Konstantin v. Poschinger Apr 10, 2011
> Bill,
>
> This issue appears to be common if Windows(7 or Vista) is shut down with
> Guide process still on.
>
> On 09/04/2011 7:23 PM, Bill J Gray wrote:
> > Hi Lawrence, Larry,
> >
> > I've had several reports of this happening over the last couple of
> > years. (Which probably means it's happened still more times without
> > my ever hearing about it.) I still have no idea what's going on with
> > this bug. I thought it might be due to running two or more instances
> > of Guide at the same time, with them "colliding" when they shut down.
> > But I made several fixes that ought to make that situation less
> > troublesome, and (as Lawrence just found out) it's still happening.
> >
> > I mentioned this the last time the bug was discussed on this list,
> > and should mention it again: when this happens, please think if you
> > did anything unusual when running Guide just before the bug. That is,
> > did you play with some setting or dialog box that you don't normally
> > use? If so, _please let me know_. I am currently without any ideas
> > as to why 'startup.mar' gets clobbered. The ideas I have had (such as
> > the multiple-instance one) keep getting shot down. I've been unable
> > to replicate the bug on any of my machines, which of course doesn't
> > make it any easier to find and fix the problem.
> >
> > In the meantime, the only fix I can offer is the one Larry suggested:
> > replace 'startup.mar' with another mark file. (I suggest in any case
> > that you create a "my personal defaults" mark, one that reflects your
> > preferences for time zone, lat/lon, display formats, colors, data
> > shown, etc. This is useful just in case you find someday that you've
> > gotten things really confused in Guide: you can load up your "personal
> > defaults" and get things back to the way you prefer.)
> >
> > Thanks! -- Bill
> >
> > ldjhandm wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks - just the job. Somehow the file had become empty!
> >>
> >> Lawrence
> >
> >
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