Thanks for this. I am currently in contact with Winsupport and will pass on any info as and when... I'll also try not to overburden the system.
Malcolm On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:21:32 -0500, "Dennis Bathory-Kitsz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > At 09:07 AM 12/14/03 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >WinFin2004 > >Windows 98SE > >Since upgrading to WinFin2004 I have had several lockups associated with > >the following dialogue: > >Cannot Create Font DC > >Has anyone else seen this? The dialogue box has an OK button but usually > >the result is a restart. > > I have F2K3, but have seen it. It usually occurs when system resources > are > low. I can guarantee it will happen when I'm running Sonar, Audition, > Eudora, Opera, Paint Shop Pro, MS Word, Webber, LAME, WinAmp, Teraterm, > WS_FTP, Real One, and Midimage at the same time (which I frequently do > when > revising and testing areas of my website). Running Finale at that point > will generate the 'cannot create font' dialog, and only shutting down > other > programs *before* closing that dialog box will release the resources and > re-stabilize everything. I even have a post-it note on the side of my > monitor to remind me *not* to run Finale during heavy web updates! > > Some of these are resource eaters for various display widgets -- I don't > program anymore, but I have been told that resource management in Win9x > is > strained when newer widget-heavy programs are in play. Perhaps F2K4 uses > more of those resources? I am also told that WinXP does not have those > constraints. > > Dennis > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
