thanks TIG for your answer
First: I have updated my profile infos - thanks for your note about that.
Yes, your guess about admin settings is correct. I use a private SKUP8 free and SkUp8 Pro in my job, both OS are Win7. Unfortunately, the changed settings have not led to success. Instead SKUP has not started again.
I had no other choice than to use a "system restore point"(?).
I would like to add another question (please do not laugh at me): normally, I install a plugin by adding a rb file and a corresponding directory (if any) into the plugin directory of my current SKUP version. Is that what you call "install"? - Or do I have to use another procedure to install the current QuadFace rbz file.
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