If you want, send me the Process Monitor log and I'll take a look. You could try using msconfig to do a selective startup, but you'll need to enable the right services to keep your licensing.
Did you try to run a script with xsibatch? http://xsisupport.com/2012/12/12/the-case-of-mcafee-antivirus-vbscript-and-the-softimage-startup-crash/ On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:20 PM, todd peleg <toddape...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all.. > > I have a machine that softimage has worked on consistently for YEARS. > > today... it decided to open up with this error: > "Failed to save scene before system failure" > > then its gone. > > ive tried a ton of the troubleshooting ive found thru google searches with > no success.. > > can anyone point me to any other options? > > > things ive tried thus far (not in this order): > > - checked the registry for issues related to jscript and vbscript (nothing > found) > - uninstalled any newly added software > - renamed the user preferences > - double checked graphics driver issues by > a) editing the layout file to open with the explorer rather than the > view manager > b) reinstalled an approved graphics driver > - installed 2 new clean versions of softimage (2014 and 2014 sp2) > - runonce.bat (all all versions) - nothing showed up that i saw > - launched xsibatch.. it worked > > i also tried the process manager... but.. i couldnt find anything > outstanding.. though i admit at a certain point.. i got confused..and > stopped reading thru it. > > thanks for anyone that can help. > > > todd >