Thanks Amirsaeed Khaki, loading the CUDA toolkit worked. I don't understand why this isn't mentioned in the FAQ's or anywhere else.

For anyone else out there wanting to trial Octane and presently reading this post don't get over exicted by Octane. IMHO, and as a user of Vray, Corona and Lagoa, I ...

I am getting error messages [attached] whenever I try to launch Octane Standalone or plugin for 3ds max. I have followed all of the guidelines, so far as I can tell, and I have the right hardware software.

Specs below:
Machine: HP Z1, 16GB RAM, 500GB hard disc
OS: Windows 7
GPU: Nvidia Quadro 3000M ...

I have installed demo versions of Octane to trial [standalone and plugin for 3ds Max] but when I try to launch the application I get error messages [attached].

My hardware and software compatibility is fine and I've installed the apps with 3ds not running but still no luck. Have followed online ...