User installed Workbench on Windows and Mcafee Virus Scan 8.0i Enterprise.
When the user tries to open a new Simulation or tries to open an existing one, Workbench crashes with an AnsysWBU.exe error

ERROR MESSAGE RECEIVED:
AnsysWBU.exe has encountered a problem and must close. Sorry for the inconvenience.


The program crashes in the McAfee ScriptScan code.
McAfee has included a fix for this in 8.0i Patch 11


Workaround 1:

Install McAfee 8.0i + Patch 11

Workaround 2:

If it is not possible to install McAfee 8.0i + Patch 11, then edit the Workbench files as described below:


Workaround For Workbench Simulation 8.1 and 9.0 :

- Close all Ansys Workbench applications
- Locate config.xml located at <drive_letter>:Program FilesANSYS Inc<version#>AISOLCAD IntegrationCIPagesxml.
- Make a backup copy of the existing file
- Edit and overwrite the contents of the file with the following 4 lines:


--------------------------------------<cut here>--------------------------------------------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<scriptfilelist path="[NoLocaleInstallDir]CIPagesscripts">
<scriptfile>PMConstants.js</scriptfile>
</scriptfilelist>
--------------------------------------<cut here>--------------------------------------------------



Workaround For Workbench Simulation 8.0 :
- Close all Ansys Workbench applications

- Locate config.xml located at <drive_letter>:Program FilesANSYS Incv80AISOLCAD IntegrationLanguageen-usPagesxml
- Make a backup copy of the existing file
- Edit and overwrite the contents of the file with the following 4 lines:

--------------------------------------<cut here>--------------------------------------------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<scriptfilelist path="[InstallDir]Pagesscripts">
<scriptfile>PMConstants.js</scriptfile>
</scriptfilelist>
--------------------------------------<cut here>--------------------------------------------------





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