I apologize in advance if I'm asking a question that has an obvious answer, but this is the second day I've been struggling to get SW to perform correctly. I'm new to SW but not new to engineering / computers, etc. I've searched the NG for similar topics and have contacted my VAR. Still no solution. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
SW2007 SP0.0
HP xw6400 Windows XP pro SP2 Single Xeon 5150 dual core
2 Gb RAM nVidia Quadro FX3500 driver 84.80 Viewsonic VA912b @1280 x 1024 NOD32 antivirus
screen comes up. I can see the menus, but I'm not able to open a part, menus, etc. It's just frozen.
After I shut down SW with Ctl-alt-delete I can restart SW and am able to access the menus, however, they show up as transparent until I move the mouse over the selections. Once I make a selection, the selection made remains as a screen artifact that persists no matter what is being displayed.
VAR suggested turning off Hyperthreading. 5150 doesn't hyperthread, but I checked that anyways. It's off. He also suggested using "Software OpenGL" in the SW option menu. That seemed to stir the pot initially, but didn't prove to be stable and it's back to doing the same thing whether "Software OpenGL" is on or not.
I've done a full reinstall of SW including deleting the registry keys and I've tried it with the earlier version of the graphics driver approved by SW (84.26). Still does the same things.
I've deleted NOD32 during installs to make sure it isn't interfering with anything and now I've just updated the driver to 91.36. I thought I'd solved the problem, but SW locked up when I tried to extrude something and after forcing it to quit I got a transparent menu and screen artifact on the control bar of the desktop...arrgh!
Am I missing some setting on the nVidia Desktop Manager? or is there some hidden conflict? When I first installed SW a couple months ago it seemed fine, but honestly I haven't had much time to work with it between then and now. I'm hoping there is a simple solution that I'm just not seeing.
Ironically I installed SW on my Mac Mini at home and it runs like a champ with nary a whimper..same for my old IBM T42 that I used before replacing it with a "better" machine. Go figure.
BTW the VAR did suggest subscribing so I could get the service packs because "SP0.0 has had hundreds of fixes to it since its initial release". I will have to eventually to be able to get a fully functional product, but it sure doesn't make me anxious to get on the bandwagon for the next release. I know, welcome to your world....
Thanks, Craig