Thanks TIG. I should have added much more detail which I will attempt now.

When double clicking the ShetchUp.exe application file I continually get this message:

The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.

I am using Windows 8.1 as my OS and haven't, as yet, located the Application Event Log which I thought would be part of the Task Manager.

I get the same message with SketchUp Pro 7 but SketchUp Pro 6 launches but doesn't allow me to access Layout. Something to do with the operating system, I think.

I am anxious about using the comand-line system, even if I knew where it was.

I'll keep trying but if someone has a bright idea [I'm completely out of them] I'd be very grateful.

Bernard

Due to computer & financial issues I have been unable to access my old computer's hard drive where all my SketchUp Pro 8 software was stored. Recently I was able to copy the whole of this old drive onto my new laptop's hard drive and now want to use Pro 8 and especially the Layout program that is part of its suite of software. I have contacted Google SketchUp about accessing my license number but they say they no longer support this version and I should contact this forum.

Does anyone know where I go from here?

Of course I should. Old brains don't seem to work as well as they should. Many thanks.

Bernard

When playing and animating [via Export Animation] a number of scenes, some of which include text-labeling attached via lines to different parts of my model, using the Dimensions Tool, parts of some of these texts appear and disappear during the scene transitions, even though I have hidden them on all scenes except the ones in which I want them to be seen.

What am I doing wrong?