Sorry: Max 9 + Vista 32bit?

adam

Hey hey, I've tried searching the net but I'm not finding much for anything recent on the subject. Just things from RC2 days or early 2007 where people said Autodesk was going to do a patch for Max 9 to work in Vista.

Soooo, I am wondering - does Max 9 work in Vista32bit? I have a scene I'd like to finish! :P

If anyone could shed some light on this for me it'd be much appreciated.

And sorry if this has already been discussed extensively - our search works here and "max 9 + windows vista + polycount" in Google doesn't yield a lot.

Joshua Stubbles

I believe Max9 is working on both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Vista. I need to try installing 9 on my 64bit version this weekend.

Jesse Moody

I have been running Vista Ultimate 64 bit for a while now. I have max 8, max 9 (32bit and 64bit) running.

Asthane

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And sorry if this has already been discussed extensively - our search works here and "max 9 + windows vista + polycount" in Google doesn't yield a lot.

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Actually rather than that, you should use "site:boards.polycount.net <search terms>" for site-specific searches.

adam

Asthane, thanks.

Those who have it working - did you do anything special after installing it? I get render problems with it and I read theres incompatibility issues with Max and DX10?

DarkStryder

Have you tried running it as an Administrator. Just right click on the shortcut and select 'Run as Administrator'. This solved my problem getting it to work on Vista. Hope that helps.

Jesse Moody

also if you are still having issues you can run it in compatability mode.

Also you can check Disable Visual Themes and Disable desktop composition to see if that will help.

adam

What if the "Run as Administrator" option is grey/non-selectable? I believe I already am the Admin.

Jesse Moody

hmmm...with Vista there are all kinds of hokey things you can do to make yourself a full admin. it's all over the net, but max should run fine.

adam

Got it to work, I had to turn off that Visual Themes & Desktop Composition stuff.

Thanks fellas :P

Jesse Moody

no problem Adam.

Jay Evans

I was having the same problem, and found out there is actually a "3ds Max 9 Extension 1" available for download which specifically adresses vista compatability. After installing it you can revert your changes to the compatibility modes\desktop composition and stuff.