John,

>after a new install on a vista 64 o/s .. Invoking the Tools | MM .NET Business Layer Generator produces the following error.
>
>Access to the path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\mmBLG.config' is denied.

> .. the file is not in that directory or in any directory on the drive. Has anyone seen simular error or knows of a solution?

This file is automatically created if it doesn't exist, so it sounds like there may be a permissions issue on that folder. Have you disabled the UAC on your computer?

Best Regards,