hi all
I need HELP!!!
after a hang up I can’t start my 3ds max 8 again. It is loading all plugins and then nothing happens…! any ideas what’s going up here?
best regards
themaxxer
a shot in the dark…
change the graphics mode.
hope u sort it out… :?
this doesn’t help, cause the window doesn’t appears…!
it’s so strange.
prob a stupid question but have to tried to reboot the PC yet? Or DONT delete but rename the 3dsmax.ini file to something like 3dsmax.ini.old and see if it comes up after rebuilding the ini file…
-dave
just do it from the sart>programs>autodesk>change display mode
Backup a copy of your 3dsmax.ini and delete it - max will make a new copy when you start it and might come up again.
thanks, but YES I have rebooted. 
and I did this thing with the 3dsmax.ini, nothing helped.
best regards
themaxxer
did you try changing a shortcut to say “D:\3dsMax8\3dsmax.exe -h” of course with the right path?
the “-h” will allow you to change the graphics mode before max starts all the way.
Maybe move all of the plugins out of your plugins folder and see if it boots up - might be something in there causing the problem. otherwise it’s a reinstall of max 
as a test you can try with a default UI config file (from a working machine or from a backup, I mean) sometimes it solves this kind of issues (I know it seems stupid )
obiously, in this way, you lose your custom setup, be careful!
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thanks for all ideas.
nothing helped. I have no clue what’s ging on here. i will install the system from scratch. have no other chance to get it to work. 
have a nice weekend guys. i will enjoy it.
best regards
themaxxer
from google:
"all you need to do is exit max, go to the directory
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Macrovision\SafeCast\Product Licenses
delete the .dat files there and restart max, now authorize it afresh and voila!! "
hope it works
Tom