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Hi,
I get many many random crashes.
Sometimes my PC first gets super slow and then freezes.
Or Max crashes and I get an error report that the graphics card driver has stopped working.

I’m using the nitrous setting for the viewport and would like to stay with it.
Got the latest Nvidia driver 285.62.
I’ve read somewhere to set the Nvidia PhysX processor to the graphics card instead of automatic.
But that did not do anything.

Any ideas?

Rob



3ds Max 2012 SP2
i7 2600
16GB RAM
Geforce 560ti OC

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Is your machine performing normally with all other programs? I’ve had issues with Max not installing properly. This is a pain but you might uninstall Max, uninstall your video drivers and reboot. Then, reinstall the video drivers and reboot. Make sure you get ALL of the video drivers when you uninstall and if NVidia has an app to remove all lingering driver components run that so that you have a clean environment to reinstall the video drivers. Then reinstall Max but change the default directory slightly. Not sure it that is necessary but I did it once when I suspected the Registry had some old Max directory references. This makes ure you have clean references in the Registry. 

The above task has solved my similar crash problems before.

Author: RobH2

Replied: 25 January 2012 05:46 PM  
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To follow up on RobH2 post. I always use Driver Sweeper between driver uninstall and reinstall.

I typically uninstall the driver, reboot in safe mode (this is to try and prevent windows from self updating before you get it all cleaned), run driver sweeper for the display drivers (NOTE: Nvidia has a lot of various drivers so make sure you only remove the video drivers), reboot to windows, install updated driver.

I very rarely have video driver issues, and at any time suspect I might I use this process. It has worked well for years to keep the system clean of residual files that can cause display issues when the system tries to overwrite existing files.

-Eric

Author: PiXeL_MoNKeY

Replied: 25 January 2012 06:30 PM  
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  • Posted: 25 January 2012 07:10 PM

Hi

I am a student and have downloaded 3DSMax (tried with several versions)free student software in my pc. In some versions it worked for one or two days and then got an error and won’t open the program. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the program several times but nothing! The last info I get from the errors is the attachment above. I am soon finishing my MSc and intended to buy the program but why all these problems? I have lost too much valuable time trying to figure this out. Can please someone help me with this and give me some advice of how I can make the program work? because at this point it doesn’t even open it crashes when it lunches the program at the point “Initializing max”

Thank you



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Ok, uninstalled NVIDIA drivers, used Driver Sweeper, installed NVIDIA drivers again.
Running stable for now! Nice!

Thanks!

Rob



3ds Max 2012 SP2
i7 2600
16GB RAM
Geforce 560ti OC

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yeah, but you’ll see crashes again and you’ll get to reinstall(clean install) driver soon. maybe in month, or in week

Author: Janiashvili©

Replied: 26 January 2012 06:35 AM