Microsoft Vista users:
- Windows Vista's security model requires that the setup be run as Administrator. (Not doing this will result in the python installation failing - it's a prerequisite for Tecplot -- which will cause more problems later on.) This can be done by right-clicking on the setup program and selecting... "Run as Administrator."
- Tecplot 360/Focus 2009 should have solved the flickering issue that occurs with Windows Vista in Aero mode. If you continue to experience strange video behavior, we recommend trying the following (in order of preference):
- Change the Windows "style" to something other than Windows Aero:
Step 1: Right click on the desktop, select Personalize:
Step 2: Select Windows Color and Appearance:
Step 3: Choose anything except Windows Aero mode:
- Check for a video card driver update.
- Disable hardware acceleration. To do this, edit your Tecplot.cfg file and change this line:
# $!INTERFACE OPENGLCONFIG { ALLOWHWACCELERATION = NO }
To this:
$!INTERFACE OPENGLCONFIG { ALLOWHWACCELERATION = NO }
Restart Tecplot when you're done.