Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: mperdue@iquest.net (Mario Perdue) Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.programming.3d_studio Subject: Re: Starting 3D Studio Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 14:09:06 GMT Organization: SCEA Net Yaroze News Lines: 30 Message-ID: <33a3f677.1270626@205.149.189.29> References: <01bc7915$0ec81900$b3bf43ce@wkwerner> NNTP-Posting-Host: firewall.hrtc.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Wayne, I havn't used it yet, but I did install 3D Studio a couple of days ago. It sounds like the program is looking for the security dongle on the parallel port, and not finding it. Check to make sure the dongle is properly connected. Mario On 14 Jun 1997 22:47:24 GMT, "Wayne K. Werner" wrote: >Hi guys, > >I just got my NY membership a week or so ago and have been very busy trying >to get all of the tools up and running. In particular, I have been >spending an inordinant amount of time trying to get 3ds to run at all. > >I decided to get 3ds up and running in pure clean MS-DOS mode (I am using >Windows95) and have had virtually no luck. When I run the software, I get >the authorization countdown warning. When I click OK, the screen goes >blank, and I am locked up. > >[snip] > >If anyone can help, I will be very grateful! > >Thanks, Wayne >