Problem with Sp3 on one machine

V-Ray V-Ray for 3ds Max Issues
1

Hi

When starting up Max (2009) after I installed VRay Sp3 I get error codes for all the VRay plugins.

Some have the code - 1073741795 (null)
and others
error code 126

I am running XP 32-bit with SP3

Hope to solve this soon.

Thanks

2

maybe the old issue with plugi.ini file, try to double check it

3

Hi

I have been working some late nights lately so the brain is fried:)

What exactly do i need to do with the plug.ini file?

Thanks

4

Here SP3 is working fine, but I can hardly remember that sometimes in the past there were some problems during the installation process and the plugin.ini file became a mess; so, simply double check that the LAST line is correctly pointing to VRay additional plugin directory.

5

Thanks so much for the quick replies!

Sadly the problem is still here. I checked the plugin.ini file. All looked well. I even tried it with coping the plugin.ini file from the machine where it is working.

Did not helped either:(

6

There is another plugin.ini file in the local settings folder of the current user; check that one as well.

Best regards,
Vlado

7

Hi Vlado

This second plugin.ini file, must that also contain lines related to VRay?

Not one of the two machines has info on VRay in this plugin.ini file, although on the one machine the installation works.

8

Yes, that plugin.ini file must also contain the V-Ray lines.

Best regards,
Vlado

9

Thanks for the help so far, for now i have re-installed SP2 and will get back to this after Tuesday (deadline)

10

Yep, not a good idea to change builds in the middle of a project.

Best regards,
Vlado

11

Da_Elf slaps WWX with a trout (for all those old mIRC people)

12

Hi,
I’ve the same problem here with 2 machines. Both plugin.ini (in Max 9 & Local settings) end with V-Ray lines.
Any Clues?

Thanks

13

The lines must be in the correct order (the one about additional V-Ray plugins should be the last one).

Best regards,
Vlado

14

Here is my plugin.ini:

mental ray 3.5 Reference=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 9\help\mr_reference.chm

;=;
Digimation Plugins=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 9\plugins\Digimation
V-Ray main plug-ins=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 9\plugins
V-Ray additional plug-ins=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 9\plugins\vrayplugins

And the problem is still here.

15

Try removing the ;=; line and see if it works.

Best regards,
Vlado

16

Sorry, but no, it didn’t worked.

17

Search your computer for other plugin.ini files; sometimes there is one in the local user settings folder also (“c:\users” on Windows Vista, “c:\documents and settings” on Windows XP), and make sure they are also correct.

Best regards,
Vlado

18

As I was saying before, I only have 2 plugin.ini and they are identicals.

I’ve search “error code” 1073741795 in google, and I’ve found someone having the same error with the BusyRay renderer in Max. The site admin replied: “Most probably it is because your PC does not support SSE instructions. You have to use P3 or higher CPU.”

We have 14 machines rendering, and the two non working machines are the only AMD we have.
Could be a clue?

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The 126 error is definitely because of wrong plugin.ini file; otherwise, SP3 requires a SSE2-capable processor to run.

Best regards,
Vlado

20

I’ve checked both machines, and they’re not SSE2 capable (Athlon XP 2400+).
It’s a shame this new service pack can’t run with older CPUs.