All,
I ran into an interesting problem with MapInfo Pro 7.8 this morning, and
would appreciate any comments or suggestions. I am running MapInfo on a
Windows XP platform. When I attempted to start the program, the MapInfo
window opens, and the hourglass icon appears, which is normal.
Unfortunately, though, the hourglass icon doesn't go away, and MapInfo never
completely starts. In previous versions of MapInfo, a common cause for this
was an excessive number of temporary files, which are usually named
something along the lines of "~MAP0001.TMP". Normally, when ten thousand of
these temporary files had accumulated, MapInfo would not start completely,
and the result would be the same as I described, which is the hourglass icon
that never goes away. All I had to do to fix the problem was locate these
temporary files and delete them, and MapInfo would start normally. However,
this time, I can not locate any of the temporary files ("~MAP0001.TMP",
"~MAP0002.TMP", etc.) to delete them. Is there another potential cause that
would prevent MapInfo from starting completely? Thanks.
Mike Jenne
JCSI
Trussville, Alabama
