I have installed coreldraw graphics suite X4 with sp2. I am running xp sp3.
I can open X4 just fine but when I try to open a file it crashes. The funny thing is that I can doubleclick on a cdr file and open it that way, however the program is really unstable and crashes afterwards if I try to do anything else. I tried updating to sp2 but that did not fix anything.
Suggestions?
The first thing to try is to hold down the F8 key while starting up CorelDRAW, and when it asks you if you want to restore to factory defaults, answer "yes".
Let us know if that worked for you or not. If it did not cure your problem, then we could try something else.
HuMJohn aka Hugh Johnson
i have had the same problem in the past (xp sp3).. i ended up uninstalling and reinstalling in safe mode. working fine now. i also wonder if i can slipstream the patch to a master copy. any input greatly appreciated.. thank you
I have tried the f8 factory defaults but it did not work.
There are now a couple of things to try.
First is, if you have an anti-virus running, change it's settings to ignore *.cdr files. (Also, check the settings of your internal firewall.) If this does not help you, then:
Second, put the DVD in your DVD drive and to a Repair. This should correct any missing/corrupted CorelDRAW Suite file or any invalid registry entry that is associated with CorelDRAW Suite.
a corrupted work space would cause these poroblems and sometimes they couldn't be repaired just by holding down the F8 key while starting up CorelDraw.
It can be addressed by deleting currepted work space files.
Close all Corel apps.
Click the start menu on your system then sellect Run and type '%appdata%'.
you will find a folder named Corel then delete the folder. this folder will be made when you start CorelDraw again and the corruped work spase will be repaired.
Lee
HKLee:delete the folder
Be careful with that. As you'd loose all ur Custom configurations, color pallets, all effect presets and all Artistic Media Brushes with that
Peace I-)
Thanks for the many replies.
I have tried the repair function and erasing the corel file under appdata. disabling the firewall. Turning of the anti-virus. The program still crashes.
When I did the update to sp2 I got some errors saying something like "Error 1328; C:\config.msi\pt38.tmp already updated....." .
not sure if that has anything to do with it, probably not.
I have not tried installing in safe mode yet, though. Not sure if that is a good idea?
I also have adobe photoshop CS installed. Is it worth a try uninstalling photoshop and then installing corel x4
any other suggestions?