Sounds like some memory buffer's not being cleared.

Boris

A fe wmore details might help.
1) What OS do you have?
2) Are you running with multiple user accounts?
3) Has someone else logged on or switched users during this period that you are away?
4) If you log off and then back on does that correct your issue or must you power down completely.

Jeff

Quote: Boris

A fe wmore details might help.
1) What OS do you have?
2) Are you running with multiple user accounts?
3) Has someone else logged on or switched users during this period that you are away?
4) If you log off and then back on does that correct your issue or must you power down completely.

Jeff

1) Windows XP Home
2) No, single account, I am the only user (80 years old living with wife only)
3) No one else is using my PC
4) Log off then on does not fix - I must shut down and restart PC.
Boris

Boris

I have not seen these characteristics with only a single user. Have you tried a simple reinstall of PD7 to see if that fixes the problem. Dafydd has good instructions at http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/2405.page PART C

Jeff

It's very possible that even though you think the program has shut down, it is hanging in the background. One way to check this is to use
ctrl alt delete. Your task manager pops up. Look in the processes tab of this box and look for a program running (something like PDR.exe) or something like that. highlight that and choose end task. Then see if you can open PD.

I did not have a chance to check Task Manager - I took the previous advice and I have removed and currently doing a complete reinstall - will let you know if problem resolved.

When I registered PD7, i got an email stating
"Sign in now to the CyberLink Members Zone and download a FREE burning software as our token of appreciation!"

I HAVE YET TO FIND THIS FREE OFFERING... where do I look for it??

Cheers,
Boris

Quote: It's very possible that even though you think the program has shut down, it is hanging in the background. One way to check this is to use
ctrl alt delete. Your task manager pops up. Look in the processes tab of this box and look for a program running (something like PDR.exe) or something like that. highlight that and choose end task. Then see if you can open PD.

Yes - there was an entry PDR.exe 32,692 K
I terminated it, then PD7 loaded up properly

How do I solve this... short of going in there each time?

Boris
PS - this occured after my fresh re-install which did not solve the problem.

Its not a program issue, as far as I know. It's just something that happens from time to time, not just with Power Director. Not sure why it happens. I just realized one time when I couldn't get it to open (I didn't get the error message) that perhaps it was hanging in unobserved. I have found other programs do this too. Sometimes they shut down (you don't close them, they crash) but they don't totally shut down.

Anyway, it doesn't happen everytime for me, just from time to time. At least it offers you a chance to look and see what's happening.

Glad it worked.

I first installed the trial version then, on the following day, purchased and downloaded the full version and installed that (after first uninstalling the trial).

I am wondering now if there was something left over from that initial install that is "hanging around" causing the mayhem.

Cheers,
boris

If you uninstalled and wiped the registry, I would think not. Like I said it has happened with other programs for me too. I just think that perhaps, you haven't run into it before OR maybe you have and haven't really realized that's what happened???

Don't know what the reason is, but I do know that it happens with other programs, not just Power Director.