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Bill DeWitt <the### [at] earthlinknet> schreef in berichtnieuws
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> Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote :
> >
> > First time I have heard this one Bill. Can you be a little more specific
> > about what is preventing you from running POV-Ray such as any warnings
> > or behaviors you are witnessing ?
> >
>
> Well it just locks up and won't even let me use <ctrl+alt+del> to get out.
>
>     The specifics are these: Although I have re-installed everything since
> my recent hard-drive death, Povray was working almost properly since then.
I
> had a problem with the help file returning a error so I un-installed
Povray,
> deleted the directory and any reference to povray in the registry then
> downloaded another copy of povwin3.exe from povray.org and installed it.
It
> seemed to work fine except that the help file was -still- giving me an
error
> and not working properly( giving an error on every turn of the page and
not
> allowing me to use the content or search buttons).
>
>     I have not installed any other software, nor made any changes in the
> setup since testing this install. I have done scandisk and defrag since
> then, but I am pretty sure that this is all.
>
>     Suddenly, as of yesterday, if I turn off my computer and turn it back
> on, I can't get povray to run. The wait cursor comes on and locks in
place.
> I have to power down to reboot. If I uninstall povray and reinstall it, I
> can use it until I turn off my computer.
>
>     Oddly enough, I just noticed that my help file is now working.
>
>     Other than that I don't seem to have any problems with the computer. I
> have Norton antivirus and have just done an update and scanned all files.
>
>     It seems odd to me, which is why I ask. As far as I can tell, there
are
> no clues as to why this is happening.
>
>
>

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