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Just a thought, but my MBP having lockup issues makes Time Machine entries every hour, so it should be possible to reinstate specific files created at a specific time to identify a corrupt file. That assumes the problem is file corruption, and I don't know if that is so. Otherwise, I welcome suggestions for how to get Studio working again.

Igor, I'm not in a hurry now that my talk is over. FYI, I installed v11 on an old Macbook AIR (2018 ver), and Studio runs fine. Slow for processing, but no issues with Studio. The last time I ran the uninstall app, I also selected to remove changes in styles and themes. I noticed the Studio install brought over my 10.5 ver changes by default. I don't have any reason to believe the issue (file corruption, I suppose) might be contained in my old 10.5 files, and I don't know if an option to skip bringing over the 10.5 features would be worthwhile — just a thought.

Macian, Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the talk went very well using the Player app and the .pteav version of the show I had luckily copied to a zip drive before rebooting the MBP. Recall the lockup issue started after I restarted the machine to provide a "virgin" machine for my talk today. Someone asked after the talk which slide-making program I used to present the slides. They liked the result. I told them the new PTE version for Mac performs like the PC version I've used for years. I didn't mention my current issue. Doug

Still puzzled! Ran uninstall, Studio still in apps list. Studio said it was successful. Checked Apps list and Studio was still there. Moved Studio to trash. Ran Uninstall again even though Studio was not in apps list. It again said it was successful. Removed all listings of Studio from Trash and re-started Mac. Installed Studio from downloaded file. And, same issue, spinning circle. But, the player still works (fortunately, put a copy of the talk on a zip drive before the problem started) and I'm off to give my talk.

Before reading the above messages, I bought and installed PTE v11 for the Mac. After installing v11 (v10 had already been deleted), activation was successful, but when I clicked on v11, I got the same lockup depicted in the attached screenshot. I repeated the removal process with the uninstall app, but I noticed that Studio was still in the list of Applications. I moved it to trash and rerun the uninstall app, which said that it removed it successfully even though I had previously sent Studio from the app list to trash. Reinstall of Studio 11 again caused the lockup with the spinning progress icon. Now what?

I got my nerve up and deleted both the copy of PTE I had been using and the one I downloaded and installed an hour or so ago. The Mac now seems to be running fine, except for PTE. After deleting both copies, I re-ran the PTE Studio install app and the app locked up, as before. But, the PTE player displays the slideshow with no issues. So I can sleep well tonight knowing (I hope) the talk will go on as planned. I still need to get PTE to run on this MBP M1 13.4.1

I have been working on a slide show all week-end with no issues on MBP-M1 with PTE latest edition, (at least checking for update said so). I rebooted so I would have a clean machine for my talk tomorrow at 10 AM EDT. But, PTE locked up with a spinning progress icon showing the PTE folder menu. Numerous restarts and shutdowns didn't help. I can present the talk using the player, but I can't use the PTE app. I logged into a "test" account and PTE did not lock up, but indicated I needed to activate it, which I could not easily do because I can not display the Help screen. I also downloaded an eval copy of PTE and loaded it as a separate app. Both apps locked up. What should I do to resolve the issue. Doug Bolt

Thanks, Jill. Sorry for the slow reply. I must have not been following my thread. So, it is not my old age that caused this misconception.

Igor, Excellent news regarding the update! Thanks for the news. doug bolt

How to set P2E so published videos respond to viewers keyboard arrow keys. I think I recall doing that some time ago, but I can't make it work now, which may be due to my older age bracket.

Is there a way to export images (eg. jpgs) that contain the text I added with P2E? A local group wants to put slideshows on the web as a single .PDF file. I can inport into PowerPoint and then export as a PDF. Or, is it possible to directly export the slideshow as a .PDF file?

Although I seem to recall that I have done this in the past, but I can't figure out how to do it now. Using 10.5.Pro on Windows 11 machine. Doug Bolt

Thanks, Jill. It happens to be a retirement community.

Barry, Thanks for taking the time to share your expertise. Although the equipment does not appear to support 1080p, I plan to create 1080p files at both .exe and .mp4. doug

Jill, thanks for your excellent advise - much appreciated. I have learned a bit more about the equipment since my original post. I will be able to copy .mp4 files to the desktop of the PC, so that is a good thing. The PC display resolution is 1024 x 768, and i think the projector is 1200 x 720. Not what I expected, but doable. doug