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I know this issue has been addressed already but not in the context of my misfortune (i think i said that right). I'm running Vista on my lap-top and I'm always getting this rather frustrating blank/transparent workspace whenever i run an8. And the few times I get lucky, the work space is doubled (one in the top left, and one in the bottom right). the functions are on the bottom right and the things i try to do get shown in the top left workspace. I've tried playing with the settings, and that didn't work. Updating my graphics card didn't work. I've also tried it on a few other vista computers and got the same effect. Is there any other solution to this vista epidemic because all of the windows XP updates aren't available anymore on the microsoft website?

in terranim8or, in the fire (and explosion) creator, you can set which frame number each effect starts at. Just start one at the first frame then (depending on how long you made the explosion last) start the fire about 4/5ths towards the end of the explosion

Cant you just set the camera to do that instead by changing the focal point? I mean your way may seem more efficient, but if you had to re-render it how would you set the coordinates again?

though i do have a lap top running on vista, it doesnt work as well on the lap top cpompared to the desktop because i puposely had the same hardware installed on both of mine. On the desktop, it works perfectly fine, but on the laptop, the error message saying "anim8or has stopped working" keeps coming up or an8 tweaks with the graphics to the point of "unworkability". In the end my laptop runs on XP Media Center

would you be able to get the same effect using a plain old cylinder?

scratch that, not mak, cooldude. But mak is cool 2

would anyone happen to have any renders (or gif anim8ions if ur feeling generous) of cartoonish effects such as fire, ice, electricity, wind or any other elements. I'm only 16 and i aint old enough to get my own account away from my mother (unfortunately), but i am making a game with them and i'll gladly put ur name in the credits or something of that nature..... 

I have a windows XP desktop and a vista laptop. on the XP .97 ran fine for a few days and then after the 5 or 6 times i used it, an error report comes up whenever i try to start the program.on the vista side, the program runs once everytime i either boot my computer or whenever i take it out of hibernation, after that when i start the program,all i see is a white screen with the an8 commands and the toolbar showing. is there a solution to any of this?