Hi Camm!
Deleting the preference file worked here as well. We had a problem finding it as I use a Mac and neither I nor the student had any idea where to look for preference files on Windows. Panos advice helped us along.
Best regards
Tore
> 29. nov. 2018 kl. 15:17 skrev General 2018 via use-livecode <use-***@lists.runrev.com>:
>
> Hi ,
>
> This also happened to us yesterday.
> Fixed by deleting preference files.
>
> Regards Camm
>
>> On 29 Nov 2018, at 08:21, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <use-***@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Tore,
>>
>> On Windows the preferences are stored in:
>>
>> C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Roaming\RunRev\*
>>
>> Here you can find one or two files:
>>
>> livecode7.rev --> Preferences for LiveCode versions 7, 8 and 9
>> livecode.rev --> Preferences for LiveCode versions < 7
>>
>> I suggest:
>>
>> 1. Quit LiveCode
>> 2. Delete/rename both of these files. These files will be created/updated
>> every time you start/quit LiveCode.
>> 3. Launch LiveCode
>>
>> Hopefully the problem should be fixed now.
>>
>> Best,
>> Panos
>> --
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 10:02 AM Tore Nilsen via use-livecode <
>> use-***@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>>> One of my students has a problem with LiveCode crashing on startup. He
>>> uses a machine running Windows, and I suspect there might be a corrupt
>>> preference file involved, as LiveCode dies right after it has loaded the
>>> preferences. Since I have no experience in using LiveCode on Windows, I
>>> have not been able to locate the preference file. Can anyone point me in
>>> the right direction?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Tore Nilsen
>>>
>>>
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