Quote Originally Posted by SonicXtreme View Post
checked all of the boxes i was told to , and set compatability to XP SP2 , but it still does it , specifically i go to import to import the reference model of the chief , and it just shuts down and stops responding , the ks in task manager instantly go 140.000k and then thats it , i have to close it down.
No idea, but the problem you are describing is the exact same as the typical vista aero 3ds max incompatibility issue. 3DS max 8 works on vista and W7 on each of the several computers I've ran it on.

Is the theme changing to Windows Vista Basic when you open 3ds?