Maya 2014 crashing after 2~3 days install

ILmaTeR

Fact is I'm a bit desperate with this issue...

I'm running windows 8 on a newly formatted & updated machine with a Nvidia Geforce GTX 660.

Everything's fine except for Maya. It just keeps crashing to desktop after launch (attepmting to save blah blah) and only feedback I get from the dmp file is:

Fault address: B8E68BDC in C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\CoProcManager\nvd3d9wrapx.dll

So... anyone with the same issue? any hints? help!

haiddasalami

Trying uninstalling your drivers and re-installing. Usually that fixes most of the issues or seeing if there are updates to the drivers

ILmaTeR

I did already but let me check again at first I thought it was some automatic "enhancing" feature nvidia drivers use. Trouble is knowing how to avoid that :S

Ark

ILmaTeR wrote: »

I'm running windows 8

That's the problem. :P

On a more serious note, make sure you do a proper clean install of your graphics drivers using the advanced option on the nvidia installer.

On another note, maybe searching for a older version of nvd3d9wrapx.dll online and replacing the one thats installed maybe a solution, just make sure to backup your copy first.

Autocon

Maya insert any version crashes like once or twice a day for me at work. Same with most of the other people I work with.

ILmaTeR

Autocon wrote: »

Maya insert any version crashes like once or twice a day for me at work. Same with most of the other people I work with.

lol I'm using maya on mac machine at work (ATI graphics) with no trouble (except for those magic moments when you forgot to save your day)

Faltzer

Using maya 2014 64bit with windows 7 and a hd 6950 with no issues.

Your problem might be a bad installation of windows 8.

I am not sure if windows 8 has comparability mode like windows 7 and vista but if it does try setting it to windows 7 and run it.

ILmaTeR

I might consider turning back to windows 7 this weekend, tried reinstalling both, maya & nvidia drivers, and still stuck... crap! didnt even have time to test marmoset on this span! Anyways, I'm open to ideas until Friday. Thanks guys!

Marine

google thinks it might be nvidia optimus, tried disabling your onboard graphics?

Bellsey

Autocon wrote: »

Maya insert any version crashes like once or twice a day for me at work. Same with most of the other people I work with.

You really should log these issues with your ADSK support contact. (if you haven't already)

ILmaTeR

Well ok, just for the records: formatted & installed win 7 just in case. After installing Maya guess what? exact same error, so must be something else... :S

ILmaTeR

After some digging around, found out its something nvidia related. Its fixed via selecting "integrated graphics" from the Nvidia menu, launching maya, then closing it, select "automatic" from the nvidia menu... everything's fine