Oh, hold on. I found it: Settings >> Program Settings >> Integrated Scripting Support and uncheck the box.
I'd still be interested in any comments about how to remedy the fault by enabling it. I suspect it is a Vista x64 issue but just guessing. SD -- <http://forum.pspad.com/read.php?2,48718,48719> PSPad freeware editor http://www.pspad.com
