hi, for a project starting soon, the team would like to stick with a rather old version of 3ds max: 2011. it'll run on new hardware though that by default ships with windows 8.x. however it is an option to obtain windows 7, if required for compatibility. and that's the question, really. autodesk's website references 2013…
From what I've read (not personal experience), <2013 versions *sometimes* run on Windows 8.x. It seems to depend on drivers more so than the OS itself, but I may be wrong. Some people seem to be able to get them run without any dramas, and others can't even get the program to run in the first place. YMMV The main benefit…
thanks for the replies guys! worrying that experiences seem so different but i think while we would fancy going with a recent windows release over a five+ years old one, it appears the safe bet is to just run windows 7 and not even concern ourselves with the problem. while the initial batch of our machines will be…