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Title: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Mark on November 16, 2007, 11:47:47 AM: Im considering installing a nice copy of windows vista to replace my aging XP install - I have had it installed before and know about all the usual comments, I don't really like the system but change happens and I have to get used to it (as long as im not paying 200 quid for it (my workplace has given me a copy for free)).

Anyways, the only thing thats going to stop me now is the need for 3DS Max 3; has anyone else here had it running on vista? or has anyone else had problems with it running under vista?

Cheers
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: lint on November 16, 2007, 04:59:19 PM: i have read that previous Max version's up to the most recent have had problems running in vista,
So i dont like 3.1's chances :?
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: LJ on November 17, 2007, 01:56:05 PM: Quote from: lint on November 16, 2007, 04:59:19 PM
i have read that previous Max version's up to the most recent have had problems running in vista,
So i dont like 3.1's chances :?
One might argue that Max3.1 is decidedly more simple than the later versions, so I dare say it stands a better chance. Besides, there is always the compatibility mode thingy. :)
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Mark on November 17, 2007, 05:11:34 PM: so the answer to my question is no, nobody has tried it :P

Ill get my m8 to try it before I install vista then.
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: lint on November 17, 2007, 06:41:11 PM: im sure you would have gotten an answer if max 3.1 was more readily available, :lol:
The problem is you dont see many people who still have it anymore :(
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Mark on November 17, 2007, 09:15:52 PM: Quote from: lint on November 17, 2007, 06:41:11 PM
The problem is you dont see many people who still have it anymore :(

Much like bridge commander then :funny
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: lint on November 17, 2007, 10:33:18 PM: but if you do decide you want BC one day, it is readily available at second hand shops
downloading software is naughty
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Mark on November 30, 2007, 03:15:30 PM: Or i could just install it from my CD..

Works perfectly for anyone wondering, although thats more then i can say for macromedia suite 8 (i know its out of date but its more stable then adobes release)
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: limey BSc. on December 02, 2007, 08:59:36 PM: I have Max 3 and Vista, and they work fine together. Oddly enough, it's Max 9 that gives me problems!
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Mark on December 03, 2007, 02:57:13 PM: Max 9 needs SP2 installing (the max SP, not windows :P)

I reinstalled windows vista and max 3 wont work nemore lol - fun fun fun
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Darkthunder on December 03, 2007, 07:53:38 PM: Quote from: LJ on November 17, 2007, 01:56:05 PM
Besides, there is always the compatibility mode thingy. :)

Yeah and that function has worked so well in the past for Windows :P *insert sarcasm*

I personally have no intention of using Vista until A: I have a better computer setup, and B: until SP1 has been released.
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Chronocidal Guy on December 04, 2007, 05:08:15 AM: I may use vista on a new computer made for it, not before. Not worth the headache of compatibility to me.
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: cpthooker on December 25, 2007, 06:08:24 PM: Quote from: Mark on November 30, 2007, 03:15:30 PM
Works perfectly for anyone wondering, although thats more then i can say for macromedia suite 8 (i know its out of date but its more stable then adobes release)

And Fireworks has some features that I wish Adobe would do like dotted lines etc
Title: Re: Max 3 on Vista?
Post by: Mark on December 26, 2007, 05:45:31 AM: Quote from: Chronocidal Guy on December 04, 2007, 05:08:15 AM
I may use vista on a new computer made for it, not before. Not worth the headache of compatibility to me.

Im getting rid of it next month, I've found it completly crap compared to xp