error 1606 on MAX reinstall (xp)

Anyone else run into this error when trying to reinstall MAX on XP? Error 1606. SOmthing like it can't find the network drive '::Documents and Settings/All Users/Desktop'. I've searched far and wide on various boards and no one seems to be able to come up with a good solution to the prob. Apparently, v4 works fine if you don't reinstall once running xp, but if you end up having to reinstall (like me), you are in trouble. Most people have been going back to wherever they came from (ME, 2000), but I'm enjoying xp and don't want to go back.

You installed Max 4.0 on XP ?
I havent tried but heard that Release 4.0 wouldn't run on XP .... it's that wrong ?

well it works ok on machines that didn't reinstall max after installing xp, at least from what i hear. the problem lies in reinstalling max. basically 3dsmax won't run the add/remove correctly, adn my machine is in a state of thinking that it's installed, yet there is no such directory. when i try to uninstall, since it runs the un/installer from 3dsmax, i get the same error. i'm baffled.

they, discreet, are working on that fix. that's why I haven't run MAX in for like weeks. my main win2k machine died, my "big boy" computer is for games only, and the newer design system is running winXP :mad:

at first, I thought it was a thing about the CD-DILLA; which has been updated to work with winXP. but that solved nothing. heck, I was able to install it, even - 4.2 that is. but, even that did let it run :(

oh well. I'm patient. and if need truly comes up, I'll install on the game machine :)

thanks for the update gerbick. if you find the fix, would you let me know? (i.e.-when discreet comes up with it?) Thanks.

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Originally posted by pheck
thanks for the update gerbick. if you find the fix, would you let me know? (i.e.-when discreet comes up with it?) Thanks.

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no problem. you will know it when I start posting more and more in the 3D section :D

I guess I must be addicted, I actually miss working in 3D Studio MAX :)

i found the fix! Finally!

http://www.designcommunity.com/messages/10383.html

other things to note:

get the new cdilla from discreet.com

make sure you select for "gerbick" only on install and not "all users" (one of the options when installing....don't know why but this works)

clean out your old reg of max by using "windows install cleanup" before attempting any of this. IT WORKS IT WORKS IT WORKS!!

oops pheck, meant to tell you. discreet sent me the patch all of two weeks after I posted that I was waiting on the patch.

I was true to my word though... I've been busier posting in the 3D sections because of it though :D

thanks for the update man.