Applies To
	Product(s):	STAAD Foundation Advanced
	Version(s):	ALL
	Environment:	ALL
	Area:	Licensing
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Sye Chakraborty, Bentley Technical Support Group

When I start up STAAD.foundation, I get a message "SELECT license type is not configured yet. Please run SELECT License Assistant to configure it".

This issue occurs in Windows Vista/7/8 machines, if STAAD.foundation program is not installed with enough administrative privileges.STAAD.foundation must modify a configuration file in its program directory the first time it is executed to modify a license-related setting. However, the program is unable to modify the file when running as a normal user.

To resolve this, right-click on the shortcut for STAAD.foundation in your desktop, and select the option "Run as Administrator". This fixes the registry issue. Next time you can run the program by double-clicking on the shortcut.

To prevent this, when you install STAAD.foundation in Windows Vista/7/8 machine, right-click on the .msi/.exe file and select the option "Run as administrator". This ensures that the registry is set properly.