Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL

Subject: Poser under Windows Vista :: major problems, please answer

Anthony Appleyard opened this issue on Dec 08, 2007 · 10 posts

Anthony Appleyard posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 12:21 PM

For several years I have had a PC which ran Windows 98 second version. It ran my Poser 4.0.3 correctly. But a week ago my PC suffered a derangement in its systems and I had to replace it. And my local computer shop (PC World in Old Trafford in Manchester UK) had recently stopped selliung Windows XL PC's, so I had to but a PC that ran Windows Vista. And I found that under Windows Vista:

Poser 4 off the CD-ROM exits with a "C exception" when it tries to load a character.

With the Poser 403 upgrade, when I loaded a character, the operation completed, but the posing view window remained blank, and when I tried to render, Poser jammed. 

Which of the various versions of Poser will run properly under Windows Vista?

I have a Poser 5 which misbehaved  on my old PC: will it run under Windows Vista?

If Poser 7 will run under Windows Vista, where in Britain can I buy Poser 7? I would prefer to receive it CD-ROM's and the manuals on paper books, not to have to download and print out everything.

Ditto Poser 5 and 6 .

bwldrd posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 2:13 PM

I'm using P7 on Vista, but initially there were problems, which have been resolved by updating all my drivers, and the vista updates themselves. I've also had P5 installed for a short time and had no problems with it. But first recommmendation would to be to update all your drivers, especially for video. Also, when doing your poser install, have it Run As Administrator to install.

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Anthony Appleyard posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 5:10 PM

I have loaded my Poser 5, but when I try to start it, I merely get a message box saying "User w privileges insufficient to start a low-level driver". But I am the administrator of my PC - Windoes Vista has a system of multiple users like a mainframe.

Anthony Appleyard posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 6:09 PM

That nuisance went away when I downloaded and applied the upgrade Poser5-SR4.zip . Here is my first Poser 5 render.

Tormentor posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 7:32 PM

I've divorced from Vista after a short while and I live happily with XP, I couldn't use Poser 7 decently.

Posette, and no else ! Posetteforever

Anthony Appleyard posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 12:50 AM

To **Tormentor: how was your Poser 7 malfunctioning under Windows Vista?

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flyerx posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 3:58 AM

Get the latest update for Poser 4. The original version from the CD may not be updated to the version that could work with computers with more than 1 GB of memory.

FlyerX

thefixer posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 5:21 AM

I run Poser 6 and 7 under Vista Ultimate 64 and have to date had no issues at all with anything!

Injustice will be avenged.
Cofiwch Dryweryn.

Santel posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 6:29 AM

running Vista Ulitmate 32bit with Poser 6&7 and no problems whatsoever....and you must have the latest video drivers.

Anthony Appleyard posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 6:31 AM

And here. I have found these nuisances in Poser 5 compared to Poser 4:- - Under Poser 4, I could save a set of parameter dial settings to the clipboard by ctrl-C and apply it from the clipboard by ctrl-V . Not now. - Under Poser 4, if I was zeroing several pareameter dials, when I double-clicked on each, when the dialog box showed up to type the number in, the old value was blacked (= selected), and I could quickly type "0 ret" to zero the value. -Poser 5 reads Poser 4 ambience settings wrong.