Author Topic: PixInsight stops working when i try to open a file  (Read 2214 times)

Offline fwillburn

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PixInsight stops working when i try to open a file
« on: 2016 March 29 10:49:40 »
I just updated to window 10 and now every time i try to open a file i get PixInsight Core 1.8.4 Ripley has stopped working. if i use open with from windows explorer it will open the file. any ideals on how to fix this problem.

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Re: PixInsight stops working when i try to open a file
« Reply #1 on: 2016 March 30 02:00:43 »
Are you using a Dell machine (or a machine from one of Dell's subsidiaries, such as Alienware)? In such case, see this forum post for a solution:

http://pixinsight.com/forum/index.php?topic=9190.0
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Offline fwillburn

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Re: PixInsight stops working when i try to open a file
« Reply #2 on: 2016 March 30 09:36:41 »
yes it is a dell laptop and so I put windows 7 back on the laptop and every thing is working fine. Thanks