Autocad Fatal Error Unhandled Delayload Pm16.dll

User reports from the Autodesk Community forums have linked this error to a few other specific issues:

If the core configuration directories or registry keys are completely corrupted, you must execute a clean removal process to reset the environment. Step Component Required Action Autocad Fatal Error Unhandled Delayload Pm16.dll

Click and navigate to your main Autodesk installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 20XX\ ). Select acad.exe and click Add . User reports from the Autodesk Community forums have

The DelayLoad aspect of the error suggests a dependency conflict with Windows system files. AutoCAD relies heavily on Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages. If these are corrupted or missing updates, AutoCAD will crash on startup. AutoCAD will crash on startup.