Fireworks MX 2004 Won't Launch

[irelage webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

After installing the application and trying to launch it I only get the splash screen. If I look at the task list I can see the application listed and a Macromedia Lic.exe running. What is the application looking for during the startup.

Gene

[Donald Booth]

If you have virus protection running, turn it off and restart Fireworks.
If you are logged on as a user, log on as the machine admin and launch it.
If that works, it should work if you log in as the user.
Let us know.



"irelage" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bmk8v0$iv7$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> After installing the application and trying to launch it I only get the

splash screen. If I look at the task list I can see the application listed
and a Macromedia Lic.exe running. What is the application looking for
during the startup.

>
> Gene
>
>

[macintosh1010 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Looking for help with a similar problem,
Fireworks MX will not launch past the statup splash, keeps quiting.
Using Mac OS 10.2.8 , recently updated from 10.2.6 is there a bug?
and how do i completely uninstall Fireworks and start again, what is this problem i see posted about plist?
hope somebody can help

Ta

[John Dowdell]

"macintosh1010" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> Using Mac OS 10.2.8 , recently updated from 10.2.6

If you had installed the premature version of 10.2.8 (the one which was
removed from distribution), then please be advised that the
archiving/revert process does not work completely. Info to help is here:
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/service/ts/documents/mac_archive_install.htm[/url]

jd




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[vincecronin.com webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

thats odd it happend to me but in a diffrnet progream i was useing dream waver 2004 mx and no madder what it whoundt open and then i did a defreag and did a virus scan and re started and dream waever worked perfect .:)

-wicked6th



they may work for fireworks or just reinstall it .

[callred5 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi, tried all these, have latest 10.2.8 not the first version, have run defrag and virus scan all clear.
but have checked files, when i reinstall fireworks, it does not install the plist file!?? any ideas, would this cause it not to start?
Ta

[Scott Fegette]

plist/preference files on Macs are often created when the application itself
launches for the first time, so no- I'm not sure that would be the root
cause of this problem. can you please post more specifics on your
particular system here (and apologies if you already did earlier in the
thread- many many posts go by in a given day for us NNTP/newreader
users...).

-Scott
Macromedia, Inc.

"callred5" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bmoise$e6k$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi, tried all these, have latest 10.2.8 not the first version, have run

defrag and virus scan all clear.

> but have checked files, when i reinstall fireworks, it does not install

the plist file!?? any ideas, would this cause it not to start?

> Ta
>
>

[callred5 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Ok, Spec Powerbook G4/800 running 512 ram 40Gb HD on OS X 10.2.8.
Have been using Macromedia studio ok, now whole suite with the exception of Fireworks is OK, not sure if its since the update to 10.2.8, as i've been on holiday, and just back using Fireworksbut as mentioned, i cannnot find plist file for Fireworks????? and have reinstalled to no avail
Hope this clarifies the situation..

Typical, software always crashes when you want it most!