find the “license.env” file in the bin directory of maya 2014. (C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2014\Bin) open that file with a text editor. delete everything in the file (all the text) and replace with MAYA_LICENSE=657F1 MAYA_LICENSE_METHOD=standalone your license.env file should contain only these two lines of text, nothing else. Save and then launch the app. Enjoy