>Hello, >I've just recently been forced to move from a Windows 7 computer to >Windows 10. I have a number of problems with GIMP which might be >caused by Windows 10, or by the draconian number of "security" >programs we are forced to have running on our systems. Here's the >situation: > >(1) I cannot run any version of Gimp newer than 2.10.0. Attempting to >start any newer version generates a Gimp process, but never actually >brings up the program. Not even the splash screen. Poking about on >various user forums suggests that the culprit in this case might be >Sophos. Unfortunately, knowing the possible cause does not give me a >cure. If anyone knows of a fix for this, please let me know. > >(2) Running version 2.10.0 is okay, it has the functionality I need >(though, I wonder what improvements I'm missing - probably a lot). >However, whenever I try to do any sort of file operation - like >opening, saving, exporting, etc. - I get at least one error box with >the message > >COULD NOT RETRIEVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILE >Error when getting information for file "C:\ >": No such file or directory > >I suspect this problem has something to do with the environment >variables for "HOME", "HOMEDRIVE" or "HOMEPATH"? Unfortunately these >are set by our IT people to a directory on our shared network server. >Something I don't like, but can't change. Is my suspicion true? If >not, what is the cause of this mess? It's particularly annoying if I >try to change the configuration options -> it generates about 20 of >those windows which must be closed one at a time before anything else >can be done. > >So, any ideas about my troubles, or any other system configurations >that might make GIMP run nicely would be appreciated. > >Ken
Hello Ken Windows 10 does not play nice with Gimp , read that a lot in other forum and for the most part Win 10 is not too bothered about helping out with " those little problems "seems to be the way they see it. If you want to look into community help types and help in general look at Linux - these days it's easier than it used to be and a lot of operating systems can be installed with a little common sense also reading the install guide and the very helpful forums IF you should need that help , at the now I'm using Netrunner Rolling it's a Manjaro derivative , 9 months and still going good , the occasional hiccup and the help is there when I need it , Mint is popular also , spend a moment at http://distrowatch.com/ , if you decide on a ubuntu family distro double triple check the reviews use with caution ( privacy ) (yours) , It is not difficult to run a Linux operating system and the admins of the Linux O.S. are there for you and so is the community. Sorry I cannot help with Windos 10 -- fa-flyingalone (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
