Hey im getting my first start up model and i post my pic what is the wrong?(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/107/gmaxerror.th.png) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/gmaxerror.png/)
Check you meet the minimum system requirements and reinstall gmax.
I don't know if this caused your problem but, I know when you first install Gmax or when you first start it up, it asks you which display driver you want to use. The choices are HEIDI, OpenGL, and Direct3D. I've found HEIDI works well for me in Xp and Vista. If the error occurred before you were able to choose that option Ahadley might be right in that you don't meet the system requirements.
I uninstalled gmax and fresh install again.It said same thing old problem.
Check the system requirements against your spec then.