I recall years ago I had the same issue, not with
AS, rather with a photochop program and W-98.
For the life of me I can't remember even if I
corrected the problem. Maybe I stopped using the
program, or I cleaned the registry. I may even
have re-installed W-98 over a previous install.
This doesn't happen with XP-Pro, at least not at
this writing.
The only thing that occurs is to try a registry
cleanup, if you dare. You can always restore to
previous settings, XP will mark a registry
cleanup. You can get various programs to do this
from the net. I use Tuneup, FWIW. You might as
well do a disc Cleanup and Defrag just for the
hellovit. Couldn't hurt.
I understand your frustration though, if that helps.
H
W wrote:
> My new AutoSketch 9 (build 88, 7/8/2004) works fine, if opening the .SKF
> file from the AutoSketch File - Open menu, or from Recent Files too.
>
> It does not work if I just double click the file name in Windows XP
> Explorer. I only get a very brief hourglass, and then nothing, as if it is
> ignored. It is not ignored, it just cannot run.
>
> It is not a Windows file associations problem.
> 1. After clicking, in Task Manager, I see Sketch.exe appear there, and
> several seconds later, WSCommCntr1.exe appears too, but the program does
> not appear on the desktop - nothing more happens. If I keep clicking the
> file name, I keep getting many more instances of sketch.exe in the Task
> Manager. So it is not ignored, and is not an association problem, and it
> sees the start, but it just will not run. This problem is true the first
> time too, immediately after rebooting - doesnt start.
> 2. Resetting the file association with Open With does not help. Yes, all
> other file type clicks work fine in other programs, JPG and PDF for example.
>
> If at a commnd line prompt, if I type
> " \Program Files\autodesk\autosketch9\sketch" \attach\test1.skf
> then it starts and opens the file without event, as it should. Works fine.
> That would seem the same parameters to me as a file name click, but it is
> not the same somehow.
>
> It will not work if I double click the file name. Somehow that is different
> (same file). It hangs somehow, without completing the start, and without
> blowing away. The window never becomes visible.
>
> If I just double click on Sketch.exe itself, it starts fine, but of course
> without a file.
> And again, opening the file from the AutoSketch File - Open menu always
> works fine.
>
> I have removed it and reinstalled it a couple of times (rebooting first),
> with no difference. It installs easily, registers easily, no problems,
> other than it wont start from an Explorer file name click. Works fine in
> all other respects.
>
> Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.