I am a new user to DW, starting about 8 months ago with DW MX. I found that I really enjoyed, to the extent that it is one of the very few reasons that I am still using windows - all my other work (and play) is done on a linux box.

I was presented DW8 for my birthday and installed it right-away and double clicked it to start it up. Nothing. Again a double click, again nothing. I tried starting DW MX, no problem, it came up, ready to work. I deinstalled DW8 and DW MX then re-installed just DW8 and then 2xclick to start it.

Nothing. Well not quite. I do get the splash screen with Dreamweaver 8 in bold letters then it vanishes. I am not sure what is going on here. I then had to re-install my XP machine, it was just too messy. Then did a fresh installation of DW 8. Same problem. It won't start.

Am I missing something here?? Do I need XP SP2 installed (I haven't gotten round to updating XP to that yet).

Any help would be appreciated.

Success is the best form of revenge.

I am having the exact same problem. Did you ever figure out a solution? I haven't been able to locate a solution on the web.

Thanks

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I am having the exact same problem. Did you ever figure out a solution? I haven't been able to locate a solution on the web.

Thanks
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Take a look here:
www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=a3f38dcf#wont_start

It solved my problem!

I followed the steps here:
kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=a3f38dcf&sliceId=2#wont_start

It worked for me too...but the only thing is...it lost all my site information, now I have to reprogram all my site information, which is a pain in the b*** because I have about 40 websites!!!!<font size=5></font id=size5><font color=purple></font id=purple>

Here it is!
strangest error ever!
mikepadgett.titude.co.uk/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=292

After 3 cycles of reinstalling
editing the registry and countless other desperate attempts I found this on page 9! of google search results!
Worked for me, didn't loose any data.

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I followed the steps here:
kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=a3f38dcf&sliceId=2#wont_start

It worked for me too...but the only thing is...it lost all my site information, now I have to reprogram all my site information, which is a pain in the b*** because I have about 40 websites!!!!<font size=5></font id=size5><font color=purple></font id=purple>
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thanks a mill guys, sorted me out. appreciate it.

Okay i have got a solution guys!

I have been looking into this for months and months... I kept on looking for other versions of dreamweaver and possible missing files.
It turned out nothing was wrong with it and none of the other versions seemed to work either.

It is all to do with Your computer. Now when i was just messing arround yesturday whilst waiting for my router to load i came accross some error list (forgot how to get there) i scrolled down to dreamweaver and copied an paste the error file.

I came accross that it was for Acer users like me. What happened is it is to do with Acer eSecurity (i cant remember the name cos i uninstalled it =P) anywayz,
all you have to do is simple uninstall Acer eManagement . You CANT uninstall the other stuff but once you have uninstalled Emanagement it all goes.

I hope i helped!

Josh!

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Okay i have got a solution guys!

I have been looking into this for months and months... I kept on looking for other versions of dreamweaver and possible missing files.
It turned out nothing was wrong with it and none of the other versions seemed to work either.

It is all to do with Your computer. Now when i was just messing arround yesturday whilst waiting for my router to load i came accross some error list (forgot how to get there) i scrolled down to dreamweaver and copied an paste the error file.

I came accross that it was for Acer users like me. What happened is it is to do with Acer eSecurity (i cant remember the name cos i uninstalled it =P) anywayz,
all you have to do is simple uninstall Acer eManagement . You CANT uninstall the other stuff but once you have uninstalled Emanagement it all goes.

I hope i helped!

Josh!
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Josh, i could kiss you right now. I had a hunch this was an acer related problems. I installed every version of dreamweaver from MX to the CS4 beta, NONE WORKED! this fixed all my problems! I cant thank you enough!

Mike

JOSH, Thanks alot man.....i tired everything before i got this n it worked wonders.... cant really say how much i really appreciate...but thanks again...


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Okay i have got a solution guys!

I have been looking into this for months and months... I kept on looking for other versions of dreamweaver and possible missing files.
It turned out nothing was wrong with it and none of the other versions seemed to work either.

It is all to do with Your computer. Now when i was just messing arround yesturday whilst waiting for my router to load i came accross some error list (forgot how to get there) i scrolled down to dreamweaver and copied an paste the error file.

I came accross that it was for Acer users like me. What happened is it is to do with Acer eSecurity (i cant remember the name cos i uninstalled it =P) anywayz,
all you have to do is simple uninstall Acer eManagement . You CANT uninstall the other stuff but once you have uninstalled Emanagement it all goes.

I hope i helped!

Josh!


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Okay i have got a solution guys!

I have been looking into this for months and months... I kept on looking for other versions of dreamweaver and possible missing files.
It turned out nothing was wrong with it and none of the other versions seemed to work either.

It is all to do with Your computer. Now when i was just messing arround yesturday whilst waiting for my router to load i came accross some error list (forgot how to get there) i scrolled down to dreamweaver and copied an paste the error file.

I came accross that it was for Acer users like me. What happened is it is to do with Acer eSecurity (i cant remember the name cos i uninstalled it =P) anywayz,
all you have to do is simple uninstall Acer eManagement . You CANT uninstall the other stuff but once you have uninstalled Emanagement it all goes.

I hope i helped!

Josh!


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I know this was an old post but I had to add that
Acer eData Security Management was the problem on my computer too.
I had been searching and pulling hairs for the past 2 days.

Then I came across this post.
I then realized that I was doing this on an ACER Aspire with a Quad Core running Windows Vista Premium. I thought let me try and remove that Acer eData Security Management software at your suggestion.
Sure enough Dreamweaver 8 started up no problem afterward.

I was starting to really hate VISTA.
But then again I have to wonder why Dreamweaver 8 loaded and runs fine on my Acer Laptop running the Acer eData Security Management tool as well.
Ahh well.

Many Thanks again.