Captivate 5 will not open/execute

I am running Captivate 5 as an admin on a 64bit version of Windows 7 (Ultimate N to be exact) with 8gb of ddr2 pc6400 on a core 2 duo e7400.
Nomatter what I've tried...I can not get captivate 5 to run.. it gets stuck at the splash screen loading... I only get one dialog box indicating that I should be running Captivate 5 as an admin, and that is about it. I own captivate 5 as a standalone, as a part of the Acrobat x Suite, and as a part of the elearning suite or Technical comm suite.. i have uninstalled and reinstalled the app 5 or more times removing preferences also, (with each of the various suites and or suites) to no avail....
Just for informational purposes I have CS4 and CS5 installed and both the elearning suite and tech comm suite.. alll my other abobe apps run fine.
Captivate used to work fine.. but it has been about 3 months since I have used it last.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Welcome to our community
I think I'd first try ensuring your browsers have the latest Flash Player/Plug-In installed.
If that fails, try disconnecting any network cables.
Lastly, try temporarily disabling your Anti-virus software. You may need to add Captivate as an exclusion if disabling the Anti-virus helps.
Cheers... Rick
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