Max 3 on Vista?

[Mark]

Im considering installing a nice copy of windows vista to replace my aging XP install - I have had it installed before and know about all the usual comments, I don't really like the system but change happens and I have to get used to it (as long as im not paying 200 quid for it (my workplace has given me a copy for free)).

Anyways, the only thing thats going to stop me now is the need for 3DS Max 3; has anyone else here had it running on vista? or has anyone else had problems with it running under vista?

Cheers

[lint]

i have read that previous Max version's up to the most recent have had problems running in vista,
So i dont like 3.1's chances  :?

[LJ]

i have read that previous Max version's up to the most recent have had problems running in vista,
So i dont like 3.1's chances  :?

One might argue that Max3.1 is decidedly more simple than the later versions, so I dare say it stands a better chance.  Besides, there is always the compatibility mode thingy.

[Mark]

so the answer to my question is no, nobody has tried it

Ill get my m8 to try it before I install vista then.

[lint]

im sure you would have gotten an answer if max 3.1 was more readily available,  :lol:
The problem is you dont see many people who still have it anymore 

[Mark]

The problem is you dont see many people who still have it anymore 

Much like bridge commander then

[lint]

but if you do decide you want BC one day, it is readily available at second hand shops
downloading software is naughty

[Mark]

Or i could just install it from my CD..

Works perfectly for anyone wondering, although thats more then i can say for macromedia suite 8 (i know its out of date but its more stable then adobes release)

[limey BSc.]

I have Max 3 and Vista, and they work fine together. Oddly enough, it's Max 9 that gives me problems!

[Mark]

Max 9 needs SP2 installing (the max SP, not windows )

I reinstalled windows vista and max 3 wont work nemore lol - fun fun fun

[Darkthunder]

Besides, there is always the compatibility mode thingy.

Yeah and that function has worked so well in the past for Windows *insert sarcasm*

I personally have no intention of using Vista until A: I have a better computer setup, and B: until SP1 has been released.

[Chronocidal Guy]

I may use vista on a new computer made for it, not before.  Not worth the headache of compatibility to me.

[cpthooker]

Works perfectly for anyone wondering, although thats more then i can say for macromedia suite 8 (i know its out of date but its more stable then adobes release)

And Fireworks has some features that I wish Adobe would do like dotted lines etc

[Mark]

I may use vista on a new computer made for it, not before.  Not worth the headache of compatibility to me.

Im getting rid of it next month, I've found it completly crap compared to xp