PTE will not save

[RonH]

In the middle of a new ‘creation’ I decided to download PTE 4.3 beta 3 which imported my current programme and worked like a dream. I finished the AV and started another. This all works fine until I come to Save As and it just ‘hangs’. Not wanting to sound like an idiot on this Forum I downloaded PTE 4.3 beta 8 which also works well - until I come to Save As and again it just ‘hangs’. Could I have inadvertently deleted the ‘key’? I thought that not having the ‘key’ would restrict you to ten slides (which I am not restricted to). If this is the problem could one of you boffins let me know what the keyis called as I have the original programme saved on a CD. If there could be another explanation, then does anyone know how to solve the problem? Not being able to work with PTE is like being in the Grand Canyon without a camera!

[Ken Cox]

Ron

the registry key code is embedded in the registry

if you use the search of the forum we had a discussion a few weeks back as to its location and how to extract it and save it

see

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=2157

did you try to do a save as under a different file name

example

original file name

grand canyon.pte

create as

grand canyon.exe

then

save as

rev grand canyon.pte

create as

rev grand canyon.exe

what happens ?

ken

[RonH]

Thanks Ken

I have read the previous streams on the ‘key’ as you suggest and having found my ‘key’ I am convinced that I am okay. Besides, I do not have any 10 slide restrictions or pester messages so I am sure that PTE is unlocked.

I can not follow your other advice because I just can not get that far. Everything in PTE is working better than ever (don’t we just love the new facilities on 4.3 beta #9?) I can make new templates and recover them but I can not Save or Save As. When I click on either of these the blue bar at the top turns grey and the programme ‘hangs’ I have to enter the Task Manager (which shows that PTE is not responding) to close the programme down.

The only thing I have done in Windows since PTE (4.3 beta #3) was working is to delete Hotfix KB 241441 because this caused my AVID video editing programme to open all of its windows at once! However, PTE worked well before this Hotfix was installed in the first place so it can not be that.

I feel very frustrated at not being able to use the best AV creating software ever so any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

RonH (UK)

[alrobin]

Ron,

Have you tried going back to the last "official" version of PTE (v. 4.20)?

Also, whenever a program starts acting up like that, I often find that un-installing and re-installing fixes things. Make sure you copy your "key" file, "PTE.KEY", to a safe place first, though.

[RonH]

Al

Thanks for your suggestions. I tried getting rid of all my PTE files, downloaded v.4.20 and the same thing happened. However, in desperation I opened an old AV with v. 4.2 and clicked ‘New’ from the file menu and started my new show from here – and it all seems to work! It’s a strange way to have to get into PTE (opening an old programme) but it will get me going for the time being.

If anyone can shed more light on the subject I would be grateful.

You know? After only a few weeks with the new light table in v. 4.3 beta #3 - I can’t live without it – I’m going to try and download it again and hope that it doesn’t screw my programme up again!

Thanks for your help but any more suggestions welcome!

Regards RonH (NE UK)

[pam]

I am having a similar problem. I downloaded the new beta ...loved it. I was running it and photoshop cs at the same time when both programs froze. When I restarted everything, pics2exe would no longer work, and my cd recorder stopped working!

I had to uninstall the beta version and go back to 4.20. (Plus delete my new slide show)... everything went haywire!

4.20 seems to working again now, (although slowly) and I recreated my slideshow (240 photos) but now the cd recorder refuses to burn! UGH!

[RonH]

Hi Pam

Now that you mention it, I may have had PS CS running at the same time. However, Photoshop is okay on my machine. PTE seems to be working now but I don't like the idea of having to open an old 'show' then crating a 'new' project from there. It would be disappointing if there was a conflict with Photoshop but I doubt that this is the case - unless the PTE gurus know better!