Problems using Adobe Captivate 8

I have installed the trial version of Adobe Captivate 8 and when I open the program the following error appears:
"Invalid path for document_root [C:\\Users\M]: (No such file or directory). Make sure that path is either absolute, or it is relative to civetweb executable."
Then I press Ok and can work with Captivate, but when I try to preview the project, it doesn't seem ok, for example, the background becomes only a little square on the left top of the screen.
Note: I have windows 8.1.
Thank you.

Try creating a couple of special folders at the root level of your C drive that you can use for these Default Locations
Have one for the Publish folder at C:\_Captivate_Publish_Folder and another one for the Project Cache at C:\_Captivate_Cache_Folder (the underscore in front of the folder name just means it will be sorted to the top of all folders in your C drive and this will make it easier to find.
Once you have created the folders, click the Browse buttons beside the Publish At and Project Cache fields in Captivate Preferences and select these folders as the default locations.
See details in tip #7 here:
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/adobe-captivate-troubleshooting/basic-troubleshooting-tech niques
Also make sure that you are always launching Captivate with Run As Administrator permissions, and set these folders as trusted locations in your Flash Global Security settings.
See details here:
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/adobe-captivate-troubleshooting/how-to-set-up-flash-global -security

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