I got the installer to work to the point where it failed to load the license service. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Service\AdskScSrv.exe" This must be installed as a running service before 3dsmax.exe is run. Code: Value: C:\windows\system32;C:\windows;C:\windows\system32\wbem;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\ Action 1073741825 Action ended 21:55:00: WriteEnvironmentStrings. Return value 0. Action 21:55:00: RegisterFonts. Registering fonts... Action start 21:55:00: RegisterFonts. Action ended 21:55:00: RegisterFonts. Return value 0. Action 21:55:00: InstallODBC. Installing ODBC components... Action start 21:55:00: InstallODBC. Action ended 21:55:00: InstallODBC. Return value 0. Action 21:55:00: RegisterTypeLibraries. Registering type libraries... Action start 21:55:00: RegisterTypeLibraries. Action ended 21:55:00: RegisterTypeLibraries. Return value 0. Action 21:55:00: SelfRegModules. Registering modules... Action start 21:55:00: SelfRegModules. Action ended 21:55:00: SelfRegModules. Return value 0. Action start 21:55:00: RegisterComPlus. Action ended 21:55:00: RegisterComPlus. Return value 0. Action 21:55:00: InstallServices. Installing new services... Action start 21:55:00: InstallServices. Action ended 21:55:00: InstallServices. Return value 0. Action 21:55:00: StartServices. Starting services... Action start 21:55:00: StartServices. Service: mental ray 3.5 Satellite (32-bit) Action ended 21:55:01: StartServices. Return value 1627. Action ended 21:55:01: ExecuteAction. Return value 1627. I have done as much as I can to get this far..