Problem at very beginning

hello…
this is the first time i’m using vvvv.

I just downloaded the latest zip archive, uncompressed to c folder,startet vvvv.exe

first, i had a problem lauching the software due a missing directx file .dll

looking for that file, i found that is missing on xp64 wich i’m using… i just found it on a forum, downloaded, and the software apparently started.

The problem now, is that all I get is a directx render window, with a beautifull fractal tree moving…

reading the docs, it should appear also an editor window…

so…
do you think is a problem with windows xp 64?

or what i have to do?

please help me… this software seems great…

hi , if you see the tree it seems to be working , have a read at this Introduction

You should erase the args file to start with an empty patch , the editor is the patch itself also read this start

welcome

hello…
this is the first time i’m using vvvv.

HI: unfortunately not : deleting args.txt , it doesent appear anything: at the very beginning, lauching the application, it initialize a grey box (it must be some king of loader), then , nothing…, just an icon in windows taskbar…

I just downloaded the latest zip archive, uncompressed to c folder,startet vvvv.exe

first, i had a problem lauching the software due a missing directx file .dll

looking for that file, i found that is missing on xp64 wich i’m using… i just found it on a forum, downloaded, and the software apparently started.

The problem now, is that all I get is a directx render window, with a beautifull fractal tree moving…

reading the docs, it should appear also an editor window…

so…
do you think is a problem with windows xp 64?

or what i have to do?

please help me… this software seems great…

helo kurageart,

this is a known problem with an unknown cause. two ideas:

  • did you start vvvv.exe at least once when logged in as admin?
  • do you have 3dstudio-max installed (this used to cause troubles in the past)

hello
I have 3ds max installed (and i can’t live without it :) ) …

any work around for that?

thank you!> hello…

this is the first time i’m using vvvv.

I just downloaded the latest zip archive, uncompressed to c folder,startet vvvv.exe

first, i had a problem lauching the software due a missing directx file .dll

looking for that file, i found that is missing on xp64 wich i’m using… i just found it on a forum, downloaded, and the software apparently started.

The problem now, is that all I get is a directx render window, with a beautifull fractal tree moving…

reading the docs, it should appear also an editor window…

so…
do you think is a problem with windows xp 64?

or what i have to do?

please help me… this software seems great…

what happens if you middle or double click the “grey box” you see after startup? perhaps this is the (empty) editor ;)
or are you talking about the splash screen (a grey image with vvvv version number and compling date)

damn 3d-studio. it uses a component (Addflow.ocx) which vvvv is also using and obviously messes something up in the system so that vvvv cannot install its own version of it.

i can’t use the forum search at the moment (broken) but if i remember correctly we had 2 users with this problem sofar. one didn’t get it solved at all. the other made it by reinsalling 3dsmax.

if you go for the reinstall make sure to try vvvv while 3dsmax is uninstalled. and please report back if it helped.

hhhm

just an icon in windows taskbar

select that task in the taskbar (make it the active task),
move your mouse to the middle of the screen,
and try the following:
*press ALT+R
*press CTRL-P
*press CTRL-I

each press should bring up one of these windows:

ALT+R

CTRL-P

press CTRL-I

if they do not appear, only joreg can help you.

To pht : the box i’m talking about is the splash screen… :(

To Kalle: only ctrl I comb works — other not, unfortunately

maybe that info is a help for joreg.

may be not the case but , this is a silly thing but i remember that work on vista after admin rights , right click the vvvv.exe properties and select execute as and choose noraml xp , cheers

unfortunately, is not the case :(

i will try on a new pc soon :)

by the way… i know is not the right place to post… but, do you know if is possible to obtain from this software 3 different video output?

thanks!

hello. i had the same trouble. uninstalling 3dsmax helped me. but is there any way to keep both application under one windows?

Putting the valid ocx file in the same folder as the exe might work. Worth a try.

/// edit ///

Never mind… I just needed to download d3dx9_30.dll and now everything is working fine! I also have 3dsmax installed, but no problems on XP SP2.

Hello, same problem here, xpSP2 with 3dsMax installed
Right directx version installed, and no patch window…
i’m going to cry ;’(