Bizarre that different user works, but not renaming the user prefs - as effectively all that exists within the user is maybe a shortcut and the prefs folders.
S. On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Sven Constable <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, a bummer. Maybe less work with just reinstalling softimage..if it > will work then. I'm not sure if tried to reistalling Softimage back then to > fix it but I probably did. I think deleting the user account was my last > hope. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Morten Bartholdy > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 12, 2016 10:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Can't start Softimage - system failure > > > > Interesting - this actually worked. I still can't start Soft on the usual > account, so I guess I will have to proceed with deleting it and rename the > new working one. Lots of crap to reestablish though. Bummer. > > > > It would be really nice to know how it can become corrupted like this. > Last thing I did before it broke was exit Softimage without closing the > scene I had been working on. > > > > Thanks Sven. > > > > > > Morten > > > > > > > > > > > Den 11. januar 2016 kl. 18:42 skrev Sven Constable < > [email protected]>: > > --> --> > > Can you log into the workstation with a different user and start > softimage? Or create a new user and log in with that account to test? If > so, the "holzhammer method" would be to delete the non working account and > create a new one with the same name. IRRC I had a similar problem > (Softimage simply didn't start without a message) . I didn't resolved the > issue but fortunatly I was in the position to kill the account. The > workstation was fubar btw, so it didn’t matter :) > > > > sven > > > > *From: *[email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of* Morten > Bartholdy > *Sent:* Monday, January 11, 2016 6:06 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Can't start Softimage - system failure > > > > That wasn't it :/ > > > > MB > > > Den 11. januar 2016 kl. 17:59 skrev Sandy Sutherland < > [email protected] >: > > Rename prefs folder to test if it is something in there. > > > > S. > > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 4:55 PM, Morten Bartholdy < [email protected] > > wrote: > > It is too long ago I had trouble like this, so I plain don't remember how > to deal with it. > > > > Suddenly after a normal days work and submitting renders to RR after > closing Softimage I can't start it again. It crashes and I get "Failed to > save before system failure". Tried restarting the computer and same problem. > > > > I have tried renaming default.xsipref and start again, and I have run > runonce.bat - both without any luck. How do I proceed from here? > > > > Help is much appreciated - I don't really fancy reiinstalling, although > thtat would be my backup plan. > > > > > > Morten > > > > > > > >
