POV-Ray : Newsgroups : moray.win : moray unable to launch POV : Re: moray unable to launch POV Server Time
26 Apr 2024 12:06:38 EDT (-0400)
  Re: moray unable to launch POV  
From: dilbert firestorm
Date: 10 Jan 2015 05:00:15
Message: <54b0f82f$1@news.povray.org>
On 4/20/2011 5:49 AM, MartinB wrote:
> Hi there,
>
>   +++ I FOUND A SOLUTION +++
>
> I was also looking for a solution of running Moray 3.5 and POV-Ray 3.x
> integrated under Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit.
> I discovered that the version of POV-Ray is not the matter. No povray version
> did run on my machine properly!
>
> So I checked out the TROUBLESHOOTING from the Win7 Control Panel. Here is what I
> did:
> PART I (moray):
> - I clicked 'Run programs made for previous versions of Windows'
> - 'Next' to get to a list of old progs.
> - select Moray...
> - on the next page clicked on 'Try recommended settings'
> - on the next page clicked 'Start the program...'
>    Them Moray started and I loaded a scene - fine.
> - clicked next and pressed 'Yes, save the settings for this program'
> - closed the troubleshooter
>
> PART II (POV-ray):
> - I clicked 'Run programs made for previous versions of Windows'
> - 'Next' to get to a list of old progs.
> - select POV-Ray...
> - clicked 'TROUBLESHOOT PROGRAM'
> - selected the first three checkboxes (in other words all, except 'I dont see
> my...'
> - clicked 'next' and selected WinXP SP2 (SP3 might also do)
> - clicked 'next' and selected 4th and 5th checkbox:
>     'Program does not display properly...'
>     'Windows controls appear cut off...'
> - on the next page clicked 'Start the program...'
> - POV-Ray started fine and the Demo render was successful.
> - clicked next and pressed 'Yes, save the settings for this program'
> - closed the troubleshooter
>
> NOW I CAN DO THE F9 (Raytrace) in MORAY - YEAH!!
>
> I hope that helps
>
> Regards,
>
>    Martin  :-)
>
>
>
>

what were the compatibility settings for Moray 3.5 & povray 3.7 under 
win7?

you can click to moray & povray's properties folder.

-- 
Dilbert Firestorm

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