freecad will not start on Win 7

[palle b]

Hi this is my firat post here.

Freecad 0.19.1 try to start up, open the window, and then crash. it says "FreeCAD main executable stopped working"?
on my laptop core i-5, 2,4gh, 8gb ram, running Win7 64bit, with the newest java(think i read thats important somewhere?).
The pc can run inventor 15 and the latest fusion 360.

I have been googling and reading here on the forum, to see if theres an obvious answer to the problem.

I changed from classic theme, to basic, since i've read that could be a problem.

One thing i havent tried is to start from console, since I dont know how?

Thanks in advance
Palle B

[freedman]

Can you add your video card/processor type to the list?

[palle b]

I Have no data on the graphics card but it can run fusion 360?
Processor is: Intel(R)Core(TM)I5 243M @2,4GHz 8,00GB RAM

[Syres]

I Have no data on the graphics card

Right-click Computer > Manage and as per screenshot below expand Device Manager > Display Adapters Note down your equivalent info as shown below and please feedback.

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[palle b]

Thanks

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Driverversion: 8.17.12.6686
I tried to update to the latest driver, but it its running the latest available.

// Palle B

[chrisb]

Did you check the Known OS specific issues?

[palle b]

Did you check the Known OS specific issues?

I should say that i have?
I've added Freecad.exe, to use NVIDIA as prefered processor in 3d programs, in Nvidia's controlpanel.
And as mentioned above, changed the view from classic to basic theme.

Thank you
// Palle B

[jmaustpc]

Did you check the Known OS specific issues?

I should say that i have?
I've added Freecad.exe, to use NVIDIA as prefered processor in 3d programs, in Nvidia's controlpanel.
And as mentioned above, changed the view from classic to basic theme.

Thank you
// Palle B

So did that then resolve the problem or does FreeCAD still not work?

according to this the last update from Nvidia was 20th March 2018, but as they say that is their reference driver and they recommend that you go to your laptop manufacturer's web site and get their last drive since it may be different than the reference driver.
https://www.nvidia.com/download/find.aspx

The pc can run inventor 15 and the latest fusion 360.

Not for much longer, I think. I am sure I read somewhere that they have announced that the then current version very soon will not be able to run on Windows 7 since it is now a dead unsupported OS.

Also I don't know if those use OpenGL or not. FreeCAD uses OpenGL not Windows' directx.

[palle b]

Så løste det derefter problemet, eller fungerer FreeCAD stadig ikke?

It dident solve the problem, but it's like that it takes a few seconds longer before crash.(10sek after the freecad window opens)

Ikke meget længere, tror jeg. Jeg er sikker på, at jeg læste et eller andet sted, at de har meddelt, at den daværende aktuelle version meget snart ikke kan køre på Windows 7, da det nu er et dødt ikke-understøttet operativsystem.

Jeg ved heller ikke, om de bruger OpenGL eller ej. FreeCAD bruger OpenGL ikke Windows 'directx.

Im sure youre right
And Fusion 360 has become very exspensive, so it doesnt have to anymore

It's my "playaround in the workshop" laptop, that holds some plc,cnc and automotive ECU/diagnostics software.
It would be great if i could run Freecad on it also.

Thanks
// Palle B

[jmaustpc]

It's my "playaround in the workshop" laptop, that holds some plc,cnc and automotive ECU/diagnostics software.

Yes, things like that become a problem.

Another option install Linux as well as leaving the old Windows. Long term that is likely a better idea. FreeCAD should be able to work on Win7 now but sooner or later it will no longer be able to, just like the end of Win XP. When you install Linux you can adjust the current Windows partition to make room for a Linux partition, then at boot you can select either OS (Linux will also run directly from a USB device etc.) . If you do decide to try Linux, I personally have found Kubuntu (currently 20.04) to be the best for Windows users since it is Ubuntu with KDE Plasma for the GUI. KDE Plasma is a bit more Windows like where as standard Ubuntu has a more unusually GUI that does work well but is just different. Kubuntu can use software made for Ubuntu seamlessly in pretty much all cases.

Is your CNC software, CNC controller software? If so does it communicate with the CNC machine via a Parallel port? I am just curious. If it is then perhaps you could look at LinuxCNC and see if that would suit your needs better?

I wonder if any of those other programs could run in Wine on Linux?

Jim