For anyone running Mach3 on Windows 10, after installing the latest Windows 10 update (1803), Mach3 will no longert run.
It still works on version 1709, so disable updates before 1803 gets installed, or start looking for an alternative to Mach3.
For anyone running Mach3 on Windows 10, after installing the latest Windows 10 update (1803), Mach3 will no longert run.
It still works on version 1709, so disable updates before 1803 gets installed, or start looking for an alternative to Mach3.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
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Mactec54
My computer that runs Mach, has only ever seen the internet to download it originally.
I run Mach3 on a fast Windows 10 64 Bit computer using VMWare and Windows 7 32 Bit
The Windows 10 has Virus Protection, Internet Access, and is regularly updated.
The Virtual session of Windows 7 is locked down and runs perfectly and is unaffected by anything happening on the Windows 10 host as shown in this video
In the video I am running Mach3 and simultaneously running a BobCad Simulation for a 750,000+ lines of GCode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTrO8Kd1Ve4
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Is it the parallel port driver that no longer works, or is it mach with any motion device configuration? Does a sim config run?
Dave
Mach3 won't run at all. It stops after the splash screen.
Newfangled posted this on the Artsoft forum, and I updated Windows 10 to check, and sure enough, it stopped working.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
Thanks , Gerry
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I ran over to my machine to pause automatic updates to find out it has already been updated. Mach3 still works however for me at least. Machine is ran by a cheap old slate7 tablet with a buildyourcnc usb board. maybe that info will be useful for somebody
It also fails to run after a recent patch on Windows 7. I am about to order a new machine and won't be doing Mach again. Not that I had any problems with it as the combination of it and the Mach Standard mill screen set has been a good combo for me. I have had more issue with machine stalls on rapids than anything else. Something the new machine should largely cure being all linear ways. Once I have it I will under take the project of converting my little BF20 to linear ways and replace it's control with an Acorn/Centroid combo.
Can't even figure out how to prevent updates in Win10. I found a setting to delay the update by 365 days. Wondering if it would still work in compatability mode.
No, it doesn't work in Compatibility mode.
Here's a registry hack that supposedly stops updates until you approve them.
https://www.easeus.com/todo-backup-r...ly-update.html
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
My Tablet that I have been experimenting with, running different CNC software, just down loaded the upgrade windows10 1803, and Mach3 is all working, just loaded right up and is running, so this may just be computer related or hardware related
Are you using 32bit or 64bit system, the Tablet I have been experimenting with is 32bit, this may make a difference as well
Mactec54
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit. It worked before the update, and stopped working immediately after.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html
Mach3 2010 Screenset
http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
Could be the 64 Bit or a computer hardware problem may need different configuration, it does not matter if you use 64 Bit as most connections to a computer are using an independent CPU, so what's on the computer side does not have any influence on the independent Breakout Boards that most controls are now using, I just tried the UC100 and Mach3 works just fine
Mactec54
How on earth is this the response:
"New Win10 Update kills Mach3, DON'T do the update!"
instead of
"New Win10 Update kills Mach3, Mach3 should be fixed!"
Presumably there's a good reason for the Win10 update and it's Mach3 at fault here.
Cheers - N
Mach 3 is discontinued software. If you use Mach3 and don’t already know this then you are way out of the loop.
Oops, good reason. I am way out of the loop. My Mach3 hasn't seen the Internet for ages! It does "just work". I'm building a new machine though and won't be moving across the current PC or electronics so it's now of interest to me.
Cheers - N