Subject Re: dBASE 2019 flashes From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Sat, 5 Mar 2022 08:51:19 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2022/03/05 07:21, Akshat Kapoor wrote: > Using ctr+alt+del Open task manager. > > On the lower left there will be a button more details use it view full > list of background tasks. > > Scroll through the list and close ALL instances of dbase. > > Now open dbase 2019. > > It should open like normal. > If problem persists then try deleting the ini file. If dBASE doesn't find the .ini file it creates a new file with all default settings.  This means that if one doesn't want the default settings one has to re-set them manually.  :-(  Deleting the .ini file should, therefore, be done as a last resort. After you have checked in the Task Manager and closed dBASE if it was running, open PLUS.INI in Notepad.  The file will be found at C:\Users\Your_user_name\AppData\Local\dBASE\dBASE2019\Bin\PLUS.INI Use Ctrl-F to find [Desktop] Scroll down until you find Position= The figures to the right show the left, top, width and height in pixels of dBASE when it opens.  If any figure is bigger than the screen resolution, either negative or positive, it means dBASE is opening but it is so far off-screen that you can't see it.  Change the figure to something meaningful and save the file. The entry in my PLUS.INI file is Position=34 15 1284 709 Once dBASE has been opened you can change the size and it will be saved when you close dBASE. Mervyn.