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#1 2010-11-14 03:40:09
Scratch Won't Open
I was messing around in the World Menu in Scratch, when suddenly the entire Scratch window went grey. So I closed it and found that whatever I did Scratch wouldn't open. I uninstalled and reinstalled, and when it had finished reinstalling, I ticked the "Open Scratch" box and clicked OK. It opened Scratch, so I thought "all is well." But when I closed it and tried to open it again, the same thing happened. So I've had to resort to installing it and clicking on that box, and then just always keeping Scratch open.
I can't remember what I was doing when the screen went grey, it may have been something to do with MVC projects but I can't remember...
Can anyone help? Please... 
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#2 2010-11-14 04:10:18
- Wolfie1996
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Re: Scratch Won't Open
Try reopening Scratch the way you have been doing it, then shift click the R and save the image for end user, maybe? 
"...Jargon - the practice of never calling a spade a spade, when you might instead call it a manual earth-restructing implement..." - Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
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#4 2010-11-14 08:08:52
- Wolfie1996
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Re: Scratch Won't Open
WeirdF wrote:
No, I tried all the usual stuff... Save image for end user, VM preferences, .NET settings, reinstalling... Nothing's working...
Have you tried restarting the computer?
EDIT: Or maybe uninstalling (move all project files to a safe place, e.g. the desktop), then redownloading and reinstalling?
"...Jargon - the practice of never calling a spade a spade, when you might instead call it a manual earth-restructing implement..." - Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
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#5 2010-11-14 09:28:48
Re: Scratch Won't Open
Wolfie1996 wrote:
WeirdF wrote:
No, I tried all the usual stuff... Save image for end user, VM preferences, .NET settings, reinstalling... Nothing's working...
Have you tried restarting the computer?
EDIT: Or maybe uninstalling (move all project files to a safe place, e.g. the desktop), then redownloading and reinstalling?
I've tried everything... It's not working...
zorket wrote:
This shows that squeak has entirely collasped, and it's memory is gone, so it doesn't know what to draw. so it's just blank.
How do I fix that? Can I fix that?
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#6 2010-11-14 10:03:10
- Wolfie1996
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Re: Scratch Won't Open
I managed to recreate the bug 
And managed to work out a temporary fix, although my method requires a USB storage device Not the most practical, but it works even without an admin account (on Windows 7 Home Premium, at least). Here's how I fixed it:
Go to the "Program Files" folder of your computer, or download Scratch directly onto the USB device. Then, copy the files from the USB onto the desktop (or make a new folder on the desktop, then put the files in it, if you want to keep it tidy). Try opening the Scratch program from the desktop/new folder, and it should work. For the next piece, you might like to unpin the old, broken version from the taskbar, and pin the new one on instead (if you want to). You can also delete the broken version from the start menu, if it appears there.
"...Jargon - the practice of never calling a spade a spade, when you might instead call it a manual earth-restructing implement..." - Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
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#7 2010-11-14 10:11:46
Re: Scratch Won't Open
Wolfie1996 wrote:
I managed to recreate the bug
Go to the "Program Files" folder of your computer, or download Scratch directly onto the USB device. Then, copy the files from the USB onto the desktop (or make a new folder on the desktop, then put the files in it, if you want to keep it tidy). Try opening the Scratch program from the desktop/new folder, and it should work. For the next piece, you might like to unpin the old, broken version from the taskbar, and pin the new one on instead (if you want to). You can also delete the broken version from the start menu, if it appears there.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
It's fixed! WOO!
YAY! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! WOO!
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#8 2010-11-14 10:13:34
- Wolfie1996
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Re: Scratch Won't Open
WeirdF wrote:
Wolfie1996 wrote:
I managed to recreate the bug
Go to the "Program Files" folder of your computer, or download Scratch directly onto the USB device. Then, copy the files from the USB onto the desktop (or make a new folder on the desktop, then put the files in it, if you want to keep it tidy). Try opening the Scratch program from the desktop/new folder, and it should work. For the next piece, you might like to unpin the old, broken version from the taskbar, and pin the new one on instead (if you want to). You can also delete the broken version from the start menu, if it appears there.THANK YOU SO MUCH!
It's fixed! WOO!
YAY! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! WOO!
You're welcome
"...Jargon - the practice of never calling a spade a spade, when you might instead call it a manual earth-restructing implement..." - Bill Bryson, Mother Tongue
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#9 2010-11-14 10:17:08
- DarkForce1998
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Re: Scratch Won't Open
I was messing around on that thing when it crashed... I just made a new desktop user and installed Scrath on the new user...
That should work
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#10 2010-11-14 10:19:05
Re: Scratch Won't Open
DarkForce1998 wrote:
I was messing around on that thing when it crashed... I just made a new desktop user and installed Scrath on the new user...
That should work
Thanks for the help... 
But it's already fixed, I'll keep that in mind if it happens again.
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#12 2010-11-14 11:58:44
Re: Scratch Won't Open
Daffy22 wrote:
thats odd, I thought I posted a reply on this topic.
Did you see it WeirdF?
Yeah, but then the topic moved far down, and it already had quite a few replies, so I thought that even if I bumped it people might ignore it. So I just deleted it and posted it again...
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#13 2010-11-21 09:35:19
Re: Scratch Won't Open
Well, Macroes AntiPrVi can help.
I will show the level of this error/threat.
Level: 60%, it may be caused by a virus that Scratch decided to create on you.
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