Re: Ventura 8 & DB Publisher not running on new Toshiba
laptop

Meyricke Serjeantson wrote:

> I uninstalled Norton 2006 and reinstalled the 2005 version, the
> problem went away.

The problem with Norton is that it causes strange behavior (e.g.,
crashes, e-mail issues, network connectivity issues) and it's never
quite the same from version to version or machine to machine. We banned
it around here after several machines came up with different symptoms
over the course of about a year and a half and all were cured by
removing Norton and replacing it with a different firewall/antivirus
combination.

-- Eric
[C_TECH Volunteer]

Check out the Ventura FAQ at:
http://www.draw.nu/venturafaq/

or download a PDF copy at:
http://www.fhcomm.com/VenturaFAQ.pdf

Meyricke Serjeantson wrote in part:
> I have now started using Ventura on the same machine & found a similar

> problem. When I try to import a photo into a chapter, I get a crash about 
> 50% of the time. There also seems to be a problem with Ventura recognising

> jpeg files edited on my desktop. I use Photopaint 10 on both machines for 
> this purpose.
> 

Are the sources the same for all the files? Which 50% fail? Could it be 
the source production does something odd and presents a malformed file 
(which Photopaint doesn't correct)?

Do tiff files give you the same problem? Can these jpeg be transformed 
to tiff? Would this be an easy solution.

> Would upgrading to Ventura 10 be likely to 
> solve the problem?

Not necessarily.

What other helpful software is running in the background inspecting 
files as you work on them? Perhaps having inspection of files on a 
schedule might be best, or a once on loading onto your machine, might be 
a better way? Just two thoughts for a penny.

Regards,
Stilman Davis

I have recently purchased a new Toshiba A6 laptop, running XP Professional. 
As soon as I used DB Publisher, which I find invaluable for my work as a web 
designer, I hit a problem. Whenever I tried to "browse" for a new
database 
or output file, the software crashed. If the files were all present and 
correct, everything worked as it should. Eventually, I formatted the 
machine, reinstalled everything, testing as I went, & discovered that if I 
uninstalled Norton 2006 and reinstalled the 2005 version, the problem went 
away.

I have now started using Ventura on the same machine & found a similar 
problem. When I try to import a photo into a chapter, I get a crash about 
50% of the time. There also seems to be a problem with Ventura recognising 
jpeg files edited on my desktop. I use Photopaint 10 on both machines for 
this purpose.

All ventura applications work perfectly on my desktop, which also runs XP 
Professional. They also ran on my previous laptop.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Would upgrading to Ventura 10 be likely to 
solve the problem?

Thanks

Meyricke Serjeantson 

"Meyricke Serjeantson" <serjeantson@clara.co.uk> wrote in
message 
news:4646322f_1@cnews...

> As soon as I used DB Publisher, which I find invaluable for my work as a 
> web designer, I hit a problem. Whenever I tried to "browse" for a
new 
> database



> I have now started using Ventura on the same machine & found a similar

> problem. When I try to import a photo into a chapter, I get a crash about 
> 50% of the time. There also seems to be a problem with Ventura recognising

> jpeg files edited on my desktop.


These problems might be fixable by changing the compatibility mode, 
described in the Ventura FAQ article "WinXP Compatibility" in the
Ventura 8 
section.

http://www.draw.nu/venturafaq/

--WilliamW

DEAK JAHN, Gabor wrote:

> Are you sure you want to stick with Norton? I only heard complaints
> about it from people all over the world (including ones who have been
> using it satisfactorily for quite some time, still they ran into
> serious trouble later).

Ditto. I was one of those people who swore by it since Peter Norton was
at the helm. Won't let it near a machine now.

 

-- Eric
[C_TECH Volunteer]

Check out the Ventura FAQ at:
http://www.draw.nu/venturafaq/

or download a PDF copy at:
http://www.fhcomm.com/VenturaFAQ.pdf