Good point, Stuart. This is a new computer for me (new job! yay!), and I haven't needed to run CharacterMap, so that may be a factor. The computer is running Windows 7, 64-bit.
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Stuart Rogers <srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com> wrote: > On 07/09/2012 1:48 PM, Combs, Richard wrote: >> >> Lin Sims wrote: >> >>> That's interesting, because I've got Frame 10 running right now, and >>> CharacterMap.exe is NOT a running process for me. >>> >>> Examining maker.ini shows some settings for it, but none seem to >>> control when it starts. Is it definitely not starting until you start >>> Frame 10, or is it running before you start Frame? >> >> >> It starts when I start FM 10 and stops when I stop FM 10. Have you started >> it from within FM 10 yet? I'm thinking maybe once you do that, FM 10 >> remembers that it was running and restarts it the next time. >> >> Richard G. Combs >> Senior Technical Writer >> Polycom, Inc. >> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom >> 303-223-5111 >> ------ >> rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom >> 303-903-6372 >> ------ >> > > Are your operating systems the same? I had lots of problems with > CharacterMap.exe (FM 9, Win XP). It would not close when FM was closed, and > chewed up all my resources, bringing the system to a crawl. I had to use > End Process on it to get the OS freed up again. > > I have not had the problem since changing to FM10 and Win 7 64. > > s. > > > -- > Stuart Rogers > Technical Communicator > Phoenix Geophysics Limited > 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 > Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 > +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 > > http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as ljsims.ML at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/ljsims.ml%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Lin Sims