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I was able to duplicate your issue on CCS7 as well. Everything seemed to build/download correctly, but the splash screen or menu never appeared on the LCD. I believe this has to do with the incompatibility of the newest compiler versions with the much older version this project was built on. I was able to get the project to work correctly by first deleting the current project I had in my work space, and re-importing a clean version. Then you must download the original compiler for the project. To do this navigate to Help -> Install New Software. Uncheck the box near the bottom that states "Show only the latest versions of available software". In the drop down menu up top, select "Code Generation Tools Update. Expand the TI Compiler Updates menu and search for MSP430 Compiler Tools v4.1.5. Download this compiler, CCS will ask you to restart CCS to finish installing. Once you restart CCS, Clean and Build the project with compiler v4.1.5 selected within the Project Build settings menu. Download/Debug and you should have the User Experience on board and working correctly.
