Molflow launch error

This problem is caused by AMD graphic driver (both builded on CPU and dedicated card). If you use intel graphic or Nvidia graphic, you would not have the problem.

I tried to solve the problem for some time. Finally, i found solution. First, I did email @maarton almost a years ago to consult this problem and I learned that molfow run on OpenGL. Second I got a clue in another post Molflow.exe and atio6axx.dll error - #2 by maarton

Mesa3D would be a solution but I know nothing about how to building it. Fortunately, I found Mesa3D For Windows - Federico Dossena and give a try and it working.

  1. Go to the Mesa3D For Windows - Federico Dossena
  2. Download latest version 64 bit
  3. Open and extract the with file compression software, e.g. winrar, 7-zip, etc
  4. Copy opengl32.dll then paste in molflow folder and run the program.

This solution work well with molfow 2.10 on my PCs,

  • Thinkpad P14s Gen 2 AMD, Ryzen Pro 7 5850U built in GPU with latest graphic driver, and
  • Ryzen 5 3600 with AMD Radeon RX590 Graphic Card with latest graphic driver.

Big credit and many thank to Federico Dossena for sharing the file.

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