[itsallgoode9]

I'm running Maxwell 1.7 x64 Vista and when rendering it seems to like crashing my computer every 2 hrs or so. when it crashes nothing really happens, it just instanteously freezes without any warning and i have to restart.

I've checked temps and heat is not causing it. Ran memory test on my ram and everything checks out ok. It used to render for days at a time without a hitch on XP. Anybody run into this?

My system specs:

Intel Q6600
Asus P5N-E-SLI
4 gigs of OCZ Reaper DDR2 800mhz ram
2 Gigs of corsair (don't remember what kind right now)
eVGA 7900 OC

as far as programs i installed afer putting vista on my comptuer, i tried to keep it to as minimum as possible to elminate any weird conflicts. Basically it's just

Maya, Maxwell, Photoshop, Illustrator, AIM, YahooMessenger, Opera, Open Office. and that is all I have on there.

anybody run into this issue?

when i'm doing rendes overnight for a client i have to set my alarm to wake me up every 2 hrs so i can check if my render is running or if i need to restart. as you can imagine this makes it tough when waking up in the morning for the day job so hopefully somebody has had a similar problem.

[itsallgoode9]

Has anybody had this crashing problem when rendering with Maxwell once they switched from XP to Vista?

The computer crashes only happen when rendering with Maxwell and the hardware config is identical now as when I was running XP.

I've installed Vista from scratch twice, with the problem still persisting.

[Mihai]

It crashes on every scene you try to render? Try running the material test scene for a few hours.

Anybody else having crashing issues on Vista?

[KurtS]

Not sure if my problems are related, but I installed service pack 1 some days a go, and have had some problems after this. I'm using vista 64. I think it's related to a new GPU driver that windows updated , because it seems to happen only when using shaded/textured views in Studio. I've tried to update/replace the driver manually, but no siuccess so far.

[Bubbaloo]

Vista 64, SP1 on 4 computers. I have not had any problems.

[deflix]

in my humble opinion vista is really not a professional OS. If you are serious about 3d use xp64 or linux.

[Rochr]

Personally i would stay far away from Vista on a job machine.
I´ld recommend getting XP64 and automatically get rid of a lot of issues and have a solid system to work with.

IMO Vista is not ready for production work.

...even though some people are beeing lucky...

[Bubbaloo]

Personally i would stay far away from Vista on a job machine.
I´ld recommend getting XP64 and automatically get rid of a lot of issues and have a solid system to work with.

IMO Vista is not ready for production work.

...even though some people are beeing lucky...

I've been lucky for about a year now...
Vista's the most stable OS I've used so far. "Vista sucks" is the cool thing to say, it seems.

XP 64 was a testing version of a future OS named Vista...

[Rochr]

I've been lucky for about a year now...
Vista's the most stable OS I've used so far.

For real?

My time with Vista was a freakin nightmare. Never had that many issues with an OS. XP64 on the other hand have been solid as a rock, and faster to work with in just about every way. (i´m thinking file handling, menu system, hardware efficiency, renders etc etc)

XP 64 was a testing version of a future OS named Vista...

Naah, personally i´m more convinced that Vista is ME 2.0...

[Bubbaloo]

How long did you use it for? And when? If you were an early adopter, you may have had more problems like lack of drivers, less software compatibility, etc. Also, it's more common knowledge now, how to disable the fluffy features you don't need. That info probably wasn't as readily available when it first came out. Anyway... I'm glad XP 64 is working good for you. BTW, you still using Maxwell 1.1?

[deflix]

in my experience software often evolves for the sake of market forces not quality or reliability. A good example are Autodesk who have been ripping people off for years in the most blatant way possible -- 3dsMAX has got less reliable, slower, and more buggy over the last 3 versions whilst remaining non-backwards compatible. Its just the way of the world unfortunately; there are creative people who care and money men who dont.

[Rochr]

How long did you use it for? And when? If you were an early adopter, you may have had more problems like lack of drivers, less software compatibility, etc. Also, it's more common knowledge now, how to disable the fluffy features you don't need. That info probably wasn't as readily available when it first came out. Anyway... I'm glad XP 64 is working good for you. BTW, you still using Maxwell 1.1?

Alpha naturally...

I tried it out for about a week-a week and a half some month after its release.
After starting out with the first blue screen of death, something i haven´t encountered since Win98, during install, it just continued with one issue after another. Note that i did download proper drivers for it, not that it seemed to help much...
I also ran a few test scenes, just to compare the render speed, and i don´t know if it´s just Cinema4D, but i got nowhere near what i have on this machine, on fairly identical hardware.
That was it for me.

I have no problems optimizing and maintaining an OS. Never had an issue with an OS i haven´t been able to solve.
Problem with Vista seem to be that the more unnecessary features and services you deactivate, the more unstable the system gets.
And i´m not talking about crucial features the system needs to run here but non-essential stuff.

It´s a good thing it works well on your end. I believe you´re very fortunate though, because i know of very few people who is, regarding Vista.
I´ve already lost count on how many times i´ve been asked by people to install XP on their newly purchased Vista machines.

[JDHill]

Well, popular opinion contradicts my actual experience:

Vista Business x86:
- time used: 1.5 yrs (so far)
- usage: email, 3d, rendering, dev
- force reboot due to OS has not yet been necessary

Server 2003 x86:
- time used: 2+ yrs
- usage: www/email server (public IP)
- force reboot due to OS was not necessary

XP Pro x86:
- time used: 4 yrs. (?)
- usage: email, 3d, rendering, dev
- force was reboot necessary on several occasions (usually from fragged memory)

OSX 10.5.2:
- time used: less than a month
- usage: dev
- force reboot necessary several times (OS locked up)

[tom]

Depending on my 23 year experience since Spectrum ZX, I'd say Vista is a real toy comparing to XP, just have no doubt. Obviously, it has been developed for home users with more intelligence(!) in it. An operating system must be as pure as possible, otherwise it's not operating the system but user. Today, 90 percent of professionals waste their very valuable time for de-featuring the provided OS. Unwanted wallpapers, candy buttons, window fx, automated of everything bla bla... Be careful and don't allow your OS abuse the hardware you invested in. This is my humble opinion...

-ed: Make a quick search and find hundreds of reasons...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/ ... -xp_6.html

[Bubbaloo]

Actually Vista 64 bit Business Edition came pre-de-featured... mostly.
UAC disabling and some special installation issues with some of our software were the only other things I can think of that was hindering my productivity. But I agree with Tom's idea, "an operating system must be as pure as possible."