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Sylvia Rubble

Registered User

Join date: 23 May 2008

Posts: 13

10-07-2008 04:48

I am totally amazed as to why i have been told i must update my viewer, the old one worked fine. NO CRASHES. I had to update my viewer to log in to SL today, and all i have done is crash, crash and crash. My question is WHY did i have to update to a viewer that does not work with a PC less than 6 months old?

Qie Niangao

Coin-operated

Join date: 24 May 2006

Posts: 7,138

10-07-2008 05:08

It's a security update, and one that indeed should be mandatory. See the Release Notes at https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes#Release_Notes_for_Second_Life_1.20.17_Oct_6th.2C_2008 for details.

As for why it's crashing on your machine... no idea. I'm just downloading the corresponding RC version for Linux myself, and haven't tried it yet, so maybe we're all in for the same. On the chance that the problem is local to your machine, though, it could be worth trying to uninstall and re-install.

Conifer Dada

Hiya m'dooks!

Join date: 6 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,716

10-07-2008 05:09

The new viewer worked fine for me. Only problem is that my custom environment settings, which were saved, were gone - happened on a previous update too.

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Porky Gorky

Temperamentalalistical

Join date: 25 May 2004

Posts: 1,414

10-07-2008 05:17

New viewer is working fine for me on Linux and Windows. I had to reload windlight setting though.

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Sylvia Rubble Registered User Join date: 23 May 2008 Posts: 13	10-07-2008 04:48 I am totally amazed as to why i have been told i must update my viewer, the old one worked fine. NO CRASHES. I had to update my viewer to log in to SL today, and all i have done is crash, crash and crash. My question is WHY did i have to update to a viewer that does not work with a PC less than 6 months old?
Qie Niangao Coin-operated Join date: 24 May 2006 Posts: 7,138	10-07-2008 05:08 It's a security update, and one that indeed should be mandatory. See the Release Notes at https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes#Release_Notes_for_Second_Life_1.20.17_Oct_6th.2C_2008 for details. As for why it's crashing on your machine... no idea. I'm just downloading the corresponding RC version for Linux myself, and haven't tried it yet, so maybe we're all in for the same. On the chance that the problem is local to your machine, though, it could be worth trying to uninstall and re-install.
Conifer Dada Hiya m'dooks! Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,716	10-07-2008 05:09 The new viewer worked fine for me. Only problem is that my custom environment settings, which were saved, were gone - happened on a previous update too. _____________________
Porky Gorky Temperamentalalistical Join date: 25 May 2004 Posts: 1,414	10-07-2008 05:17 New viewer is working fine for me on Linux and Windows. I had to reload windlight setting though. _____________________

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