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Peter,

Sorry, should've mentioned that I do, indeed, have SP2 - did all available Windows updates, to boot. Also did the Nvidia driver re-install as you specified. I've tried opening the (rollercoaster) file in a variety of ways: File-Open from within Houdini, double-clicking on the file icon with Houdini running and not running. And I've done all the same after copying the file from the CD to my hard drive. I tried merging the file in with an open, blank .HIPNC. I've also uninstalled and re-installed Houdini. Running out of ideas myself!

Is there any chance you could save out the rollercoaster as a .HIPNC and email it to me?

Ezra

Peter,

The file in question is 1_final_rollercoaster.hip from the tutorial CD. I've realized that neither that opens nor a couple other files from that CD that I've tried (could be more, haven't gone through them). The only one (so far) that opens is 3_start.hip. Is there some basic method to opening files that I'm missing beyond File-Open?

The other thing I've noticed is that when I start a new file then save, I get a “.HIPNC” file. What are these? They open up just fine.

Ezra

Thanks, Peter, the driver re-install seemed to do the trick re: crashes. Now I'm trying to run the rollercoaster but when I open it I get a fatal error (segmentation fault). I suspect the file is corrupt (?) as I am able to open other .hips. If this is the case, is there somewhere I can download a working version?

Ezra