I really want to learn Houdini! I'm trying to follow along with the 3D Buzz Houdini fundermentals but cant progress any further because Houdini is being an absolute bitch to me.

1. Every time I downloaded it, no matter what computer, it would fail at 20mb and come out corrupt. I dont even know how eventually did download it.
2. Installation locked up my computer completly multiply times. I have to leave the computer running over night with everything quit except for the installer.

Now 3. I have to deal with this frequent crashing.

I just want to learn how to use Houdini, someone, help *sad face*

Screenshot of crash. Fullsize version via link
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/5466/houdini3.png [img823.imageshack.us]

please give more details…
your system specs esp your graphics card…

what build of Houdini?

I'm running Houdini 12.0.543.9

Complete output of speccy http://pastebin.com/3YEiiDUa [pastebin.com]

Summary
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 260 33 °C
Regor 45nm Technology
RAM
3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-5-5-15)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2N68-AM (AM2) 44 °C
Graphics
ASUS VW192Tÿÿ (1440x900@60Hz)
IBM L170 TFT (1280x1024@75Hz)
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series HD6850 (Gigabyte) 50 °C
Hard Drives
117GB TOSHIBA TOSHIBA MK1252GSX ATA Device (SATA) 32 °C
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000YS-01MPB1 ATA Device (SATA) 35 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

You should update to the latest daily build (12.0.601). http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_download&Itemid=208 [sidefx.com]

Sorry, I'm not sure on the other stuff. Maybe you could try some different ATI drivers?

Your system is also a bit underpowered for Houdini. You may want to closely monitor your memory usage, turn off all the window decorations and other apps, etc.

good luck

It would only be a tad underpowered though? It would be nice to crack down on the meaning of this error

sevn
It would only be a tad underpowered though? It would be nice to crack down on the meaning of this error

It should be fine for learning Houdini. 3GB is just a bit low compared to today's standards.

The best thing you can do is update Houdini. There's been quite a few major updates since your version.