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    • honoluludesktopH Offline
      honoluludesktop
      last edited by

      How about removing SU, then "restoring" the system to a earlier point before reinstalling SU?

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      • sketch3d.deS Offline
        sketch3d.de
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        @coulteri said:

        When I reboot computer in safety mode, Sketchup works...

        Win safe mode = Win default video driver = typically an OpenGL issue w/ used video driver of Win standard mode

        which video card and driver version do you use: "Win+R > dxdiag > OK > Display > Device/Driver" ?

        did you have tried to disable the SU hardware acceleration w/ the support tool mentioned above?

        hth,
        Norbert

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        • bobpineoB Offline
          bobpineo
          last edited by

          Sketchup 8 crashed when I copied/paste contents of plugin folder between 7 and 8.
          Methodically went through and copied/restarted only a handful of rb scripts until I found the cause.
          In my case, and hopefully no disrespect to ruby writer...the culprit was "modelur.rb"
          Not sure how to send a message to this plugin author...than again maybe its just me!

          Bob Pineo, Design Develop LLC http://www.designdevelop.org.

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          • L Offline
            lonewolf1211
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            Does anyone know why Sketch Up just randomly crashes? Version 6 was always stable, and now I have 8,and it stinks! I don't know what Trimble did to it, but they really messed it up. Sketch Up 8 crashes on both my Mac and PC, both running different processors, graphic cards on operating systems, so I know it is not my hardware. The version on my Mac is pro, and the PC version is basic (free). Even the plugins are different between both machines, so I know it is not a code conflict or unstable plugins. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, I have removed plugins that may have been problematic, and I have made my models as uncomplicated as possible. I used to be able to create massive, complex models and now I am lucky if I can get 15 minutes of continuous use. It crashes when I move geometry, save a file, open a file, run a plugin or even just draw a line. Furthermore, the "bugsplat" thing is useless, as its suggestions are always either update Sketch Up, add a line a code for layer 0 in Ruby, or "sorry, no information available" - useless. I need real solutions - so if anyone has any, I would love to hear them!

            -Sean

            -Sean D
            http://www.lonewolfdrafting.com

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            • Chris FullmerC Offline
              Chris Fullmer
              last edited by

              Well, how often does it randomly crash? Are you running any plugins? What if you uninstall the plugins and try running it? Most people don't have constant crash problems, so it isn't a rampant problem. I would tend to think of plugins possibly being the problem.

              Do you ever get bugsplat reports?

              Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
              All my Plugins I've written

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              • K Offline
                klaufi
                last edited by

                SketchUp doesn't start anymore on my PC (Windows 7) either. As soon as I doubleclick it, the BugSplat-Window appears. I tried to install the newest version, reinstalled it completely, updated my graphics driver, looked into the registry, but nothing's helping. That's really odd, because last week it worked just fine. My PC has some issues right now, slow startup and some other problems, might that be the cause? I have no idea...

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  In case you have recently added a tool that is causing issues...
                  Try renaming your Plugins folder PluginsX temporarily... and make a new empty folder called Plugins...
                  If SketchUp starts up OK now you need to add back the plugins in steps until you recreate the crash...
                  Then you have a probable culprit... seek more advice when you have that tracked down... πŸ˜•

                  TIG

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                  • A Offline
                    ammo111
                    last edited by

                    β˜€ Greetings Sir, i would like to consult this problem that occurred this morning, about the BUG SPLAT, actually this not the first time i encountered it but this morning was the Worst Nightmare for me, when i double click the Sketch-up icon in my desktop (Windows 7, 32-bit User), the message said: " Sketch-up 8 has produced a Bug Splat", i double / thrice re installed it but still same scenario, Can't Open the Sketch-up!, Second Step i made was, trying to troubleshoot the problem through Control Panel and try to REPAIR it but it says that the " GOOGLESKETCHUP.msi" is missing, what will i do i'm not familiar with this stuff? 😞 Thank you and looking forward for a solution/s!

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Sounds like you have an old 'Google' v8 anyway... The newer 'Trimble' v8 is [was] current for almost a year,
                      If you have kept the original file you downloaded to install 'SketchUp 8 Free' you can reuse that and you should get asked about a repair if there's an existing installation.
                      [The msi file referred to is the file the installer extracts then uses, but if your Users/../Local/Temp folder has been 'cleaned up' over the preceding months then it's probably no longer around...]
                      Otherwise you'll need to find replacement version 8 Free installer from SketchUp.com...
                      Or upgrade to version 2013 Make [aka Free].
                      Several versions can coexist on one PC...

                      TIG

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                      • G Offline
                        GhostFist
                        last edited by

                        HI, new here. I'm also having this immediate crash/bug splat on starting up a fresh install of Sketchup make. Sketchup 8 was running fine un til I installed this along side it now neither work. uninstalled both, reinstalled 2013 works once then I get the crash on start up. Graphics drivers are up to date. Running on Windows 8. really disappointing.

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          Is that with or without plugins installed?

                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            GhostFist
                            last edited by

                            this is a stock download as it comes off the trimble site. never had this problem on earlier versions of sketchup

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                              Anton_S
                              last edited by

                              Download CCleaner and run both cleaner and registry section. I had the same error a long time ago, tried CCleaner, and got the magic. 😎

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                                GhostFist
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                                CCleaner did not work

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  @anton_s said:

                                  Download CCleaner and run both cleaner and registry section. I had the same error a long time ago, tried CCleaner, and got the magic. 😎

                                  I find that these registry cleaners can mess up more than they fix. I'd really not recommend them.

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Uninstall 2013.
                                    Reinstall 2013, this time 'run as admin'.
                                    Report back...

                                    TIG

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                                      GhostFist
                                      last edited by

                                      Been there done that, same issue.

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Did you install it 'as admin'?
                                        Then set it to always 'run as admin'?

                                        πŸ˜•

                                        TIG

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                                          GhostFist
                                          last edited by

                                          yup, really scratching my head on this.

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                                            GhostFist
                                            last edited by

                                            Problem resolved when rolling back the graphics driver

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