I get the same message that dhurt gets and I mentioned this issue a month or so ago, and I am on a stand alone.  If I open a new template going thru chiefs pull down menu and pick ANY temp-plate, even the ones out of the box I get exactly same thing.  It opens a temp-plate that has nothing attached.  No wall defs, no dim sets, nothing.   But if I go to my C drive, (see below for path), and pick a template and open it that way, it loads correctly. My preference settings are right and have always