Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Is anyone using Pro Desktop Express?

I did that, but it still freezes. I'm getting it set up
on a friends pc to try it.

James Stevens wrote:

>
> This problem is definitely video related. I had the same problem and did
> some research and found a solution:
>
> When you open the program, the very first thing you need to do is to click
> on Tools->Options. Turn on the option for "Disable graphics harware
> acceleration" (second from the bottom) on click OK.
>
> You shouldn't have any more problems. Mine now works fine.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:31 PM
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Is anyone using Pro Desktop Express?
>
> > I think it is video related. I have tried Pro Desktop on 3 different
> systems
> > all running Win 2K. Works great on 2 of them with no hang-ups. On the 3rd
> (a
> > Toshiba laptop, factory installed Win2000, 196 mb ram, 600 mhz PIII) it
> > freezes with the CPU at 100 % as soon as I try to do any of the 3-D stuff.
> > Works fine if I stay in 2D.
> >
> > Tim
> > [Denver, CO]
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > > I've put a message on there for a couple of days, and there has been no
> > > views and no replies.
> > >
> > > I don't think they'll rush to fix any bugs reported by a free-user.
> > > And even if they did, there maintence users would get the benefit
> > > and i'd probably have to wait another 6 months.
> > >
> > > I've got 128Megs of ram (win2k) and i was only a short way in to a very
> > > basic exercise to get the freeze. PDT keeps the cpu going at %100, and i
> > > have to kill it in task manager. I can reproduce the crash doing the
> same
> > > thing in multiple ways, yet i've done all the basic->advanced tutorials
> > > without problem, so it seems definitely nothing to do with
> hardware/bios.
>
> "snip"...