Subject Re: dbase won't stay running From Donald Wellsand <donald.wellsand@gmail.com> Date Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:29:23 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 3/5/2025 4:27 PM, Donald Wellsand wrote: > > > > dBase 2019 and windows 10 > > > > Donald > > This is a fairly standard set of instructions to follow: > > The instructions below assume the issue is with dBASE itself. However, > similar issues will occur for a deployed executable (myapp.exe …). > > 1) Try rebooting the computer after the install. This clears out > anything that was in memory, which may be causing an issue. > > 2) Turn off your Antivirus software, and see if dBASE will start. While > most A/V software will warn you that a program was blocked, sometimes it > doesn't. If that solves the issue, you may want to communicate with the > A/V software company, and request that "PLUS.exe" from dBase, LLC be > placed on the trusted list for their software. > > 3) Turn off the Firewall software, similar to step 2. > The following all assume that dBASE is not running when you do them: > > 4) Using Windows File Explorer, navigate to: > > C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\dBASE\dBASE2019\Bin > > If you cannot see anything under “AppData” etc. you may need to go to > the username folder, and then in the toolbar at the top of the File > Explorer, click “View”, on the right is a checkbox for “Hidden items” – > check it. You should now see “AppData” and can navigate from there. > Note: Microsoft has buried this option in Windows 11 just a bit more: > Click “View”, then go down to “Show” at the bottom, and on the right > find “Hidden Items”, and click it if it is not checked. > > In the folder above find the file “PLUS.INI” and rename it to something > like “old_PLUS.ini”. > > Try restarting dBASE. > > 5) Perform a complete uninstall of dBASE, and reinstall. This is not as > simple as running the uninstall program that comes with dBASE, however > that is the first step. Once you run the Uninstall option, then do the > following: > > Using Windows File Explorer (see 4 above if you can't see "AppData" or > other "hidden" folders) > > C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Local\dBASE >     Delete the dBASE2019 folder. > C:\ProgramData\dBASE >     Delete the dBASE2019 folder. > C:\Program Files (x86)\dBASE >     Delete the dBASE2019 folder. > C:\Users\Public\Documents\dBASE\ >     Delete the dBASE2019 folder. > C:\Users\<user_name>\OneDrive\Documents\dBASE >     Delete the dBASE2019 folder. > > As you can see, most software gets installed in a lot of different > places. This is common for Windows apps these days. > Reinstall dBASE, and restart the computer after. > > If none of these work, please let us know. > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm > dBASE DOS to Windows Tutorial: > http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/DtoWTutorial/00_Menu.htm Ken, Thank you very much. I did item number 5. All is working again. Not sure what happened but happy it's working. Donald