Dear John, there is also a special mailing list for CCP4MG issues - however, it seems not to be used frequently... Just wanted to mention that there is one. Regarding your problems: I'm using CCP4MG (2.4.1) on several Windows7 (64 bit Prof.) machines and everything works just fine; with the exception that (indeed) the python.exe stops working sometimes. This only happened to me when dealing with complex settings (like showing electron density, many different selections and superimposed proteins in one session) but not when opening a coordinate file. One thing I also noticed is that CCP4MG crashes when your system runs out of free memory (RAM not HDD space!). I once made a movie in full HD and during saving all the pictures, CCP4MG just overfilled my RAM (6GB) and crashed. I finally was able to avoid this problem by separating the movie into different parts and saving all the pictures stepwise. Maybe you should check CCP4MG's memory usage on your system upon opening your coordinate files.
Best Matthias > Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:15:42 +0100 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [ccp4bb] CCP4MG in Windows7 > To: [email protected] > > Dear Colleagues, > Has anyone experienced difficulty in installing CCP4MG (2.4.1) with Windows7? > The symptoms when I try to use it, after an apparently ok installation, are:- > The tool bar remains as feint text but still allows a drop down menu. > Then trying to open a coordinate file (either from a folder or via a > download) it leads to the message appearing :- > python.exe has stopped working. > I would be grateful for any insights on this difficulty. > Thank you, > Yours sincerely, > John > Professor John R Helliwell DSc
