I reinstalled this morning - still no joy, so Svens user account trick got me running again.
I had tried running it as admin, but that doesn't work either. I have only previously run in to startup crashes that would be fixed by renaming prefs - this one is new, and somewhat worrying. MB Den 12. januar 2016 kl. 14:13 skrev Rob Wuijster <r...@casema.nl>: > admin' on the xsi.bat and/or setenv.bat file? > If that works, it's something in the user rights that got messed up > somewhere. > As an additional test to see what's going on? > > > Rob > \/-------------\/----------------\/ > > > On 12-1-2016 12:44, Sven Constable wrote: > > > > Yes, a bummer. Maybe less work with just reinstalling softimage..if it will > > work then. I'm not sure if tried to reistalling Softimage back then to fix > > it but I probably did. I think deleting the user account was my last hope. > > > > > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > <mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [ > > mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > <mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> ] On Behalf Of Morten > > Bartholdy > > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 10:34 AM > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > <mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > > Subject: RE: Can't start Softimage - system failure > > > > > > > > Interesting - this actually worked. I still can't start Soft on the usual > > account, so I guess I will have to proceed with deleting it and rename the > > new working one. Lots of crap to reestablish though. Bummer. > > > > It would be really nice to know how it can become corrupted like this. Last > > thing I did before it broke was exit Softimage without closing the scene I > > had been working on. > > > > Thanks Sven. > > > > > > Morten > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Den 11. januar 2016 kl. 18:42 skrev Sven Constable < > > sixsi_l...@imagefront.de <mailto:sixsi_l...@imagefront.de> >: > > > > > > > > --> --> > > > > > > Can you log into the workstation with a different user and start > > > softimage? > > > Or create a new user and log in with that account to test? If so, the > > > "holzhammer method" would be to delete the non working account and create > > > a > > > new one with the same name. IRRC I had a similar problem (Softimage simply > > > didn't start without a message) . I didn't resolved the issue but > > > fortunatly I was in the position to kill the account. The workstation was > > > fubar btw, so it didn’t matter :) > > > > > > > > > > > > sven > > > > > > > > > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > <mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [ > > > mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > <mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> ] On Behalf Of Morten > > > Bartholdy > > > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 6:06 PM > > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > <mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > > > Subject: Re: Can't start Softimage - system failure > > > > > > > > > > > > That wasn't it :/ > > > > > > MB > > > > > > > > > Den 11. januar 2016 kl. 17:59 skrev Sandy Sutherland < > > > sandy.mailli...@gmail.com <mailto:sandy.mailli...@gmail.com> >: > > > > > > > > > > > Rename prefs folder to test if it is something in there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > S. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 4:55 PM, Morten Bartholdy < x...@colorshopvfx.dk > > > > <mailto:x...@colorshopvfx.dk> > wrote: > > > > > > > > It is too long ago I had trouble like this, so I plain don't remember > > > > how > > > > to deal with it. > > > > > > > > Suddenly after a normal days work and submitting renders to RR after > > > > closing Softimage I can't start it again. It crashes and I get "Failed > > > > to > > > > save before system failure". Tried restarting the computer and same > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > I have tried renaming default.xsipref and start again, and I have run > > > > runonce.bat - both without any luck. How do I proceed from here? > > > > > > > > Help is much appreciated - I don't really fancy reiinstalling, although > > > > thtat would be my backup plan. > > > > > > > > > > > > Morten > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Geen virus gevonden in dit bericht. > > Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > > Versie: 2016.0.7294 / Virusdatabase: 4489/11382 - datum van uitgifte: > > 01/12/16 > >
