XDMF, Windows 7, paraview 4.3.1 carshing a lot

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BACKGROUND:

I'm using paraview 4.3.1 on a windows 7.
And the main purpose is to visualize some XDMF files.

ISSUES:

However, paraview Crashes everytime when I open the XDMF files, except the first time that I just installed the paraview.

I tried to uninstall the paraview, then re-install it. But that helps nothing.

I tried to install some newer version. But all failed, cause newer version can’t be installed on a win7 pc.

MY QUESTION：

Can Someone tell me How to visualize the XDMF files on a win7 PC with paraview?

1: How can I solve the paraview crashing problem?

2: Or Is there any other version of paraview that can stably run on a win7 PC?

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Win7 is end of life since January 14, 2020.

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Thanks for your reply
It’s true that win7 out of date.
However my school pc keeps using this old-fashion OS.
So, I still want to find some way to figure this problem out.

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I’m afraid I have no solution:

  1. XDMF reader has a bug in ParaView 4.3.1
  2. Bug is probably fixed in more recent version of ParaView
  3. You cant install more recent version of ParaView

At this point I would, in prefferable order:

  1. Find another computer or
  2. Boot another OS (eg a small bootable linux on a USB)
  3. Compile recent ParaView (probably will not be succesful)

If you are a student you may want to reach out to a teacher.

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Thanks for your reply, again!

I tried to install 5.8.0 on my win7 PC.

It works well, except with XDMF files.

Once I choose a .XMF file, then click the apply button, there pops a little window tell me, “Paraview.exe has stopped working”.

After this, I can do nothing, but close all of them.

Maybe I should compile it from the source code.
At the very first beginning, I just installed the paraview for time-saving.

Anyway, thanks a lot !

By the way, I’m not a student. Right now this period, I’m working at a school, within a project group, such like that.