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  • I can no longer start AE from my Desktop .. I must do it via Remote Desktop!!

    Posted by Smoran on November 11, 2006 at 6:45 pm

    ANy advice?

    When I start AE directly on my desktop it bombs out.

    It is fine if I start it on from my Laptop via Remote Desktop. I can then go back to the Desktop and then work on it directly.

    Wierd .. any advice?

    Steve

    Smoran replied 19 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies
  • Jim Kanter

    November 15, 2006 at 2:00 am

    Have you tried renaming your preferences file? (I prefer to do that than delete it–renaming has the same effect, but if it doesn’t help then I can rename it back and not lose it.)

    Jim Kanter,
    Digital Film Institute
    http://www.dfilminst.com

  • Smoran

    November 15, 2006 at 10:07 am

    Jim

    Thanks for your response .. apologies for my lackk of technical knowledge… what “Prefernece” file and where will I find it?

    Why would this affect access to AE direct from the Desktop but not via Remote Desktop?

    Steve

  • Jim Kanter

    November 15, 2006 at 5:12 pm

    When an application is exited, it saves a preference file that records user preferences and such things as recently opened files, window layout when app was closed, etc. Sometimes this file can get corrupted which results in strange and unpredictable behavior.

    Where it resides depends on the AE version and operating system you are using. It’s different for OSX and Windows and for 6.5 and 7.

    You can do a search for a file that includes PREFS as part of its name.

    Jim Kanter,
    Digital Film Institute
    http://www.dfilminst.com

  • Smoran

    November 16, 2006 at 12:00 pm

    Unfortunately I couldn’t find anything with PREFS and AE associations.

    I guess I am doomed to use the RD to start the pgm. I have tried re-installing the app without success.

    Thanks for your help

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