREDI~3.EXE /q:a /c:""msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qn /l*v C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\vcredist_x86_2005.log"" "
2012/8/14:13:12:24    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86)    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1603
2012/8/14:13:12:25    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2012/8/14:13:12:38    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/14:15:46:08    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/14:15:46:08    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/14:15:46:21    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/15:16:10:23    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/15:16:10:23    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/15:16:10:35    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup ended ===

2012/8/15:16:10:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    === Setup started on ARKI7-PC by arki7 ===
2012/8/15:16:10:27    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Launch
2012/8/15:16:10:31    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2012/8/15:16:10:39    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2012/8/15:16:10:44    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2012/8/15:16:12:57    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2012/8/15:16:14:16    arki7    ARKI7-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2012/8/15:16:14:17    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/8/15:16:16:30    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Succeeded    
2012/8/15:16:16:30    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing FaroSDK: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\FaroSDK\e889_faro_ls_sdk_4.8.2.25521_x86_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\FaroSDK.log"
2012/8/15:16:16:37    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    FaroSDK    Succeeded    
2012/8/15:16:16:37    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Installing Autodesk® Revit® 2013:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\x64\en-us\RVT2013\RVT2013.mst;C:\Users\arki7\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIA732.tmp\x64\RVT2013\RVT2013-standalone.mst" MSINEWINSTANCE=1 ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Revit_2013_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Autodesk\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2012/8/15:16:16:37    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Install    Autodesk® Revit® 2013    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1618
2012/8/15:16:16:37    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    FaroSDK    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618
2012/8/15:16:16:37    arki7    ARKI7-PC    Rollback    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1618

[#9]

Error 1618 is an odd one because it means that it thinks another installation is running.  You might reboot.  Then update your installer if possible.  Then reboot again and try to install.  Make sure there isn't any other Windows Updates, driver updates, automatic program updates like Adobe, Java, etc. running and installing itself. 

[#10]

by update installer is that a file different from the revit download?

i redownloaded reveit and it appears to be hanging again. if the preparing revit content is slow and takes a long time will the progress bar move slowly? or only move after that pahse is done?

after reboot, before i do the install if i go to task manager and stop proceeces and services... i could kill the adobe stuff but i am not sure what windows update looks like. and maybe you know of some others.

thanks, alex