Rob, I think you misunderstood what was meant by the term "Legacy". PLA's are used for bringing up "Legacy" projects such as projects from version 7, 8, 9, 10... to version 14. However, PLA's are not necessarily needed in today's ArchiCAD world eithe...

If you click through the option to upgrade ArchiCAD you will notice that the next screen will inform you that the BIM Server is going to be upgraded automatically.

This could be an issue with the WIBU or CM drivers you have installed. Something quick to try would be to take your WIBU/CodeMeter key out of your computer. Then uninstall and reinstall the drivers and then restart your computer.

The VPD.properties is a log file for the install of ArchiCAD. It is also used by the Hotfix to locate where ArchiCAD, BIM Server and BIM Server manager resides on your system. By deleting it you may run into issues when trying to apply a new hotfix t...

Currently you cannot do a silent install with install packages created by the educational version of ArchiCAD 13. This issue will be resolved in the next release.