Matthew,
Were you able to solve the issue? I'm having the same issue, and I haven't been able to solve it.
I just did the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\MicroStation\ustation.exe" -restoreDefaults, nothing changed.
I found the installation file for 08.11.03.919, and it worked fine! I still don't know what caused it to stop working, but the hardest part was finding the installation file, as I'm the only one using v8i in my office. The issue now is to integrate ProjectWise to v8i.
MaryB I found the installation file for v8i and installed it with no issues. I guess the previous file was corrupted somehow. The issue is that v8i won't show me any Projectwise-related options. I can open files directly from ProjectWise into v8i, but once opened, it doesn't show any of the references from ProjectWise. Do you know how to integrate ProjectWise into v8i?