>I'm not saying I don't sympathize with your situation, but let's at least share the blame a little.

Well no problem.
Alibre 11 works well with Vista, but NOT AT ALL with 7. Boh!

For sure I purchased an old version of the software but there are different way to handle this.
I can stil use Moi 1.0, 3D Coat 2 if I want. Anyway other software like 3DS Max 2009 doesn't work. It's a choice. Some software house want to release a new version every year. Some other want to release a new version when is needed.