Max 8 + Vista = Freeze

**Corndogman** · February 26th, 2009 09:52 PM

I had the same problem when I first installed it on vista. I did the same thing yuki said to do. it works, but it likes to crash on me when I use it for too long.

**ShadowSpartan** · February 26th, 2009 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by paladin

Bull shit. I use max 8 on x86. Have been for a year and have had NO problems.

I have had it happen to me on 3 different computers, as well as quite a few friends of mine. So for a lot of people, there is a problem with Max 8 and Vista. It's easier to just install a newer version, and not have to worry about the crashing issue at all.

**SonicXtreme** · February 27th, 2009 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

There are 3 service packs for 3ds Max 8. Have you tried installing any of them to see if it solves the problem?

Service Pack 1
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9241178

Service Pack 2
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9241178

Service Pack 3
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9241177

^ Installed SP3 the otherday , still no luck

Originally Posted by Yuki

No idea, but the problem you are describing is the exact same as the typical vista aero 3ds max incompatibility issue. 3DS max 8 works on vista and W7 on each of the several computers I've ran it on.

Is the theme changing to Windows Vista Basic when you open 3ds?

^ I think so

Originally Posted by legionaire45

Get the latest service pack for 3DS, if you haven't already. Max will not run at all without it on my setup.

^ SP3 is the latest right? cause i tried it

**Evil_Monkey** · February 27th, 2009 05:51 AM

^ SP3 is the latest right? cause i tried it

Yes that's the latest.

**Vicky** · February 27th, 2009 10:38 AM

Sounds familiar, don't know what caused it or how i fixed it. I know i tried different graphics modes, from D3D to OpenGL and back again, disabled services like themes, or maybe some file(s) were updated after an install of another program.