Troubleshooting - Issues getting all aspects of SW12 running.

I have acquired a copy of SW12 from my university for use on my personal desktop. However, it does not function properly. It installed just fine, and boots up just fine. I am able to select my default unit system and drafting standard. When I try to create a part or assembly, the program freezes and I'm unable to proceed. I can create drawings just fine however. I'm wondering if anyone has encountered a similar issue and if there's anything I may be able to fix it with. My basic system specs are below if that would help.

CPU: i7 2600K @ 3.4GHz

RAM: ADATA 2x4GB @ 1600MHz

GPU: 2x EVGA 3GB GTX 580 in SLI

Mobo: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev 3.0

Boot: OCZ Solid III 120GB @ SATA III

Storage: WD Velociraptor 450GB @ 10,000rpm

PSU: Corsair HX 1050W

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