I installed the 64 bit version of POVRay a little while ago into Windows
Vista Home Premium (64 bit version). The POVRay version is
3.6.1.msvc8.win64

I followed Alain's advice in another thread (POVRay was deliberately
installed in C:POVRAY).

So far only one minor problem. In Options > Editor Window, I cannot clear
the "Create Backups" checkmark. I try to clear it, but when I click
options... again the checkmark stays there.

In povengine.ini, here is the only entry for the editor:

[Editor]
LastPath=C:POVRAYSCENESADVANCED

I have verified that editing from within POVRay does create backups of
source files. No big deal, I've always used NotePad anyway, but I wonder if
it can be fixed? I'm concerned that it might be a "Vista Thing".

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On another note, it works great on my new computer! I rendered Stackgold.pov
at a widescreen ratio : 1680x1050 (my new computer monitor's native
resolution), and changing the aspect ratio in the camera {} block
accordingly, and putting in a new entry into quickres.ini for this monitor
and favored AA settings.  Antialiasing was set at AA 0.3, using *AA Method
2*. It took 0d 00:21:11s to render (to a PNG file, with the render display
turned off via the command line: -d +FN). I then did a 4/3 image at
1400x1050: 0d 00:21:00s.

My old trusty Paint Shop Pro (version 5, and successfully patched to 5.03 -
I'm a registered user) seems to work just fine in Vista, so I am good to
go. Not sure yet how I will do animations - all of the animations that I
used to do were done using old 16 bit apps and even DOS apps (usually I
just used DTA and DFV in a DOS window). With Vista (especially the 64 bit
version) thats not supposed to work, so I guess I have to hunt for new
animation software and get used to another movie file format for POVRay.

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Okay... I fixed that last problem, though I am sure I am using irresponsible
practices. I found the item in the Win Vista Registry, changed it with
RegEdit, and now Options > Editor > Create Backups is cleared, and .BAK
files are now no longer being created.

However, I wish that I could change it in the POVRay menu like I am SUPPOSED
to. Probably has something to do with Vista permissions or something....

Another minor problem, probably related : Before with POVRay 3.5 and 3.6.1
(the first build) I would usually set my desktop to 1024x768 to *run*
POVRay, otherwise my old computer was at 800x600, and most of my renderings
were at 800x600 (except for files that needed nonstandard or weird aspect
rations). For running POVRay at 1024x768, I moved the "LINKS" section of
the toolbars rightwords almost to the right edge of POVRay, expanded the
command line "a lot" from the right edge, move the left edge a little, and
adjusted the right edge of the quickres(.ini) window... bottom line is that
the quickres window and the command line window were both bigger and could
display more text with the LINKS moved over.

Now I can't do that (or rather POVRay doesn't keep the settings under
WinVista 64 and the 64 bit POVRay). I can move and enlarge the windows, but
when I quit POVRay and then  re-run it, the windows are all at the default
locations and sizes. Its as if under Vista 64 and POVRay 64, many menu
items and options are broken (though not all - I could turn the little
animation at the upper right corner on and off thru the menu, and the
setting would stay consistant between runs of POVRay).

Any thoughts, info, fixes?

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JeffBTX wrote:

> used to do were done using old 16 bit apps and even DOS apps (usually I
> just used DTA and DFV in a DOS window). With Vista (especially the 64 bit
> version) thats not supposed to work

You can try http://dosbox.sourceforge.net ;)

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