Hi Raphaël,

I think I see two problems here.

One is that Guide shouldn't be showing that "Near memory: 7
allocations 55923 bytes" message. I can see why it shows that
message; I've just fixed this.

A second possible problem involves the file 'maximum.dat'.
I think Guide is writing out a corrupted version of this file.
(On my computer, it's not appearing as a major problem: in
fact, the only way in which I noticed it was that Guide started
up in windowed mode. But depending on what corrupted data got
written out, I assume it _could_ cause this problem.)

So I'd suggest deleting 'maximum.dat'. All you'll lose will
be settings such as the font used for the chart, positions of
dialog boxes, and a few similar items. These will simply
go to their default values. Meanwhile, I'll work on ensuring
that Guide doesn't write out defective 'maximum.dat' files.

You may also find that re-installing the current software
(probably the version at http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm )
fixes the problem. It will overwrite some of the existing
files in your Guide folder; if one of those is causing the
trouble, using the update will get things working again. This
works surprisingly often.

(A third "problem", of a sort, is that Guide can't run without
the CD in the drive. Once you get things working again, you may
want to use Extras... Install to Hard Drive.)

-- Bill