https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rLaG99X1IXk/hqdefault.jpg

a simple way to fix maya which display fatal error attempting to save.
mostly this is due to graphic card compatibility issues. its mean that you are going to use full opengl for running maya.
this also work on blender 3d but the only problem is that blender will run very slow.

software to use:

window 32 bit
http://www.4shared.com/zip/9ISh7T4jce/win32.html

window 64bit
http://www.4shared.com/zip/HveN1NqOba/win64.html

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