I really dont know what you guys are doing but I have NEVER had these issues or had to do any of this???? I am using Maya 2013 and 64 bit...I do not use UV sets...I really dont see the need for them. Still I am puzzled as to why you are having these problems?
cheers bullet
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes