topic Re: Maya 2018 does not start in Installation & Licensing Forum

Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:53:01 GMT

Hello Support,

since the beginning of this week I can not open Maya 2018 anymore.

I would really appreciate suggestions and help - thank you very much in advance!

My Setup is the following

HP Z440 Workstation

Nividia Quadro K2200

Windows 10 Pro 1607

Maya 2018 (annual subscription till June 2019)

What exactly happens

When I start Maya the Login-Window comes on.

After entering the Data a blank Output-Window opens.

Maya.exe is run in the background (can only be seen in the Taskmanager).

On the Windows-Screen nothing happens.

What I did to solve the issue

Updating GPU Driver

Doing a clean Uninstall and Reinstall

Repairing existing Installations

Repairing Autodesk Licensing Service

Clear Flexnet files

Setting Flexnet to start automatically

What I can not do (due company regulations)

Setting up another Windows-User-Account

Reinstalling Windows

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

natasha.l — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:10:20 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Thank you for posting to the community.

You can try the steps below to reset & regenerate the LGS file, it seems to be what you are describing.

Close & reboot the computer
Locate the following folder:
C:\User\username\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ADUT
Rename this folder to: ADUT2
Delete the three (3) files prefixed with Adskflex from the following folder:
C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet\
*Note: The above files are Hidden files. You may need to enable "Show Hidden Files" in Folder options.
Delete, create & save a LGS.data file following these steps:

Create a LGS.data file & delete the original: Open Notepad Type at the very top _USER
Change the file extension to .data
Save it to the Desktop & place it in the folder C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\CLM\LGS\<product key>_<product version>

8. When you launch your Autodesk software, you will be prompted to sign in

If the above did not resolve the problem, also try:

Temporarily disable security settings like Antivirus, Firewall & UAC on your system

Subscription Licensing Issues

Update your product with the latest service pack or Hotfixes by visiting the Autodesk website or account

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Re: Maya 2018 does not start

leowarren34 — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:38:19 GMT

Can you run as admin/elevated permissions,

Update windows?

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:14:53 GMT

Hello Natasha,

thank you for your quick reply. I followed the steps described by you but it did not change/ solve the problem.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:19:14 GMT

Hello Leo,

I am running windows as an admin and can try to do certain updates myself. Any suggestions?

Windows tells me my system is up to date.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

leowarren34 — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:22:58 GMT

Do you have .NET 4.5 and all other components and other software installed?

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:54:06 GMT

Hello Leo,

Registration tells me that the following .NET Versions are installed:

v.2.0.50727

v.3.0.30729.4926

v3.5.30729.4926

v4.6.01586

v4.7.02053

What other components might be missing? The thing is that maya stopped working from one day to the other, so I think it has something to do with an updated software in connection with Maya. No new software was installed, neither were updates (knowingly).

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

natasha.l — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:04:48 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Please share the error window you receive with us in a screenshot. You can try to apply the application update.

If you at least have Maya 2018.3 or later installed you can apply the latest update, which is Maya 2018.5:

Windows operating systems

This update will change the existing version of Maya that is already installed

Mac and Linux operating systems

To apply this update please uninstall your existing Maya 2018 software before installing this update

Maya 2018 Updates

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Re: Maya 2018 does not start

natasha.l — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:25:15 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Just checking in with you, hope you were able to resolve this.

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Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:20:33 GMT

Hello Natasha,

sadly I am out of office today but will try to update Maya tomorrow and then come back to you again.

Instead of an error message the following happens everytime I try to start Maya:

When I start Maya the Login-Window comes on.

After entering the Data a blank Output-Window opens.

Maya.exe is run in the background (can only be seen in the Taskmanager).

On the Windows-Screen nothing happens.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:14:03 GMT

Hello Natasha,

sadly the latest update does also not work - the issue remains the same.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

natasha.l — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:46:22 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Ok, lets try the other common solutions associated with start up issues. Try launching/starting Maya, then use

>Event Viewer< to locate the system error associated with it.

One of the common solutions may need to be conducted:

Sign in as Administrator or Create a New User Account (Full Control user permissions)
Make sure you have an updated graphics card driver by checking the manufacturer's website then (Assign the correct Graphics Card) or try using DirectX instead of OpenGL viewports(Windows> Preferences) & set the display type to DirectX.
Temporarily disable your Antivirus software & Firewall
Temporarily disable UAC on Windows 7 or Windows 10
How to reset Maya to defaults

Keep us posted.

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Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:50:56 GMT

Hello Natasha,

thank you for the help.

1) The event viewer does not show anyt Maya-related errors, warnings or anomalies

2) Maya does not start at all, so I can not change any viewport settings.

3) The Nvidia Quadro K2200 runs with the latest drivers (not Maya certified) - the Maya-certified drivers are not compatible with Windows 10

4) Disabling Antivirus Protection does not help.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

mortild — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:17:56 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

I see you are running Windows 10 Pro 1607. I would try to update Windows 10 to the latest version (1809), then try again.

If the issue persists, try the steps highlighted in this article and let us know how it goes.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:32:55 GMT

Hello Davide,

thank you for the hint. After creating the variable the output screen does not come up anymore, but beside that the problem remains.

I also tried resetting Windows to a prior state which failed. Now I consider a complete new Windows setup.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

mortild — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:37:03 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Have you already tried to update Windows 10 to the latest build? Running older builds could lead to scenarios like the one you are seeing. I'd give Windows Update a try before re-imaging the system.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:40:20 GMT

Hello Davide,

I will try to update windows and then come back to you.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:49:28 GMT

This is a screenshot of what the task manager shows as background processes. The windows screen does not show anything.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:14:57 GMT

I had my system being setup completely new.

The windows build now is 1803

I installed MAYA 2019 and it still has the same issue.

This is how it loos in the taskmanager, when Maya is started, but nothing actually happens.

If this problem cant be fixed soon I will definitely cancel all my subscriptions because this is a waste of money and time.

Re: Maya 2018 does not start

mortild — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:25:40 GMT

@Anonymous since you have an active subscription, you are entitled to direct support.

From our systems, it seems that you already logged a support case. At any point in time you can ask for a remote session through the email that you received, and that will be sent to the support team taking care of that.

A remote session would be helpful for us to have a closer look.