I have been using DW from 8 to CS4 and the only times I had major problems with it was when I had a computer issue unrelated to the software. Although I will admit sometimes uninstalling it completely and putting DW back on would fix things for awhile.
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Mike Kear <[email protected]> wrote: > I have found Dreamweaver to be a very stable application. From > version 8 to CS3 to CS4. If you were really interested in solving > your problem, I'd get rid of it completely and start again from the > beginning. > > I'd adivise: > > [1] Uninstalling it completely. > [2] Delete any folders or files that might be left in the install directory > [3] Delete any user preferences (in windows, they're in C:\Documents > and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver > CS4\en_US\Configuration > [4] remove any keys in the registry > [5] reboot. > > Then you should have removed every reference to Dreamweaver. Then > I'd advise starting again from the beginning. I suspect the reason > your DW is crashing all the time is there is some remnant somewhere > from a previous installation that's not being overwritten by a > reinstall, or some corrupted file somewhere that's not removed by the > previous uninstall. > > I dont suppose your handle is a clue to what's gone wrong is it? > Torrent girl?? > > > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Rob Parkhill <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You can try this if you are still interested in Eclipse > > http://www.yoxos.com/ondemand/ > > > > it basically allows you to choose what plugins/whatever you want for > > Eclipse, and then puts it all into a single package that you download and > > install (1 step, pretty sure anyways) > > > > HTH > > > > Rob > > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Torrent Girl <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> > I am having the same problem with DW > >> > > >> > I found this posting online http://kb.adobe. > >> > com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb402776 followed the > >> > directions and it is still crashing. > >> > > >> > I have been so unproductive behind this that i decided to install > >> > eclipse. That became a nightmare as there is not good documentation on > >> > how to set it up. > >> > > >> > Does anyone know of a good free CF editor? > >> > >> > >> P.S. I have been sitting here for 3 hours restarting DW and trying to > >> install CFECLIPSE. I have resorted to downloading a trial version of > >> HOMESITE (I can't believe they are still selling HS) which is SAD. I am > >> praying that IT works. > >> > >> A word to all current and aspiring software developers and tutorial > >> writers, bloggers, whoever.... > >> > >> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure your software works properly and > if > >> you write a tutorial PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure your > instructions > >> work INCLUDING PROPER SYNTAX and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE write a > >> detailed description of how to install, setup and use your product. > >> > >> I have wasted so much production time on Dreamweaver crashing - it's > >> pathetic. > >> > >> I know I am ranting but I've had it. > >> > >> Make it work or make it free so others can make it work. And if you do > make > >> it free like ECLIPSE, hire a darn tech writer so people can learn how to > use > >> your software!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >> > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:318587 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
