I open the Terragen 2.5.4.0 in Windows 7 to the standard default scene.
I click generate on the default Height Field Generate.
In the Heightfield shader node on the Displacement Tab I change the interpolation method from Catmul-Rom to "Stepped" in the dropdown menu.
Making this choice causes my Terragen session to crash in seconds.
All of the other interpolation methods seem to function and cause the 3d view to refresh as expected.