Help me, anyone!!! Problem with max.

blesson2k · 27-03-2003, 04:27 PM

My problem goes like this. Someone tampered with max in my machine. Yesterday morning, when I switched on my machine, I found it had not been properly shut down (I always shutdown my machine properly before leaving the office). And then max would not open. The max splash screen would come, load all plugins and go off and then nothing. max would not start. So I reinstalled max and every thing was fine untill I found out that raytrace would not work.

I thought it was a problem with raytrace and posted a thread here, without any replies. I found out it was a problem with my machine because the same scene would render properly in my coworker's machine. Since then I reinstalled max about 5 times (ie: uninstall max, uninstall Cdilla, delete the max folder and Cdilla folder, restart machine and then do a fresh install). Now also light tracer does not work. Someone please help me as my work is also getting delayed due to this.

Tim_Cutho · 27-03-2003, 08:17 PM

I have no idea, seems it could be some sort of virus though. If you really wanna start over you could do a format and fresh install everything, which would take a while but would be almost guaranteed to work as long as it's not caused by faulty hardware...

just make sure you back everything up first

FutureMan · 27-03-2003, 10:29 PM

I had a similar problem where max would be starting and then just stop, the splash screen would come up and then as it was loading the different plugins(.dlr, .dlm, .dll) it would just disappear, I tried reinstalling max but it was no help, eventually I upgraded my OS to win2k and reinstalled max and everything worked fine. I never discovered what caused it or what really fixed it besides the new os.

That it starts up and then parts don't work seems like a virus or something has corrupted some of the files.

Do you know who used the machine? Also maybe talk to the computer department at your office, maybe they altered the computer for some other reason and might be able to tell you what they did.

Good luck, I know how frustrating it can be to be so close and have it fail seemingly for no reason.

blesson2k · 28-03-2003, 04:47 AM

Thanks for the advice everyone. But I dont think its a virus since I have Norton installed and I update it every week. Ofcourse I am online all the time, but then I dont have any props with any other software I am running. Guess the format option is the only way out.

And thanks again for the advice.

Jenn · 28-03-2003, 01:04 PM

Wait. Try turning off Norton first. See if that solves your problem.

blesson2k · 31-03-2003, 05:51 PM

Whew!!! I didnt have to format my machine anyway. I gave a one last try and reinstalled it in another drive and it worked!!! It worked worked worked... Thanks everyone for all the advice u all had given me.

Jenn-3DT : sorry I couldnt try ur advice as I saw it only now. ie: after max was fixed. But thanx anyway. I'll try it next time.

mac5er · 31-03-2003, 11:56 PM

dont use norton
use a real viral scanner

27-03-2003, 04:27 PM	#1
blesson2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help me, anyone!!! Problem with max. My problem goes like this. Someone tampered with max in my machine. Yesterday morning, when I switched on my machine, I found it had not been properly shut down (I always shutdown my machine properly before leaving the office). And then max would not open. The max splash screen would come, load all plugins and go off and then nothing. max would not start. So I reinstalled max and every thing was fine untill I found out that raytrace would not work. I thought it was a problem with raytrace and posted a thread here, without any replies. I found out it was a problem with my machine because the same scene would render properly in my coworker's machine. Since then I reinstalled max about 5 times (ie: uninstall max, uninstall Cdilla, delete the max folder and Cdilla folder, restart machine and then do a fresh install). Now also light tracer does not work. Someone please help me as my work is also getting delayed due to this.

27-03-2003, 08:17 PM	#2
Tim_Cutho Purple Ninja Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have no idea, seems it could be some sort of virus though. If you really wanna start over you could do a format and fresh install everything, which would take a while but would be almost guaranteed to work as long as it's not caused by faulty hardware... just make sure you back everything up first __________________ :: Tim Cutho :: www.Tim3D.tk » Making cubes in avatars cool since October '02 «

27-03-2003, 10:29 PM	#3
FutureMan Feels Good Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 477 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had a similar problem where max would be starting and then just stop, the splash screen would come up and then as it was loading the different plugins(.dlr, .dlm, .dll) it would just disappear, I tried reinstalling max but it was no help, eventually I upgraded my OS to win2k and reinstalled max and everything worked fine. I never discovered what caused it or what really fixed it besides the new os. That it starts up and then parts don't work seems like a virus or something has corrupted some of the files. Do you know who used the machine? Also maybe talk to the computer department at your office, maybe they altered the computer for some other reason and might be able to tell you what they did. Good luck, I know how frustrating it can be to be so close and have it fail seemingly for no reason. __________________ Are you a member of the Feelgoods? Last edited by FutureMan; 28-03-2003 at 01:13 PM..

28-03-2003, 01:04 PM	#5
Jenn Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 475 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wait. Try turning off Norton first. See if that solves your problem. __________________ Jenn http://www.jenndowns.com

31-03-2003, 11:56 PM	#7
mac5er Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 190 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	norton dont use norton use a real viral scanner __________________ www.mac5er.tk

28-03-2003, 04:47 AM	#4
blesson2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the advice everyone. But I dont think its a virus since I have Norton installed and I update it every week. Ofcourse I am online all the time, but then I dont have any props with any other software I am running. Guess the format option is the only way out. And thanks again for the advice.

31-03-2003, 05:51 PM	#6
blesson2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whew!!! I didnt have to format my machine anyway. I gave a one last try and reinstalled it in another drive and it worked!!! It worked worked worked... Thanks everyone for all the advice u all had given me. Jenn-3DT : sorry I couldnt try ur advice as I saw it only now. ie: after max was fixed. But thanx anyway. I'll try it next time.

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