I am having issues trying to install 3DS Max 2014 on my Win8 x64. The installer stalls when installing the material library; it didn't progress even after 4 hours. The only thing I can do is kill the process. I tried running the installer via the content folder and there it stalls at "creating shortcuts". I don't even know why it wants to create shortcuts. How can this issue be solved? I tried installing it on a seperate HDD which I always do with large software as my OS drive is an SSD.
My specs:
Windows 8 64x
Core i5 3570K
Gigabyte z77x-d3h
Gigabyte 7970
Corsair 8GB
Crucial c300 64GB
Seagate Baracuda 2TB
Setup log shows this everytime:
2014/2/17:21:17:04 xx xx-PC === Setup started on xx-PC by xx ===
2014/2/17:21:17:04 xx xx-PC Path_Length: 151
2014/2/17:21:17:04 xx xx-PC Current Directory C:\Users\xx\AppData\Lxxal\Temp\_AI7BB2.tmp
2014/2/17:21:17:04 xx xx-PC Launch
2014/2/17:21:17:05 xx xx-PC PageOpen LaunchDialog
2014/2/17:21:17:08 xx xx-PC PageOpen LicenseDialog
2014/2/17:21:17:08 xx xx-PC PageOpen ProductSelectionDialog2
2014/2/17:21:17:13 xx xx-PC PageOpen LicenseDialog
2014/2/17:21:17:13 xx xx-PC PageOpen LaunchDialog
2014/2/17:21:17:16 xx xx-PC PageOpen LicenseDialog
2014/2/17:21:17:18 xx xx-PC PageOpen ProductInfoDialog
2014/2/17:21:17:25 xx xx-PC PageOpen ProductSelectionDialog2
2014/2/17:21:24:05 xx xx-PC PageOpen FullProgressDialog
2014/2/17:21:24:05 xx xx-PC Installing DirectXĀ® Runtime: "D:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2014_EFGJKS_Win_64bit_dlm\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe" /silent
2014/2/17:21:24:33 xx xx-PC Install DirectXĀ® Runtime Succeeded
2014/2/17:21:24:33 xx xx-PC Installing AutodeskĀ® Material Library 2014 - Base Image Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us SETUP_PACKAGENAME="Autodesk 3ds Max 2014" SETUP_PACKAGECODE={8E850B3E-B21A-4780-0064-7CCB73BD8B3B} SETUP_UNINSTALLKEYS=1 SETUP_ISLANGUAGEPACK=0 SETUP_PRODUCTDEPENDENCIES="{644F9B19-A462-499C-BF4D-300ABC2A28B1},;;;" ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="D:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2014_EFGJKS_Win_64bit_dlm\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1
2014/2/17:21:24:46 xx xx-PC Install AutodeskĀ® Material Library 2014 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2014/2/17:21:24:46 xx xx-PC Installing AutodeskĀ® Material Library 2014 - Medium Resolution Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 MUILANG=en-us SETUP_PACKAGENAME="Autodesk 3ds Max 2014" SETUP_PACKAGECODE={8E850B3E-B21A-4780-0064-7CCB73BD8B3B} SETUP_UNINSTALLKEYS=1 SETUP_ISLANGUAGEPACK=0 SETUP_PRODUCTDEPENDENCIES="{644F9B19-A462-499C-BF4D-300ABC2A28B1},;;;" ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="D:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2014_EFGJKS_Win_64bit_dlm\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1
2014/2/17:21:30:05 xx xx-PC Install AutodeskĀ® Material Library 2014 - Medium Resolution Library Failed Installation aborted, Result=1601
2014/2/17:21:30:10 xx xx-PC Rollback AutodeskĀ® Material Library 2014 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2014/2/17:21:30:10 xx xx-PC Rollback DirectXĀ® Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619