Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Fatal Error: unable to load AcDb resource file

Issue

When you tried to launch Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop®, AutoCAD®, or AutoCAD® Mechanical, you received the following error message:

Fatal Error: unable to load AcDb resource file
Solution

There are two possible ways to resolve this issue:

Method 1

Copy the acdb17.dll and acdb17enures.dll files from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared to the program folder for the applicable product.

Method 2

Change the Start in location for the applicable product's shortcut icon:

   1.
      Right-click the application's shortcut icon on the desktop. Click Properties.
   2. On the Shortcut Tab, enter the following file path in the Start in box:

      "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk shared"

7 comments:

  1. i subscribed your blog..useful info.. i m a draftsman in dubai.

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  2. where can i dowload those dll's?

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  3. whre can i download those dll's..pls help..

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  4. from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared to the program folder of autodesk.

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  5. I didnt find those files

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  6. "program folder for the applicable product." what i supposed to do? i didn't get it... ASAP. TQ

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  7. Didn't work for me :( any help plz

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