At 05:21 PM 10/19/2005 +0000, brucexs wrote: > It doesn't go away, and from > > that moment on, powerpro is completely unresponsive. No other > > programs appear to be affected. Task manager is the only way to shut > > down powerpro. If I restart powerpro, the alarm returns to the >screen > > in the same position just as it appeared at first. Again, powerpro > > responds normally until I try to dismiss the alarm, after which it >locks up. > > > > The last time it happened I went through every conf backup I had > > before I found one that did not cause the same thing to happen. > > > > > >Thanks. Please also see if you can notice anything else that is a >common pattern, eg something like >- some other program running at same time always >- more than one message has to be open >- the message which causes the problem has to have a recurrence (or >not) >- it only happens if the "next alarm" is changed >- it only happens if the message is open for a signficant time and >other alarms ring in the mean time
It has been this long since the problem last occurred. This time, the alarm that caused the Powerpro crash was a copy of a regular one. This time, I simply deleted pproconf.pcf after nuking powerpro with task manager and restarted powerpro without any pcf file. The new configuration wizard opened and the same persistent alarm returned with it. This time, however, there was a file clearly associated with the alarm which I was able to delete while powerpro was not running, restoring the oldest saved pcf file and then clicking OK many times to get rid of the many missed alarms. Fortunately, I don't tinker much with Powerpro so there's really no harm done. The only coincident event I can think of is that the alarm which caused the crash appeared just as a web page was being loaded up by Firefox. I clicked on the alarm OK while the window was still loading in the background. I clicked only once, and as soon as the alarm didn't go away, I knew what had happened. Tom ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
