(Vista) 3DS Max 9 & DDS problems - Advice?

BigJon

So every time i try and install the nvidia plugin to use dds in 3ds max... it doesn't work. No matter what i do i don't seem to be able to use dds files in 3ds max.
The first time i installed it Vista said it didn't install correctly and then didn't work. Now it installed correctly, supposedly but i can't actually use dds files when adding a texture in the materials pop-up.

I'm currently doing a MOD for Medieval 2 which usese soley dds image files.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I cannot find a single reason why i can't apply dds image files in max. It's incredibly infuriating!

dejawolf

#1 advice: if this bothers you, don't use vista.

Eric Chadwick

Uninstall the nvidia plugin, it's way out of date, and IIRC doesn't have many features. Reinstall the Max one. I'm not using Max 2008 yet, but in Max 9 the DDS plugin is \stdplugs\dxplugins\dxDDS.bmi.