Vista Compatibility?

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We have had some reports that MediaLab successfully installs and runs on Vista but that some have had trouble with DirectRT. That makes sense as Microsoft has dramatically altered how graphics run on this new Windows OS.

To be honest, this is not likely to be a quick fix. We need to study up on exactly what Vista is doing differently than XP and how that interacts with the nasty fast graphics used by DirectRT. If you are a user and you experience any success or difficulty with DirectRT (or MediaLab) on Vista, please let us know. We want to make sure all the issues are worked out before we declare compatibility.

One potential error you might see:

An internal error occurred on code line 0. This has caused this session to terminate. Error #429. Active X component can’t create object.

It seems that the trouble may be more likely for those using a clean install of Vista on a new machine, rather than on an upgrade from XP on an older machine. This implies the trouble may be related to certain files that XP leaves around after upgrading or perhaps something about the newer video cards included with new machines. In any case, we will update this post with any new information as it becomes available.

-Blair