Oh and check this one too: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing/some-products-fail-to-install-result-1603/td-p/3382347
MB > Den 15. februar 2018 klokken 17:23 skrev Morten Bartholdy > <[email protected]>: > > > Marc, are you by any chance trying to install on a Win10 machine? > > I had the exact same problem and some googling provided a solution: > > https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/softimage-forum/softimage-2015-error-1603-on-windows-10/td-p/6993199 > > Quote: > > Re: Softimage 2015 - error 1603 on Windows 10 > Options > 04-05-2017 02:20 PM in reply to: brissef2 > OK I found the solution. > > I had to uninstall the MS Visual C++ redist. 2012, both x86 and x64 versions, > that were prevously installed on my machine. > > That apparently was the cause of the problem, since the setup process kept > rolling back the Softimage installation without those two installed before it. > > Mysteries of Windows... > > Now there's another problem: the software doesn't support text scaling, so > with my 21:9 high res monitor the fonts and the icons are too small to read! > > End Quote" > > This actually worked on my end, so you can give it a go. > > If everything fails, I would go with Blender if I were you. > > > Good luck! > > Best Morten > > > > Den 14. februar 2018 klokken 19:01 skrev Marc Brinkley > > <[email protected]>: > > > > > > Hey List > > > > So what are people modeling in these days? I am trying to get Soft up and > > running again so I can do some basic modelling and what not. Mostly for > > myself. But installation is not going so well. The usual 1603 error that I > > am trying to diagnose without much luck. Even the ex-si support blog has > > not be able to clue me in. > > > > But it got me wondering what people are using for modelling software these > > days in case I cant get Soft running again (which I have to admit is going > > happen some day). > > > > I would prefer a non-ADSK product for obvious bias. I have never been able > > to get comfortable in Maya for modeling. It feels like modeling with > > mittens on. > > > > Thoughts? > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. ------ Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.

