tag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:/discussions/problems/874-comicster-keeps-crashingComicster: Discussion 2016-08-11T00:20:04Ztag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-23T20:34:15Z2015-01-23T20:34:17ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>Today my PC locked up and I had to shut it down from the power
switch. When I restarted, Comicster couldn't load my database as it
had been corrupted but fortunately I had a backup from the day
before. However now when I load it up Comicster shuts down after
only a minute or two. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the
program but this hasn't helped.</p>
<p>What makes things worse is that I have a large comics database
(over 15,000 issues) which means it takes a very long time to load
up. The file is attached - any ideas?</p></div>Gordon Davietag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-23T20:56:12Z2015-01-23T20:56:12ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>Damn, you weren’t kidding about your collection taking a
while to load! Took maybe 10 <em>minutes</em> for me!</p>
<p>It’s been open for a few minutes now and I haven’t
seen a crash, so I don’t think it’s the file itself
causing issues. Do you see an actual error message or does
Comicster just “disappear”?</p>
<p>First thing to try, I guess, would be to uninstall Comicster and
then reinstall. Just in case something got corrupted when your
machine froze up.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Matt</p></div>mabstertag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-23T22:02:59Z2015-01-23T22:02:59ZComicster keeps crashing!<div>
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<div> <b><span>Ten minutes to load sounds about
right! On the other hand all the changes I make happen in real
time, which wasn't always the case on the original version of
Comicster, which loaded quickly but could take five minutes or more
to add an issue! I only upgraded when I bought my new laptop last
April; wish I'd done it earlier!</span></b></div>
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<div><strong>I'm trying to change the names of the cover images
(looking at each issue in turn, using Properties then
Browse) and I'm currently on Supergirl volume 4. When I go
there I get a Windows error message that Comicster has stopped
working and then the program closes down.</strong></div>
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<div><strong>I did try uninstalling (via the control
panel) and reinstalling but I suspect not everything
disappeared as the add-on skins I had are still there; I would have
expected a completely fresh version.</strong></div>
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<div><strong>Thanks for looking into this.</strong></div>
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<div><strong>Gordon</strong></div>
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<div>Damn, you weren’t kidding about your collection taking a
while to load! Took maybe 10 *minutes* for me!</div>
<div>It’s been open for a few minutes now and I haven’t
seen a crash, so I don’t think it’s the file itself
causing issues. Do you see an actual error message or does
Comicster just “disappear”?</div>
<div>First thing to try, I guess, would be to uninstall Comicster
and then reinstall. Just in case something got corrupted when your
machine froze up.</div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Matt</div>
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<div>Today my PC locked up and I had to shut it down from the power
switch. When I restarted, Comicster couldn't load my database as it
had been corrupted but fortunately I had a backup from the day
before. However now when I load it up Comicster shuts down after
only a minute or two. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the
program but this hasn't helped.</div>
<div>What makes things worse is that I have a large comics database
(over 15,000 issues) which means it takes a very long time to load
up. The file is attached - any ideas?</div>
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is it after you select an image and click “OK”? If I
can, I will see if I can reproduce it here. Maybe give me the exact
issue number and perhaps even the image path.</p>
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<p>Ten minutes to load sounds about right! On the other hand all
the changes I make happen in real time, which wasn't always the
case on the original version of Comicster, which loaded quickly but
could take five minutes or more to add an issue! I only upgraded
when I bought my new laptop last April; wish I'd done it
earlier!</p>
<p>I'm trying to change the names of the cover images (looking at
each issue in turn, using Properties then Browse) and I'm currently
on Supergirl volume 4. When I go there I get a Windows error
message that Comicster has stopped working and then the program
closes down.</p>
<p>I did try uninstalling (via the control panel) and reinstalling
but I suspect not everything disappeared as the add-on skins I had
are still there; I would have expected a completely fresh
version.</p>
<p>Thanks for looking into this.</p>
<p>Gordon</p>
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bringing that range up on screen seems to cause Comicster to
crash.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if the file became corrupted in the past and the
problem is only showing up now because I'm looking at those issues.
That might even have caused the original lock-up.</p>
<p>I might try deleting that title entirely and re-entering
them.</p></div>Gordontag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-24T07:31:33Z2015-01-24T07:31:33ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>Or perhaps deleting any image files that you're pointing to from
those issues. Maybe it's choking trying to load the cover
images.</p></div>mabstertag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-24T07:40:15Z2015-01-24T07:40:16ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>The odd thing is that unlike the previous version of Comicster,
when changing the name of the cover image file would result in a
'no image' box against that issue, the current version still shows
the cover! I haven't tested this through closing and reopening the
file but certainly it retains the image even before the Properties
field is updated.</p>
<p>But I'll delete the images and start that title again from
scratch. Only 81 issues so shouldn't take that long...
<em>sigh</em></p></div>Gordontag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-24T07:44:56Z2015-01-24T07:44:56ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>I think under the hood Windows itself is caching the image.
There's some web caching tech going on in the image loading system.
Still, let's see if deleting the underlying image files helps (or
moving them somewhere else entirely if you don't want to lose
them).</p></div>mabstertag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-24T08:10:12Z2015-01-24T08:10:14ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>Well, I deleted the title <em>and</em> the image folder and I've
been cautiously navigating around for the last ten minutes or so
and everything seems fine. I can only assume that the file was
corrupted and this never showed up before because I wasn't trying
to access that particular title. Does it crash for you when you
look at that title (Supergirl vol. 4, in the Superman folder under
Ongoing Titles)?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help, Matt - I use Comicster virtually every day
and I'd feel lost without it! Speaking of which, didn't you used to
have a 'Donate' button? I'd like to make a contribution, not just
for the help but for the whole program, which I've been using for
several years.</p></div>Gordontag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-24T08:13:39Z2015-01-24T08:13:39ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>Mate, it’s my pleasure. It’s not a project I
actively work on anymore so I don’t feel the need to take
donations.</p>
<p>I don’t have a crash when browsing through the Supergirl
Vol 4 issues, so I’m definitely leaning towards a corrupt
image file causing the problem.</p>
<p>Glad I could help! By all means give me a shout if anything else
goes wrong. 😊</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Matt</p></div>mabstertag:help.comicster.net,2011-06-08:Comment/358651192015-01-24T08:24:28Z2015-01-24T08:24:30ZComicster keeps crashing!<div><p>Well, thank you anyway. I'm just glad you still take enough of
an interest to respond to this query!</p></div>Gordon