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zbrush wont shut down.

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#1

Hi - I did a quick search to see if this was already covered, but didn’t see anything.

Basically, I can’t get zbrush to shut down. After I save my tool, i go to close it, it asks me if i want to save my document, i pick no (i’ve tried yes as well) and then it just freezes. I’ve left my computer just to see if it was taking a long time, but no, it’s just frozen and in the end I have to shut down my computer. Next time i start Zbrush up, it works fine, except I can’t shut it down again.

My specs are:
intel core 2 duo processor t7500 2.2ghz
3gb ram
quadro fx graphics card.

help!

#2

I’ve never had it crash on shutdown like this, but sometimes i need to kill it using Taskmanager, CTRL+ALT+DEL, way better than having to restart your whole computer.

#3

Hi arran,

Which version of Windows are you running (32-bit or 64-bit) and what are your Preferences>Mem settings?

#4

hey - thanks for the replies. :slight_smile:

i’m running xp 32 bit. my compact mem is set to 256. undo is set to 4. max poly per mesh is 9 and hd preview is 6. i assume that’s the default values.

As for task manager, zbrush doesn’t show up under applications, only processes. i guess i should shut it down there.

i’ll try defragmenting as well.

#5

ZBrush should show up under applications in the task manager. The fact that it’s not indicates that something is very wrong – most likely with Windows itself.

#6

that’s weird - i don’t think zbrush has ever shown up on my task manager under applications - even on my last laptop - i remember cos i thought it was weird. hmmm.

#7

i should add that everything else shows up in my task manager and, as far as i can tell, appears to be working fine.

#8

just to say - i got it to start shutting down again. i did a big clean up and defragmented. still not showing up in task manager, but that’s ok.

thanks again.