Blender 2.5 problem

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Hi,

I didn’t know where to post this, so I thought I’d do it here. I downloaded the 2.5 beta from blender.org (just to clarify it isn’t any other build) , installed it, and when I run it, what comes up is :

In a small popup window :

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

Runtime Error!

Program: (Shows the location)

The application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application’s support team for more information.

When I hit Ok, a generic “blender.exe has encountered a problem…” comes up. So I can’t run it.

Any idea if it’s just my computer or what?

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2.5 is alpha. Which version did you download? 32 or 64? What type of system do you run?

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Sorry…I did mean alpha, I just got used to calling new software “beta”. I am using the 32 bit version, and I am running XP. Its a bit old system, Pentium 4 and all. Could that be the problem?

4

Try this solution, it looks like a similar situation -
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=173763

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Also make sure that you have the Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library installed in the first place.

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Thanks for linking to that thread, I found a kind of solution there. Although I don’t really understand what it does, I quote it here :