yeah.. thats what i meant by removed the user preferences... i got rid of the whole directory and let it rebuild it..
but again.. a new install doesnt have any preferences.. and two new installs (fdifferent versions) wont run either t On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Hans Payer <[email protected]> wrote: > might be obvious, but has not been mentioned... did you remove the > softimage in you home, then retart Soft? i.e > C:\Users\[user]\Autodesk\Softimage_2014_SP2 > > Hans > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 9:39 AM, todd peleg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Stephen.. >> >> I followed those videos you did about the process manager.. and a >> tutorial about running a script with xsibatch..no errors at all.. >> >> it did what it was supposed to do (echoed "hello") >> >> I never had mcafee or norton or any of the like on this machine.. and >> like i said.. until recently.. it worked fine.. >> >> i am fairly confident there is a conflict (obviously) but i cant pinpoint >> it at all.. which puts it just outside my wheelhouse... >> >> >> ill run the process manager again.. and isolate the data you indicate in >> your tutorial and send it to you... thank you so much for the offer. >> >> >> todd >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:42 AM, Stephen Blair <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> If you want, send me the Process Monitor log and I'll take a look. >>> >>> You could try using msconfig to do a selective startup, but you'll need >>> to enable the right services to keep your licensing. >>> >>> Did you try to run a script with xsibatch? >>> >>> http://xsisupport.com/2012/12/12/the-case-of-mcafee-antivirus-vbscript-and-the-softimage-startup-crash/ >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:20 PM, todd peleg <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all.. >>>> >>>> I have a machine that softimage has worked on consistently for YEARS. >>>> >>>> today... it decided to open up with this error: >>>> "Failed to save scene before system failure" >>>> >>>> then its gone. >>>> >>>> ive tried a ton of the troubleshooting ive found thru google searches >>>> with no success.. >>>> >>>> can anyone point me to any other options? >>>> >>>> >>>> things ive tried thus far (not in this order): >>>> >>>> - checked the registry for issues related to jscript and vbscript >>>> (nothing found) >>>> - uninstalled any newly added software >>>> - renamed the user preferences >>>> - double checked graphics driver issues by >>>> a) editing the layout file to open with the explorer rather than the >>>> view manager >>>> b) reinstalled an approved graphics driver >>>> - installed 2 new clean versions of softimage (2014 and 2014 sp2) >>>> - runonce.bat (all all versions) - nothing showed up that i saw >>>> - launched xsibatch.. it worked >>>> >>>> i also tried the process manager... but.. i couldnt find anything >>>> outstanding.. though i admit at a certain point.. i got confused..and >>>> stopped reading thru it. >>>> >>>> thanks for anyone that can help. >>>> >>>> >>>> todd >>>> >>> >>> >> >
