Phillip Norman wrote: > I am using FrameMaker 5.5.6 in Windows 7 Home Premium. Within the past > week, and never before, photo graphics placed by reference gray > randomly in printing, and sometimes within Frame sessions. I can't > print a document with as few as a dozen pictures, without a lost > reference. I find slight control in re-importing graphics. Uninstall > and re-install did nothing to help. > > I use FrameMaker daily to document work as a construction contractor, > and must do something. I suspect a new computer or new hard drive might > behave.
The usual recommendation for this is more memory. But I suspect what you need is either a newer version of FM or an older version of Windows. I'm using FM 7.2 on Win 7 (in Win XP SP3 emulation mode), and it's mostly trouble-free. But FM 5.5.6 is way older than that, and I'm surprised it's working on Win 7 at all. I'd suggest getting a copy of Win XP, partitioning your hard disk (or adding a second), and setting up a dual-boot scenario where you can boot into Win XP to run FM or Win 7 to run newer apps. If you're not comfortable doing it yourself, your friendly neighborhood computer store can probably fix you up for a reasonable fee. Certainly cheaper than buying FM 10. :-) Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 ------
