Just a little warning.

[glass.use]

Vista sp1 disables Cinema 4D from running frequently, 95% of the time it wont start so be careful of the update and wait it to be final.

i tried the final vista sp1 beta and its not worth the try. keep vista as it is.
good luck =)

[Shordy]

so vista sucks? right? :twisted:

[glass.use]

well vista in general sucks with designing in general. but what i was trying to say that vista alone is fine with c4d, don't install the service pack 1 (sp1) because it will disable some files in c4d roots and it wont open in most of the time, it will say that its opened in the task bar but in the interface its not.

Vista especially sp1 update sucks yeah lol.

[prayas]

Forgive me my stupid question then. Should i really go with xp64 then? i was close to decide to take Vista instead. I'm a little confused.

Vista SP1 is still a Beta so some problems might be there.

P..:

[scanmead]

glass.use, you are making me so glad I insisted the new machine I ordered runs XP! Hope you got yours running Cinema again?

[Fluffy]

Forgive me my stupid question then. Should i really go with xp64 then? i was close to decide to take Vista instead. I'm a little confused.

Vista SP1 is still a Beta so some problems might be there.

P..:
Definitely choose Xp64, which works great all around.

[Shordy]

i agree with fluffy i also use xp64 prof. and it works very well!

[Ernest Burden]

i agree with fluffy i also use xp64 prof. and it works very well!

No Vista, NO!

I run XP64 and aside from having to run C4D in 32bit (vray! vray!) it's been great. I do run 64bit C4D when I'm doing most work, just not materials and rendering yet.

[glass.use]

dont gamble with vista, vista itself looks like a beta from the huge amount of bugs and errors.

wowt thanks scanmead, yup deleted sp1 and its working fine now =)

prayas, yes its still beta but at the last final beta release. i dont think they will notice this bug or error, sp1 official release will be within a month probably.

my advice go for XP 32 or 64 the important thing is XP.

:lol:

[prayas]

thanks for clearing that up. I will into that. now all we need is a working Vray 64.

P..:

[flam00]

yo glass.use, just updated my vista with sp1 (rtm version) last friday, and i dont have any poblem's to start C4D...

[glass.use]

mine is rc the latest beta it was 6001 version i think. bugs or error might not occur to all computers. i just gave a warning.

[stefan]

also our official recommedation is xp64.
the best windows system until now....

cheers
stefan

[nboy]

:cry: ... hang on. I cant see Vray when running c4d x64, but i can see Vray when running x32.whats happening...... Have i missed something in another post?

nboy

[prayas]

@nboy If you are running a xp64 installation you need to take the C4D 32bit for use with Vray untill we do have a 64 bit Vray release. That's the only way right now.

P..:

[nboy]

thanks for the update Prayas.

by the way .... where are you guys installing C4D on Win XP x64.... To the default 'Programme Files (x86) or somewhere else....

cheers

[stefan]

"To the default 'Programme Files (x86) or somewhere else"

yes:-)
cheers
stefan

[rene]

Running Vista Ultimate 64Bit. No problems what so ever, with no program, I almost never run XP64 anymore, why should I. The only negative side of Vista is the Explorer, that I don't like but that is personal.

[afternooncoffeeboy]

and opengl is mutch slower and bugged...at least for me :(

[Fluffy]

Yes, slower OGL, more ram usage by the system too.

[sadece]

OGL never worked for me on vista. thats why reinstalled my old buddy xp32.

[glass.use]

Yes, slower OGL, more ram usage by the system too.

i wish it worked with me, its crash if i didnt to a double clickl before i start in the editor area.. but it run smoothly after

[t43]

just tried to install my cinema on my new laptop.it runs vista 32bit ultimate.
the installation itself went smoothly, but once i click to start cinema not even the splash screen appaers...only a windows error claiming that "the programm is not working anymore"....i guess since this thread is little older that some of you may have encounterd similar problems....any ideas are very welcome.i tried to run in admin mode, same result.also i tried the compatibility mode, no luck.can i get around installing an xp?
thx

lenovo thikpad x301 vista 32 ultimate(sp1!), pretty much factory install.

[Rich_Art]

I have Vista 64bits ultimate on my PC and it runs smooth. No problems with C4D. No crashes at all.

Peace,
Rich_Art. :wink:

[stefan]

yes vray 1.1 runs smooth on vista sp1 or sp2, i also use it on vista 64 now.

important is, like with all software under vista, to run the installer with administrator rights. no compatibility mode needed.
t43, if you need further install help use the support "info" email.

thanks for report Rich

cheers
stefan

[t43]

ok, after having found no way to install c4d on my vista 32 ultimate, i called maxon support. bad news itś not vista. as i said before i am using a thinkpad for traveling.it runs an intel graphics board.it seems there is a problem with these "low end" boards or probably the drivers...if i can not make it into cinema to switch to software shading there is no way to run it...on launch after normal install it just wont start and there is a windows error as mentionend before.at maxon they could not tell me if this problem will ever be solved but if so it could only be solved by the intel driver....to make a long story short i used my ubuntu and wine...installed without any hassel, and i can run c4d smooth.even though the vray install in wine did not work, or so it seems, on start up it tells me does not find the vraystuff.dll even though itś there...i am quite certain it has something to do with the rights managemnt in linux.i will report any progress.just incase anybody elese is running c4d+vray in wine i would be happy to get some input on that.i am glad vray works super smooth on my workstation and will get back to other things while in the train or plane....thx again :lol:

[stefan]

intel graphics driver...interesting.

i did not know they make graphic chips at all.
bad to hear that.

you should be able to run cineam4d in software shading mode, or?
as the graphic card is very slow anyway, this should not make any difference. for vray it doesnt matter too, only the cpu.

you can force c4d to start in software mode in pressing shift while startup.
this should help you.

cheers
stefan

[Rich_Art]

Yeah I have a HP laptop and this has an Intel onboard graphic chip as well.
Not the most advanced one and not the best for 3D work but it works.
The viewport is slow and no E-OGL but for a bit of playing with C4D it will do.

If I have to do serious work I fire up my PC.

Peace,
Rich_Art. :wink: