i downloaded AutoCAD 2008 and Revit architecture 2008 since the subscription has always included both as a series (or suite now) and Revit worked great. I'm assuming i want everything 32 bit and i think it all is. I'm almost certain its a OS problem (thanks Vista!) and hopefully someone has had the same problem. i hate to wish someone else has problems, but hopefully they solved it and can point me in the right direction to fix it. i can wait for the DVD, but I'm afraid thats not going to be any different.
thanks for everything so far...hope to get more suggestions!