2.77 32bit won't run on XP

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#1

Hi,

I’m currently using the 2.76a for the game engine only. I thought I’d try 2.77 out since there is a new version out.

I downloaded the 32bit version since I’m running XP. And neither that or 77a will run. The error is it isn’t recognised by the system.

What could be causing that?

#2

First install vc redist 2013, 2015.
Try 2.77.
If it won’t run, then winxp support is deprecated for 2.77.

#3

To quote from the Blender requirements page:

Supported Platforms
Blender is available for Windows Vista and above, Mac OSX 10.6 and above, and Linux. Blender uses OpenGL for drawing the entire interface.

(Note: These requirements are valid for Blender 2.77 and later. However, Blender 2.76 and earlier still supports Windows XP and OpenGL 1.4 graphics cards.)

#4

I recall via the twitter social site last year Mr Roosendal did state that the focus would be on 64bit. And I imagine Xp would go too.

I believe I have those installations visual programs distributions.

The old version I’m using should be fine for now. I do have an optiplex running Windows 7. But the graphics card doesn’t work with Blender.