Corel Photo Paint and Open Dialog boxes

Interesting problem.

After using the program for a while (read maybe hours, not days), the 
Open dialog box fails and hangs the application.

This can be made to work again by renaming the Application Data/ 
settings folder and letting Corel re-build it.

Then it happens again.

This is happening on multiple workstations.  I am thinking that it's 
possible there is a recetly used file or directory that it is barfing 
on, but I don't have enough information from the client to conclude that 
for sure.

I have read through the knowledge base and my next plan of action was to 
repeat my last success (removing the config directory & let it rebuild) 
and then make the FiltMan.ini (hoping this is in these directories 
somewhere) read only.

I am looking for other suggestions as I really am taking a stab in the 
dark here.

Thanks,
Michael Mills

Are you using the application on a server by any chance? If so, make sure 
that the server is not protecting or locking access to the directory.

-- 
Alfred
http://www.alfredky.com
"Michael Mills" <mmills@nfusiontech.com> wrote in message 
news:47541f1c$1_3@cnews...
>
> Interesting problem.
>
> After using the program for a while (read maybe hours, not days), the Open

> dialog box fails and hangs the application.
>
> This can be made to work again by renaming the Application Data/ settings 
> folder and letting Corel re-build it.
>
> Then it happens again.
>
> This is happening on multiple workstations.  I am thinking that it's 
> possible there is a recetly used file or directory that it is barfing on, 
> but I don't have enough information from the client to conclude that for 
> sure.
>
> I have read through the knowledge base and my next plan of action was to 
> repeat my last success (removing the config directory & let it rebuild)

> and then make the FiltMan.ini (hoping this is in these directories 
> somewhere) read only.
>
> I am looking for other suggestions as I really am taking a stab in the 
> dark here.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael Mills
> 

I've had this problem with corel 8 installed on xp, yet can't solve it
but never had this problem with 12

David

"Michael Mills" <mmills@nfusiontech.com> wrote in message 
news:47541f1c$1_3@cnews...
>
> Interesting problem.
>
> After using the program for a while (read maybe hours, not days), the Open

> dialog box fails and hangs the application.
>
> This can be made to work again by renaming the Application Data/ settings 
> folder and letting Corel re-build it.
>
> Then it happens again.
>
> This is happening on multiple workstations.  I am thinking that it's 
> possible there is a recetly used file or directory that it is barfing on, 
> but I don't have enough information from the client to conclude that for 
> sure.
>
> I have read through the knowledge base and my next plan of action was to 
> repeat my last success (removing the config directory & let it rebuild)

> and then make the FiltMan.ini (hoping this is in these directories 
> somewhere) read only.
>
> I am looking for other suggestions as I really am taking a stab in the 
> dark here.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael Mills
>