Subject Re: Serious problem From Gaetano <gaetanodd@hotmail.com> Date Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:28:17 +1000 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 27/01/2021 6:34, Charlie wrote: > Been running dbase for years and have not encountered this before...  Ran a program I had written and it would not finish the process.  So I went into dbase to test it further and found that dbase 10 ob windows 10 will not open for me.  Could this be due to corruption of a file?  This runs my business so it is very impotant I fix this fast.  Should I re-install dbase?  Not sure if I still have access to dbase 10...  Thanks for any help! > There are many possible culprits... Try to explain more in detail: 1. do you get the splash screen? 2. do you get an error message? 3. did you change anything the machine? Install Windows update 2004? new anti-virus? As to the possible causes: 1. anti-virus - any change there recently? is dBase quarantined? Sophos is known to cause issues. Recently, Bitdefender was blocking dBase compiled apps for me, at first silently, so I had no idea what was going on, so that's why it's important to check the quanrantine folder of your AV and not rely on an AV message/warning. 2. is there an instance of dBase hanging in the task manager? kill all dBase instances in the task manager of Windows then try again 3. some issue with your ini file (check under C:\Users\Gaetano\AppData\Local\dBASE\Plus10\Bin\PLUS.INI, look at the [Custom] section for unwanted entries (unlikely if this affects both a compiled app and dBase, but worth a check) 4. in the INI file, replace "ErrorAction=4" with "ErrorAction=5" so dBase will write errors to a log file, then try again to restart dBase and look if anything is logged in PlusErr.log (the default error log file name) 5. check the Windows event log (press the Windows Start key and type "Event", select Event Viewer -- look in the Error and Warning sections 6. DEP (Data Execution Prevention) can cause issues, but likely not from one day to the next