This is either on MAC OSX or Vista. tbh Autodesk state that no current Maya release is supported on Vista, so be aware and get XP back on. Its too early in Vistas life to install it. very little supported software of leacy drivers. Also if its MAC OSX, Maya 8.5 is very buggy on that system. So no luck really.
I suggest downgrading to XP and getting your system up to date.
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