topic Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility in 3ds Max Forum

3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:20:40 GMT

Hello,

Is 3DS Max 8 compatible with Windows 10? I am new to this software and have it installed on a windows 7 machine, but am being upgraded to windows 10.

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

irishman_team_kilber — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:36:27 GMT

Not really because 3ds max was not meant to be used on windows 10 but i use max 9 on windows 7 so you would need to buy a newer verison of max or downgrade your software to windows xp, vista etc

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 01:46:22 GMT

Hello @Anonymous and welcome to the community,

Nothing made before W10 was released is certified/supported on Windows 10, but you might still be able to get it to work although it's not supported or recommended. You'd almost definitely need to use compatibility mode in Windows. You can see the system requirements for Max 8 below.

Hardware: Pentium III or AMD processor, 500 MHz or higher
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
500 MB disk space (2 GB recommended)
Graphics card supporting 1024 x 768 x 16-bit color with 64 MB RAM
DVD-ROM drive

Software: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (recommended) or Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4
Internet Explorer 6
DirectX 9.oc

Best Regards,

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:50:56 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Just out of curiosity, did it work? Thanks for the information!

Best Regards,

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 08:14:14 GMT

Will 3D Max 8 work on Windows 7 ?

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 08:13:30 GMT

What is the oldest version of 3D Max - that will work with Window 7 or Windows 10.

I guess Max 8 is 32 bit, so will it work with Windows 7 installed as 32 bit ver ?

Regards

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

DarrenP — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:15:20 GMT

2011 was the first to support Windows 7

no guarantee anything older will

i would recommend doing some searches on the internet or this forum for older version compatibility

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:44:09 GMT

DarrenP, many thanks

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:13:40 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

I apologize for my absence, I was on vacation for a week. Thanks for your patience while I was away. @DarrenP is correct that it may work but it's never been tested and there is no official support for it in Win7. If you try it, you may need to use compatibility mode, so I wanted to mention that.

Best Regards,

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

irishman_team_kilber — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 12:34:45 GMT

@Alfred.DeFlaminisand your mean you did not invite us? LOL

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:18:31 GMT

I still use Max 8 on windows 7 and 10 machines with no problems

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:45:25 GMT

Hello @irishman_team_kilber,

I ended up getting a cold half way in, it wasn't as fun as I'd hoped. 😛

Best Regards,

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Alfred.DeFlaminis — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 01:44:21 GMT

Thank you for the confirmation @Anonymous, that's cool to know! It's not officially certified to work but it's nice to get confirmation.

Best Regards,

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:05:20 GMT

I've got 3DS Max 9 on an older Window 7 machine but could never get it to run on Win10. Any tips for what you did to get your version running on Win10?

I'm getting a new system shortly and will be trying to build up some contract work, but till then I can't afford the subscription version (since the newer versions of Max aren't available for purchase for some reason).

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

irishman_team_kilber — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:08:38 GMT

the only way to get it working is to have sp2 installed but if you have the lastest updates for window then your likely to get a BEX error. i don't know it you can get it running on windows 10 i have 3ds max 9 installed on windows 7

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 20:59:06 GMT

Max 8 works on win 10. No problem !

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

m_caputo — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:37:21 GMT

How did you guys get 3ds Max 2008 to work on Windows 10? Could you tell me step by step how you did successfully? I actually have my install disks and installed the 64 bit version. When I go to open it I get an error message saying "Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 License Expiration, Your license has expired. You can no longer use this product. To purchase a new copy of this product, visit Autodesk on the web at www.autodesk.com. Any help would be great! Thank you

Re: 3DS Max 8 OS Compatibility

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:40:33 GMT

this has been explained in this forum: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/previous-version-support/bd-p/6051