OFFLINE PCDMIS 2023.2 will not open any existing programs or create new one

Make sure you have created an environment first. If you haven't created an environment, you can't open/create programs.

Start PC-DMIS as administrator (or else you cannot create an environment) and goto "Edit" and then "Environment" something.

it doesn't allow me to do anything. all options are greyed out.

it doesn't allow me to do anything. all options are greyed out.

Are you running as Administrator? It should say (Administrator)

Is your shortcut also set to run as Administrator?

I believe right clicking on the shortcut and selecting "Run as administrator" is different than this checkbox here. I could be wrong.

Yeah, don't do that. What needs to happen is to run the new version in Administrator mode first, by right clicking on the icon and selecting Run As Administrator... then once the software loads, close it out, then run as normal afterwards. 

thank you, guys, for your suggestions.